By Eze Onyekpere – Nigeria has witnessed the inauguration of a new tenure for President Muhammadu Buhari which will run for four years in the event the challenge to his election at the presidential election petitions tribunal fails. The country…
The Nasarawa State Universal Basic Education Board has responded to a Freedom of Information request by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), disclosing how “the government spent Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) funds on primary school education between 2015 and 2019…
This Article was originally published by The Punch Over the last few weeks, we have heard fresh lines from President Muhammadu Buhari on how he will ensure that he engages more with different sections of the country and the economy…
The new Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has announced that his administration will offer free healthcare services to women and children in the state. Mr Matawalle, 50, who made the declaration on Wednesday…
The Civil Society Coalition on Sustainable Development in partnership with some major constituent Groups in Ogun State, ahead of the inauguration of the new administration in the state have shown their commitment to provide citizens solutions in line with the…
...Mr. President, As You Begin This Journey, Please Remember That Without Health, We Have Nothing.
...In the 2019 Policy Foreword, the Minister of Youth and Sports Development Barr. Solomon Selcap Dalung, quickly points out that, ‘A major thrust of the current review is regarding the age bracket for the classification of youth from existing grading of 18 – 35 years to 15 – 29 years. The review is informed by practical empirical analysis and the need to promote the appropriate targeting of desired beneficiaries of intervention programmes for the youth rather than adults masquerading as youth.
By Prof. Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Introducing A People Defined by Hierarchies Nigeria is a country defined by hierarchies in which everyone is expected to fit neatly into a box. These hierarchies are many and multi-dimensional. They vary in both shape…
UNICEF today commemorated Nigerian Children’s Day, saying that it comes at a crucial moment for child rights in the country, and for child rights globally. They launched a campaign to draw awareness to children’s rights by all of Nigerian society.…
...“If I had my way, I would stop going to school because everything about my classroom disgusts me. The floor is always dirty. The ceilings are falling down. There are no adequate seats in the class. I can barely hear what the teachers say while teaching us. We're so many in the class,” Eunice Bello, 11, lamented.
