Three years after the London Anti-Corruption Summit where Nigeria signed on to the Open Government Partnership (OGP) and committed to Global Forum on Asset Recovery (GFAR), Nigeria has largely implemented its commitment. Executive Director of Africa Network for Environment and…
The secretariat of UN Climate Change has published an overview of the Katowice Climate Package, adopted at the UN Climate Change Conference COP24 in Katowice last December. The package constitutes the guidelines for the implementation of the Paris Climate Change…
THE Election Analysis Centre (EAC) of the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) has said it was shocked by the postponement of the general elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). INEC announced in the early hours of the Saturday…
With the general elections just few days away, Film students of Mass Communication department in Lagos State Polytechnic recently took to the streets to campaign for a violence-free election. Pedestrian and vehicular movements in the school were halted while the…
Hunger is on the rise in Africa mainly due to difficult global economic conditions, adverse climatic conditions due to El Nino and soaring staple food prices, according to a new report published by the UN. The 2018 Africa Regional Overview…
...I’ll rather have an accountable man rule me any day. That is what we have in President Buhari, the mai gaskiya (honest man). And that is why I’ll follow him, till Africa and China join together, till fishes begin to dance in the streets, and remain alive. I know what pertains to my peace as a Nigerian. I know what pertains to the peace of my children…
The journey to eliminate Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) has been an uphill one despite global efforts; its deep roots in social-cultural norms pose the biggest challenge to ending it in one generation. The reality remains that FGM is a human rights violation…
Kimpact Development Initiative (KDI) organisers of the Nigeria Election Violence Report (NEVR) in the South West today released a press statement towards the 2019 General Elections scheduled for February 16 and March 2, 2019 at the at its conference hall…
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today launched a compilation of decisions of various courts in Freedom of Information (FOI) cases in Nigeria over the last seven years, saying the publication was intended to enhance the effectiveness of lawyers litigating on behalf…
By Seye Joseph – Deputy Governorship candidate for People Democratic Party in Lagos, Haleemat Busari has said that the active citizenship value of Junior Chamber International is what every Nigerian citizen should adopt towards attaining global relevance as a nation.…
