Pretoria (AFP) – Cyril Ramaphosa vowed a “new era” Saturday after he was sworn in as president of South Africa at a colourful ceremony in the capital, as he looks to revitalise his push revive the economy and fight corruption.…
BY ANI NWACHUKWU AGWU – Access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) are crucial for good outcomes in health, nutrition, education, economic development and poverty reduction. The problems associated with inadequate WASH services affect virtually all aspects of human development,…
Within a four-year period covering 2014 to 2018, over $1bn was lost by the country to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises-related corruption, a report released on Wednesday in Abuja has revealed. The report titled “Stolen dreams: How corruption negates government…
...JN-CAC also call for the immediate replacement of all service chiefs across the country as well as the initiation of a government led process of documenting those that have died due to violence deaths towards seeking accountability.
THE Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) and its partner organisations have urged President Muhammadu Buhari to sign two bills before him: the Proceeds of Crime (POCA) bill and the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters bill. The POCA…
...Strengthening the healthcare system is a top priority of WHO’s health emergency response in the north-east Nigeria
The Food and Beverage Recycling Alliance (FBRA) has called on citizens of Lagos State to imbibe the culture of recycling. This is as it reinstated its unwavering commitment to a cleaner environment through its buy-back campaign on recyclable waste launched at Orile…
The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) has appealed to journalists in Nigeria to raise awareness of sanitation, particularly the benefit of using toilets. Speaking at a Media Dialogue in Kano on Sanitation and Hygiene, UNICEF Communication Specialist, Dr Geoffrey Njoku…
By Ijeoma Ukazu – It is inspiring when community contribute in whichever shape or form to the well-being of individuals within its environ. Community based care is an essential component that has the potential to substantially improve maternal, newborn, and…
A book of essays in honour of frontline journalist, Dapo Olorunyomi, will be unveiled on Monday, May 27, at the Shehu Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja. Mr. Olorunyomi, who was among the team that founded the hard-hitting TheNews/Tempo magazines in the 1990s,…
