kemi Busari The United Nations has ranked Nigeria the 103rd happiest nation in the world according to a report released on 16th of March, 2016. The report examined areas such as health, access to medicare, family relations, job security, political…
By Our Reporter The MTN Foundation (MTNF) and JNC International, in partnership with Oyo, Sokoto, Kaduna, Abia, Cross River and Niger States, have rolled out Maternal Ward Support Project, an initiative aimed at complementing the national objective of reducing maternal…
Lilian Ezejelue The President of the Consumer Advocacy Foundation of Nigeria, Sola Salako revealed during an interview with Raheem Akingbolu of ThisDay that the lack of a Competition Bill encourages monopoly which ultimately is detrimental to the economy and threatens…
Kemi Busari A Non-Governmental Organization, HACEY Health Initiative said it would train 57 Nigerian girls in software engineering and Information Communication Technology (ICT) entrepreneurship. The training tagged; ‘#Code4Impact’ is a joint initiative of HACEY, Access Bank and the United States’…
Lilian Ezejelue UPDATED – Residents of Lagos state aired their views about the governance of Lagos state and their hopes that the state government will run a transparent government, especially with relation to its budget. This was expressed during a…
Bukola Obaujo According to statistics, women account for 49% of Nigerian population, yet the same women are marginalized by the so called cultural stereotype, traditional practices and patriarchal structure of the society: thereby limiting their contribution in economic, politics and…
Commonwealth Correspondent Femi Asu is on the ground in Pretoria, covering the second Commonwealth Conference on Youth Work. He will be posting periodic updates from the event. Follow him on Twitter @asufemi The Deputy Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and…
Lilian Ezejelue The women of Corporate Accountability International, held a rally this morning, 17th of March 2016 to protest the move by the Lagos state government to privatize water. The protest, which was tagged African Women Wash Net Meeting, took…
By Our Reporter 350 Africa in close collaboration with 350 Nigeria is recruiting 10 candidates who are interested in partaking in an activism workshop due to take place in the second half of April 2016. This workshop will provide the…
Lilian Ezejelue Nigerian women revealed on Friday that they can achieve more in every industry, including in the media if treated equally and given same opportunities as their male counterparts. This revelation came during a tweet chat organized by the…
