The African Legal Think Tank on Women’s Rights (ALTOWR) has expressed its support for the demand of a State of Emergency on Gender Based Violence in Nigeria. The group stated that it condemned in strongest terms the continuous and disturbing…
A coalition of partners has flagged off a digital initiative named givefood.ng for the purpose of providing food and nourishment to vulnerable communities in Nigeria. The initiative is aimed at providing 1 million meals for vulnerable Nigerians weekly, through the…
Speak Up Africa, a strategic communications and advocacy not-for-profit organization, has launched a “Stay Safe Africa” campaign against the pandemic COVID-19. The campaign seeks empower communities and individuals to take simple and proven preventative measures to help prevent the spread…
As the COVID-19 pandemic takes over the world, creating fear, anxiety, economic downturns and drastic change in our social lives, virulent an information war (lack of adequate information, Fake news and uneven distribution of news) tagged an “infodemic” spreads along…
Leading social accountability Civil Society Organisation, Connected Development (CODE) has commended the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences (ICPC) for releasing procurement and anti-corruption guidelines and frameworks for managing COVID19 funding. CODE…
The community of Persons With Disabilities in Nigeria will forever be grateful to the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari for signing the Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities (Prohibition) Act, 2018 into law. By this singular act, Nigeria has been strategically…
Kole Shettima and Erin Sines, Co-Directors of On Nigeria, reflect on how to tell the story of anti-corruption successes, especially when success is defined by what did not happen. We are a learning program, situated in a learning organization. That…
The Centre for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) has accused the media of not supporting and influencing the speedy passage of the Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities Prohibition Act, 2019. Mr David Anyaele, the Executive Director of CCD, made the accusation…
By Ijeoma UKAZU | The realities confronting the girl child in today’s world are indeed scary as sexual predators and pedophiles abound, hence the urgent need to safeguard, protect the life and future of the child. Daily, the media is…
By Ijeoma Ukazu | In order to secure socio-economic priority and rights of Amachalla Ngwo women (right holders) in Enugu State, Chairman, House Committee on Agriculture in the State House of Assembly, Hon. Hillary Ugwu has assured of legislative commitment…
