Principal Lead of BudgIT, Gabriel Okeowo, has explained how the civic tech organization is employing the use of technology to holding government accountable and ensuring fiscal transparency in the country. Gabriel said BudgIT uses an array of tech tools to…
Nigeria will only grow if we build partnership and collaboration for sustainable environment. UN Climate Summit was another great moment to meet the new ministers of the environment. The zeal and motivation in them to take Nigeria a step forward…
MacArthur Foundation announced it has given $6.3million in grant to nine media organizations in Nigeria. The journalism and media grants was announced today as part of the Foundation’s On Nigeria grantmaking, which seeks to reduce corruption by supporting Nigerian-led efforts…
The Africa Network for Environment & Economic Justice, ANEEJ, has supported the Edo State Government for a forensic probe of the activities of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC fund in the past six months. ANEEJ Executive Director, the Rev David…
The Central Bank of Nigeria has made an upward review of the Loan to Deposit Ratio of Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) to 65% from the initial 60%. This was announced by the apex bank as it directed all banks to…
The Group Managing Director, GMD, of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Mele Kyari has disclosed the readiness of Saudi Aramco and the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), to make investment in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector value chain. Representatives…
President Muhammadu Buhari has warned that firm and decisive action against any action that infringes on the rights of other citizens or threatens to undermine our National Security, Oyinlola Awonuga of mediacareerng.org reports. Buhari who gave the warning in his…
Kenyan e-Logistics company, Lori, has officially announced its expansion to Nigeria in a bid to cement its footprint across Africa. The company, which is the largest eLogistics service provider in East Africa, launched in Kenya in 2016 to seamlessly connect…
Available data from the National HIV/AIDS and Reproductive Health Survey (NARHS) 2014 say, the median age for sex debut in Nigeria is 17 years. The data also shows that there was initiation of sexual intercourse sometimes at the age of…
The International Press Centre has set up a new governing board. This is coming as the media group prepares to mark the 20th anniversary of its establishment in October, 1999. Three new members joined the three-man board members bringing the…
