The Internet Freedom Forum 2017 (IFF 2017), hosted by Paradigm Initiative, will hold from 25th to 27th April 2017 at the Sheraton Hotel, Lagos, Nigeria. The forum which has participants registered from over 30 countries will brings together stakeholders working…
Doyin Olaleye Maternal death, the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy from any cause pregnancy has for many years remain a silent killer of Nigerian women who walk in and out of…
Updated: Transforming a third world nation into a first world one is no easy task but it was done before with meticulous planning and visionary leadership. Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore’s first prime minister, was in office from 1959 to 1990.…
Connected Development [CODE] has won the ONE Africa 2016 Award recognizing, rewarding, and advancing the exceptional work of organizations, founded by Africans and based in Africa, dedicated to helping Africa achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. It’s initiative, Follow The Money,…
In December 2016, when the state government of Osun paid out the sum of N13,645,546,673.04 to clear salaries, leave bonuses and pension arrears of four (4) months, many did wonder how the Paris Club refund received a month earlier was…
For many who have seen Osun as a state where cheap or almost free land is easily available in the urban centers, they may need to have a rethink, as check around various areas in the state reveals the value…
A Nigerian Pilot, Ademilola Odujinrin has shared his experience of how he made history as the first African to fly round the world. The world tour saw the 38 year-old pilot traversed the world on a single engine aircraft from…
An advocacy group, BudgIT, on Monday called on Nigerians to develop the habit of tracking projects meant for their communities as captured in the budget. Mrs Abiola Sosami, the BudgIT Tracka Team Lead, who made the call in Lagos urged…
Health workers in Nigeria on Wednesday began a mass vaccination programme to try to halt a mass outbreak of meningitis that has killed nearly 340 people since late last year. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control said there had been…
The United States Support for UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, works in more than 150 countries and territories, home to more than 80 per cent of the world’s population. With support from the United States, UNFPA in 2016 was…
