FACT-CHECKING no doubt has become an important area of journalism globally and is increasingly taking centre stage across many newsrooms. In Nigeria, not only are major news agencies releasing fact-checks on a regular basis, establishing fact-check desks and empowering their…
By Oluseyi Oyebisi – Members of the Federal House of Representatives will be leaving behind an important legacy, if they pass the CAMA Bill (for presidential assent) before the expiration of the 8th Assembly. The lawmakers have a lot of…
The Network on Police Reform in Nigeria (NOPRIN) has urged the Lagos State Police Command to demonstrate that it would no longer tolerate flagrant abuses, misconduct and embarrassing activities by police officers attached to the Anti-Cultism Squad or any other…
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Woke has been declared winner of the March 9th governorship election in the state. Wike polled a total of 886,264 votes to defeat Biokpomabo Awara of the African Action Congress (AAC), who had 173,859 votes. There is a…
A former Nigeria education minister Dr Obiageli Ezekwesili has been announced as Forbes Woman Africa Social Influencer at the prestigious Forbes Woman Africa Awards inaugural gala dinner held this March in Durban, South Africa. A former vice-president for Africa of…
The already-sullied reputation of Nigeria’s Police Force is in for more beating, as a public survey released by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) revealed that the Nigerian Police is the most corrupt institution in Nigeria. According to the survey,…
The pan-African digital rights advocacy organization, Paradigm Initiative, has expressed disappointment over the decision of President Muhammadu Buhari to decline assent to the Digital Rights and Freedom Bill, saying “the refusal of the President to sign the Bill is a…
The International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos is concerned about President Buhari’s decision not to sign the Digital Rights and Freedom Bill. The statement from the presidency as quoted by several media outlets indicated that the President did not sign the…
The Citizens Wealth Platform (CWP), a coalition of non-governmental organisations on business and economy, has urged the National Assembly to review the 2019 budget proposal with a view to re-allocate N74bn appropriated for frivolous and wasteful items. This is contained…
BY BANJO DAMILOLA – Corruption, either directly or indirectly, is the bane of poverty in Nigeria, various reports and researches have suggested. The Corruption Perceptions Index, released annually by Transparency International (TI), also gives credence to the pervasive corruption in the…
