Introduction In Nigeria today, it has become painfully evident that education no longer pays. The irony is loud and clear: a person who has laboured through the grueling academic ladder – first degree, Master’s, and PhD – often finds themselves poorer than someone who sweeps office floors in other African countries. Across Africa and beyond, janitors and cleaners are treated with greater financial dignity than Nigerian scholars. This is not to smear the reputation of the janitors, or ridicule the honest cleaners; rather, it is to highlight the shameful undervaluing of academic excellence in Nigeria. When a PhD holder lives in debt, and a cleaner in South Africa, Kenya, or Ghana lives in dignity, something is tragically wrong with our system. It reveals, in the very depth, the misplacement of priorities in the country, and the endemic corruption that continues to perforate the socio-economic fabric of the Nigerian state. Table 1 and 2 below reveal frighteningly the dispar...
Health is a sacred trust. The Bible reminds us that our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 6:19-20), and we are called to honour God with them. Yet, there is a growing paradox: medical science—though invaluable—sometimes proposes solutions that challenge the Christian’s moral convictions. Nowhere is this more evident than in the discourse around prostate cancer and its prevention. Prostate cancer, a silent but deadly adversary, threatens not only the body but also the soul. It infiltrates the Christian man’s sense of purpose, confronts his theological convictions, and, most disturbingly, tempts him to compromise his faith under the guise of “health necessity”. Medical science recommends various preventive measures, some of which align with Christian principles—such as a healthy diet, exercise, and regular medical checkups. However, a controversial medical perspective also suggests that frequent ejaculation, including thorough masturbation and extramarital sex, reduc...