By Jide Ojo – Closure is gradually being brought to the 2019 general elections on the part of the Independent National Electoral Commission, especially with the resumption of collation of the Rivers State governorship and State House of Assembly elections…
Follow The Money, an initiative of Connected Development that tracks national governments’ and foreign assistance spending to empower citizens – including marginalized communities- to hold governments to account for their commitments, has been shortlisted as a finalist for the 2019…
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent a Freedom of Information request to governor Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa of Delta State requesting him to use his “good offices and leadership position to urgently provide information on details of the budgetary allocations…
...“The Oyo state government cherish the well being of the people, hence the reason we have gone the extra mile to ensuring that we prioritize the health needs of our people. We recently launched the health insurance scheme in that no matter the financial status or religion of our people, they can have uninterrupted access to quality healthcare services,” he added.
With improved nutrition, including proper breastfeeding practices, immunisation and health delivery system, experts have said that high infant and neo-natal deaths in the country would be curbed. The experts, who spoke at a just concluded media dialogue in Ibadan, with…
Gender audit of major newspapers in Nigeria by Journalists for Christ (JFC) International Outreach in commemoration of the 2019 International Women’s Day confirms that only very few women occupy top editorial positions in the country. JFC calls for conscious efforts…
FACT-CHECKING no doubt has become an important area of journalism globally and is increasingly taking centre stage across many newsrooms. In Nigeria, not only are major news agencies releasing fact-checks on a regular basis, establishing fact-check desks and empowering their…
By Oluseyi Oyebisi – Members of the Federal House of Representatives will be leaving behind an important legacy, if they pass the CAMA Bill (for presidential assent) before the expiration of the 8th Assembly. The lawmakers have a lot of…
The Network on Police Reform in Nigeria (NOPRIN) has urged the Lagos State Police Command to demonstrate that it would no longer tolerate flagrant abuses, misconduct and embarrassing activities by police officers attached to the Anti-Cultism Squad or any other…
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Woke has been declared winner of the March 9th governorship election in the state. Wike polled a total of 886,264 votes to defeat Biokpomabo Awara of the African Action Congress (AAC), who had 173,859 votes. There is a…
