By Mayowa Adeniran – The Cece Yara Foundation, Project Enable Africa, TrackaNG and Vetsark have been selected as winners of the first Google Impact Challenge in Nigeria. Google announced the winners at an event held in Lagos on Wednesday, November 28,…
Hamzat Lawal, founder, Follow The Money, one of the largest citizen’s movements on anti-corruption, is billed to speak to presidents and heads of states at the African Union high-level dialogue. Earlier this year, the African Union during its 30th assembly…
By Ijeoma Ukazu – As part of efforts to increase immunization uptake in Lagos State, the United Nations Children’s Fund, (UNICEF) and National Orientation Agency, (NOA) has kicked off community rally at Kosofe Local Government Area, (LGA) of the State.…
DJ Cuppy’s benevolent heart has been recognised as she has been named a new ambassador for the international non-governmental organisation, Save The Children, UK. The billionaire heiress announced this on her Twitter page on Wednesday, November 28, 2018. According to…
This is a personal journey: Before I left for the United Kingdom in September 2017, I promised myself that my master degree was not going to be just another one. I said to myself that this one will be one…
The existence and viability of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) is being threatened by the reduction in donor funding, Mr Charles Vandyck, Head, Capacity Development Unit, West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI), has observed. Mr Vandyck, who was addressing participants at…
Foundation for Partnerships in the Niger Delta, (PIND), and the Governor of Edo State, Mr Godwin Obaseki have identified planning and implementation of development frameworks as a panacea for sustainable development. The Executive Director of PIND, Dr Dara Akala and Governor…
Many African governments have rolled out legislation and policies which enforce privacy violations, infringements to freedom of expression, access restrictions and hurt other digital rights, a report has revealed. The 2018 edition of the Digital Rights in Africa report by…
AS part of measures to combat fake news and misinformation in Nigeria, First Draft News in collaboration with the International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) has launched a website platform called ‘CrossCheck Nigeria’ to tackle the menace. The website is aimed at verifying news,…
As we count down to Nigeria’s next general election which is 80 days away, I took it upon myself to unravel the mystery of the country’s electoral albatross and found out that legally, the framers of our laws have done…
