Angola’s billionaire former first daughter Isabel dos Santos on Thursday dismissed graft allegations against her and vowed: “to fight through the international courts to defend my good name”. The British-educated tycoon and eldest daughter of ex-president Jose Eduardo dos Santos has been charged in Angola…
By Oye Tobiloba | The Accountability Lab Nigeria has honoured five Nigerians for their transparency and greater participation in governance across the country. The five Nigerians – The officials include school teacher, Kacheilom Betram Roberts-Ndukwe; police officer, CSP Francis Erhabor; university…
By Mayowa Adeniran | Abideen Olasupo, the Executive Director of Brain Builders International (BBI), a youth-centred non-profit that promotes civic engagement, has been listed as the only Nigerian among the 12 global ambassadors for Youth Power Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)…
Nigeria is now ranked 146 out of the 180 countries on the 2019 corruption perception index published by transparency international, having dropped two places. According to the report released Thursday, the country scored 26 out of 100 points, dropping from…
Hope Uzodinma has been sworn-in as the newly elected Governor of Imo State. This followed a ruling by the Supreme Court for the Independent National Electoral Commission to announce him as the governor and issue with a Certificate of Return.…
The Centre for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) has accused the media of not supporting and influencing the speedy passage of the Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities Prohibition Act, 2019. Mr David Anyaele, the Executive Director of CCD, made the accusation…
Rapper, entrepreneur, and all-around ambitious dude Akon has finally officially signed off on the creation of his own city. Yes, you read that right. He’s creating his own city in the African nation of Senegal. The rapper, famous for hits such as Smack That and Lonely, has…
Business leaders from across the UK have been appointed for the UK’s first citizens’ assembly on climate change. The Climate Assembly UK was commissioned by six cross-party House of Commons Select Committees in summer 2019, in response to the Government’s…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has carved the 2020 budget around sustaining growth and job creation. The budget is designed to drive fiscal consolidation, investment in critical infrastructure, human capital development and enabling institutions, incentives for private sector investment, and…
The Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has filed a suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja accusing the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) of consistently breaching its statutory duties under the Freedom of Information Act, 2011 in flagrant violation of…
