By Seye Joseph – @seyetweets Ganiyu Azeez is the Head of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) in Oando, he spoke with Seye Joseph at the 3rd Sustainability in the Extractive Industries Conference in held in Lagos recently on how Oando has…
By Seye Joseph – @seyetweets Nigerians have been urged to support ‘Community Sponsorship’, a local fundraising initiative by Action Aid Nigeria. Country Director of the organization, Hussaini Abdu who made the call at a media briefing in Lagos explained the…
The Coalition of Civil Society Groups (CSOs) has lauded the e-passport initiative of the Federal Government describing it as placing Nigerians in the league of serious nations. The coalition in a statement issued in Abuja and signed by its Coordinator,…
By Samson, Samuel Ogallah. It took twenty-two (22) days in the month of October 2014 to complete the race of about 70707km from Morocco to Zimbabwe. What is at stake here, the Olympics, the World Cup, Africa Cup of…
By Eze Onyekpere The Fiscal Responsibility Act makes it mandatory for the Federal Government to prepare a Medium Term Expenditure Framework every year. It is an integrated economic and fiscal strategy plan that sets out the macro-economic framework and its…
By Chxta There is absolutely no doubt that Nigeria did a great job in curbing the menace of the Ebola Virus Disease. What is a worry however, is the following doomsday scenario: buoyed by the news that Nigeria actually knows…
The Global Shapers is an initiative of the World Economic Forum, and consists of young people doing exceptional services around community building and development. The Abuja Hub of the Global Shapers Community recently signed a grant agreement for US $45,000…
By Chioma Obinna Incredible, you would say! But it is an unquestionable fact. Kerosene, petrol,matches and nylon bags have become major requirements for expectant mothers before delivery in Lagos. Ordinarily, demand for these items, particularly kerosene is quite odd. But…
With the increasing maternal deaths being recorded in the country, a human right advocate has urged governments at all levels to stop discriminatory policies that hinder women from accessing maternal health care thereby resulting in preventable deaths. To this end,…
23 October 2014 – While the world’s 48 most vulnerable nations continue to make in-roads into poverty reduction, a far greater effort is needed if these countries are to eradicate extreme poverty by 2020, according to a new report launched…
