Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Governor-Elect of Lagos State, has called on the Nigerian Police Force to review the operations of its rank and file. Sanwo-Olu said this on Saturday when he paid a visit to the family of Kolade Johnson, the young Nigerian…
The Top10 magazine, Nigeria’s foremost monthly publication has released the list of Nigeria’s top 10 philanthropists, under the title, “Top 10 Philanthropists behind Nigeria’s Largest Private Foundations”. In the latest edition of the magazine which looks at the stakes and…
..."I suspect it is too late for the APC to retrace its steps at this point. What is important for the party is to realise is that the National Assembly members are very jealous of their hard-earned autonomy and will fight to preserve it. The leadership of the APC must therefore change its approach from threats and arm-twisting to cajoling their members."
By Jide Ojo – Closure is gradually being brought to the 2019 general elections on the part of the Independent National Electoral Commission, especially with the resumption of collation of the Rivers State governorship and State House of Assembly elections…
Follow The Money, an initiative of Connected Development that tracks national governments’ and foreign assistance spending to empower citizens – including marginalized communities- to hold governments to account for their commitments, has been shortlisted as a finalist for the 2019…
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent a Freedom of Information request to governor Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa of Delta State requesting him to use his “good offices and leadership position to urgently provide information on details of the budgetary allocations…
...“The Oyo state government cherish the well being of the people, hence the reason we have gone the extra mile to ensuring that we prioritize the health needs of our people. We recently launched the health insurance scheme in that no matter the financial status or religion of our people, they can have uninterrupted access to quality healthcare services,” he added.
With improved nutrition, including proper breastfeeding practices, immunisation and health delivery system, experts have said that high infant and neo-natal deaths in the country would be curbed. The experts, who spoke at a just concluded media dialogue in Ibadan, with…
Gender audit of major newspapers in Nigeria by Journalists for Christ (JFC) International Outreach in commemoration of the 2019 International Women’s Day confirms that only very few women occupy top editorial positions in the country. JFC calls for conscious efforts…
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…
