On the 27th of September, CODE began a community outreach to Obodo-Ugwa in Delta State, as part of activities of the Conflict and Fragility project, funded by Oxfam GB. The project envisions an improved adherence to business principles as contained…
Gender equality is the creation of opportunities, privileges, rights, advantages and the same level of freedom for both male and female. In some parts of the world, women are mostly victims of gender inequality. This is an unwelcomed development, as…
The house of representatives has urged international non-governmental organisations involved in addressing the humanitarian crisis in the north-east not to abandon the country. The lawmakers made the plea following the execution of Hauwa Leman, an aid worker with the International Committee…
Union Bank has announced the first edition of an annual education fair – Edu360, as part of its efforts to support education as a critical sector for Nigeria’s growth and development. The 2-day event themed ‘Investing in the Future’ has been…
Citizens and the electorates should demand that political parties and their candidates must have anti-corruption strategic plans. Each political party must have its own version of the plan, which its members and candidates must subscribe to. The strategic plan must…
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has said that “The order banning 50 alleged high-profile corrupt Nigerians from travelling abroad without any legal basis and a judicial authorisation is clearly arbitrary, repressive and illegal, as it breaches constitutional rights and…
The editor of African Newspage, Adam Alqali, on Saturday emerged winner of the 2018 West Africa Media Awards’ prize for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) reporting, at an event held at the Swiss Spirit Alisa Hotel in Accra, Ghana. Now the…
A civil society organization, CSO, Connected Development (CODE), with support from the Open Society Initiative for Aest Africa (OSIWA) organized a two day training for School-based Management Committees (SBMCs) and State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) in Borno state. The…
Nigeria is the least among 157 countries on social spending, tax and labour rights. This was contained in a report released on Tuesday at the annual International Monetary Fund and World Bank meeting, holding in Bali, Indonesia. The report titled…
By Dele Momodu – Fellow Nigerians, interesting times are here again. And the ways of God are mysterious indeed. This time last week, no one was sure who would ultimately emerge as the quintessential leader of opposition for the general…
