In a major move to fulfill President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s commitment to drastically reduce preventable maternal and infant deaths, the Federal Government has officially commenced the rollout of Comprehensive Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (CEmONC) equipment, essential medicines, and medical…
By Lasisi Olagunju | President Bola Tinubu’s Villa scriptwriters are supremely gifted. Go back and read Mr. Bayo Onanuga’s So Long a Letter on the Gbajabiamila-Adeyemi ‘feud’ over an agency that is simultaneously legal and illegal. The lengthy statement is…
By Lasisi Olagunju | Jacob Zuma was President of South Africa when he declared on October 21, 2013 that South Africa should not “think like Africans in Africa, generally”. The remark, delivered at an ANC manifesto forum at Wits University,…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ondo State has joined forces with U-Blaze Global Limited, a non-governmental organisation, to launch a massive voter sensitisation walk across Akure. The initiative aims to mobilise eligible citizens to participate in the ongoing…
In a decisive move to fortify the continent’s defenses against emerging biomedical threats, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) convened a critical workshop in Abuja, Nigeria. The high-level gathering brought together priority member states with the…
The future of Africa’s health security must be fiercely protected through regional unity and self-reliance, according to the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD). Speaking at the recent Southern African Development Community (SADC) Joint Ministerial meeting in Harare, Zimbabwe, AUDA-NEPAD Chief…
The ECOWAS Commission has officially reinforced its commitment to citizen-centred regional development by signing a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI). The strategic agreement was signed by the President of the ECOWAS Commission,…
In a major milestone for the African anti-corruption crusade, Auwal Ibrahim Musa Rafsanjani, the Executive Director of the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) and Head of Transparency International (TI) Nigeria, has been honored with the Transparency International Amalia Award…
A groundbreaking wave of inclusive innovation is sweeping through the Nigerian tech ecosystem. In a powerful display of community-driven technology, young innovators at the University of Lagos (UNILAG) AI UniPod have successfully rallied to develop AI Scribe, an assistive artificial…
The G16 Regional Security Advocacy Group on Counter Terrorism in Africa has urged the Government of Mali to ensure transparency, due process, and respect for fundamental rights following the freezing of assets belonging to 12 individuals accused of financing terrorism.…
