As a student of and believer in federalism, I fully support the principle that federal polities should have police forces controlled by the federating units, and in the past I have strongly campaigned for State Police. Today, I am very…
Applications for this prestigious prize are open until 23.59 on 23 March 2018 THE BBC has begun its annual search for Africa’s next journalism star – launching the 2018 BBC World News Komla Dumor Award from his homeland in Accra,…
Exactly 4 years ago, 59 boys of Federal Government College, Buni Yadi, Yobe State, were gruesomely massacred in their school. Ahmad Isa Gulani was among those killed Maryam is sister to one of them They have names They have faces…
Youth Initiative for Advocacy, Growth and advancement (YIAGA) has held its first #WatchingtheVote election series towards 2019 General elections in Nigeria, yesterday in Abuja. According to YIAGA, Executive Director Samson Itodo “#WatchingtheVote is a movement of citizens committed to promoting…
HANNAH OJO participated in the United States Foreign Press Centers’ international reporting tour on Combating Human Trafficking through Prevention, Protection & Prosecution. Travelling across the states of Washington DC, Texas and California with a team of 20 select journalists from across…
CIVICUS speaks to Oluseyi Babatunde Oyebisi, Director of the Nigeria Network of NGOs (NNNGO) about the draconian NGO bill under consideration by Nigerian lawmakers and the implications that it would have for civil society. Based in Lagos, NNNGO supports Nigerian…
One of the most asked questions by NGOs is: How often should our organization post on social media? In truth, there’s no correct answer that applies to all NGOs because there are so many variables that affect engagement. Algorithms vary by country,…
A social group known as Inclusive Lagos Team has unveiled the , to seek re-election of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode in 2019 to complete the numerous projects which he has started. Speaking at a press conference which was held in Lagos,…
ECOWAS has inaugurated a. Regional Centre for Disease Control in Abuja to strengthen regional disease surveillance and outbreak response programmes. The Togolese Minister of Health, Prof. Mustapha Mijinyawa, while declaring the centre open, said the facility would help the ECOWAS…
