Executive Director of HACEY Health Initiative, Rhoda Robinson is one of the 24 fellows selected for the Abshire-Inamori Leadership Academy (AILA) fellowship at the prestigious Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington DC, USA. Each year, a selected…
Mrs Monilola Udoh, Director of Information and Communications Technology, Ministry of Communication, has called for an alliance between the government and civil society organization to promote digital inclusion and good internet practices in Nigeria. She made the call while speaking…
Speakers and participants from over 38 countries at the Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum 2019 have decried the activities of various governments which have infringed on digital rights and as well charted a new course for the digital space and…
By Obo Effanga – After a long drawn out process, the 2019 general election in Rivers State finally came to an end last Saturday, April 13. Like many of the recent elections in this state, it came with lots of…
The Management of Lagos State Polytechnic is not in anyway connected to the arrest and subsequent trial of 8 staff members as it is currently being peddled by some people and a session of the media. To the best of…
The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has convicted the embattled Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen, after finding him guilty of false assets declaration. The tribunal headed by Danladi Umar ruled that Mr Onnoghen should forfeit the funds in the…
Civil Society Organizations and Professional bodies in Nigeria have expressed worry at the rate poor and vulnerable Nigerians are facing the full wrath of the law over petty acts that constitute offences often committed due to poverty and hunger. The…
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has inaugurated the Lagos Resilience Office, LASRO, with a promise that the State government will continue to explore creative ways to address the myriad of challenges confronting the State. Governor Ambode said that the…
It is scary to note the pervading fear across board: that justice may be difficult to obtain against a ruling party. It is believed that only an overly courageous judge can muster the audacity to acknowledge an irregularity and annul…
Stakeholders in the campaign for the implementation of Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities Prohibition Act say they are set to engage other stakeholders on domestication of the Act. The stakeholders said they would engage NGOs, Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs)…
