Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo, Filipe Nyusi of Mozambique, President Samia Suluhu Hassan of Tanzania, and Azali Assoumani of Comoros have voiced strong support for the the African Development Bank Group to lead in financing the continent’s development. The leaders shared…
In response to the upsurge of the circulating variant poliovirus type 2 (cVPVD2) transmission in Nigeria, the World Health Organization (WHO) has absorbed and strengthened the capacity of 2400 Public health officers to mitigate the transmission of the virus in…
Shell has been active in the Niger Delta since the 1930s, leaving the people of the Niger Delta with little more than sorrow, tears and blood. Shell’s presence alongside other multinational oil companies led to loss of livelihoods, and conflicts…
By Mayowa Adeniran | The Family Planning Providers Network has called on stakeholders to remove the barriers to accessing family planning service in Nigeria. Secretary of The Family Planning Providers Network, FPPN, Mr. John Adewole, stated this during FPPN strategic meeting…
The Mandate of Follow The Money (FTM) is to build citizens’ capacity to stop and uncover corruption in Africa. This mandate has birthed 9 Chapters and is still counting. The role of citizens in rescuing the continent from institutional and…
Following the launch of the SixtyPercentOfUs project by Yiaga Africa and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), Yiaga Africa is building collaborations with partner Civil Society Organizations to mobilise 29 million youths to vote in the 2023 general elections, by…
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced a total ban on operations of commercial motorcycles known as Okada in some Local Government Areas in the state. The governor gave the order on Wednesday during a meeting with all Divisional Police…
Oyo State government’s attempts to defend itself against the revelations in Dataphyte’s report of “Notebook Gate” has backfired spectacularly leading to even greater indictments on its public procurement processes under the current administration. The Oyo state government through its Ministry…
By Lasisi Olagunju | Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi spent his last three months winding down in a spectacular way. He made some moves and held some meetings which, in retrospect, showed that there was some urgency in his strides. On…
Gold is a natural resource that is often cherished and serves as a source of generating revenue for local economies and the state. However, the story is different in Osun State, as the presence of gold and the mining activities…
