The Lagos State Civil Society Participation for Development, LACSOP has demanded that the Lagos State Government publishes the amount spent on COVID-19 palliatives in the state. The demand was made during a tweet conversation which featured the launch of an assessment of COVID-19…
By Mayowa Adeniran | A Non Governmental Organisation, Human Development Initaitive has called for strict adherence to United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO’s recommendation on budgetary allocation for education. The compliance to UNESCO’s recommendation, according to HDI would…
A social accountability initiative, Follow The Money, has completed the tracking of the implementation of N569 million Universal Basic Education (UBE) fund in Kaduna State over the course of three years. The campaign which was supported by the John D…
By Mayowa Adeniran | President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Abuja welcomed commendations by United Nations (UN) on efforts to restore security, strengthen institutions against corruption, improve health facilities and rebuilding of the multilateral institution’s office, which was attacked by terrorists…
The Lagos State Government has committed to improve the status of inclusive education in the state by increasing the budgetary allocation to the education sector in the Year 2021 Budget. This follows the demand by the Lagos Civil Society Participation…
Subsequent to close contact with persons feeling unwell and testing positive for the COVID-19 infection, the Honorable Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has tested positive for the virus. Professor Abayomi became aware of his status following the required…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to revoke his assent to the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 2020, [CAMA 2020] and return it to the National Assembly or face legal actions. SERAP, in an open…
Study have shown that the involvement of Africa’s youth in rural development, and agriculture will not only boost food security on the continent but also strategically provide solutions to the prevailing problem of unemployment plaguing African societies. However, youth participation…
In a bid to empower women in poor and marginalised communities where it works with children, the NGO Centre for Children’s Health Education, Orientation and Protection (CEE-HOPE) recently launched Empowered Mothers for Development Actions (EM-MODAS). According to the NGO, the initiative will…
Efforts to combat misinformation in the continent received further boost on Friday with the launch of the FactCheckHub – an independent, fact-checking by the International Centre for Investigative Reporting (The ICIR) The FactCheckHub, an initiative of the ICIR with the support of the…
