Dear EFCC, Sanity has a Price
By Mayowa Tijani – About two weeks ago, I got a call from a friend, who is currently studying for a master’s degree in the United States. She was in a dilemma; the dilemma of virtually every Nigerian student abroad,…
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Nigeria Needs Free, Fair and Credible Elections
Edward Kallon is the United Nations Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, a country that recently exited a painful economic recession. At the same time, insecurity stemming from the continuing terrorist activities of Boko Haram insurgents has not abated. Under…
Building Support System For People With HIV
By: EKENE ODIGWE Support systems are relied on when things aren’t going well or when one is not feeling too great. Havens knows we all need support and encouragement every now and then, for it is such a tough road to…
2019 Budget Will Be Dedicated To Completing Ongoing Projects – Ambode
The Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has said that the 2019 budget of the State would be dedicated towards the completion of ongoing infrastructural projects, creation of more jobs, supporting businesses to thrive, as well as strengthening the security architecture of the…
Deji Adeyanju: Activists Suspect Plot to Nail Him
By Tony Iyare – Popular Activist and Convener of Concerned Nigerians, Mr. Deji Adeyanju was on Friday remanded at the Kano Central Prison until February 2019, even as civil society groups suspect a deliberate plot to eliminate him. The Chief…
Journalists Trained on Means to Avoid Crisis During Election
By Mayowa Adeniran – As the 2019 elections in Nigeria moves closer, journalists have been trained on how to avoid triggering a crisis with news stories on election and politics. The advice was given at a two-day workshop organized by…
Nigerian Emerges Chairman of the ECOWAS Group at the United Nations
The Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the UN, Tijjani Bande, has been appointed as the Chairman of the Economic Communities of West African States at the United Nations, pledging that Nigeria would continue to do all it could to help…
How USAID-SACE Has Transformed Nigeria’s Civil Society Space
The Strengthening Advocacy and Civic Engagement (SACE) project commenced in January 2014 and, ever since, it has been a progression from achieving results to recording impressive outcomes and making sustainable impacts. The governance project, funded by the United States Agency…
NNNGO Dissociates From NESprogram
has debunked associations with the NESprogram following the display of its logo in correspondences being circulated online. In a press release issued by the NNNGO, the group claimed that the NESprogram is using its logo without authorization. It explained that,…
Oyetola To Present First Budget on Thursday
Osun state governor, Mr. Gboyega Oyetola, will on Thursday presents his first budget for the 2019 fiscal year to the state House of Assembly in Osogbo. The Supervisor of the state Ministry of Information and Strategy, Mr Adelani Baderinwa, disclosed…
