The community of Persons With Disabilities in Nigeria will forever be grateful to the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari for signing the Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities (Prohibition) Act, 2018 into law. By this singular act, Nigeria has been strategically…
By ‘Fisayo Soyombo Quite a lot of political neutrals have been sympathetic to David Lyon, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the November 2019 governorship election in Bayelsa State. Lyon had completed the rehearsal for his Valentine’s Day…
Kole and Amina are two of a kind in all essence for me. The support for anti-corruption campaigns in Nigeria by MacArthur Foundation, which this duo anchor together with their team, remain by far the most far-reaching, as well as…
His election came with lots of expectations, given his background and profile, as a former Senator of the Federal Republic, a grassroots man and an erudite professor. Born as Benedict Bengioushuye Ayade not long ago in 1968, he had become…
Sanitary pads are a luxury in many homes in Nigeria. A pack of disposable sanitary pads on the average costs between N300.00 and N350.00. For a three or five day menstrual period, girls will conservatively, use two packs costing 700.00naira. …
BY LAZ UDE EZE | Today is World Cancer Day – a day set aside by cancer advocates globally to raise global awareness, improve education and catalyse individual and government actions towards cancer control. I have been reflecting on the cancer situation…
Victims! The spot of ‘victims’ in my headline was sealed six months ago by one of the senior officers of Pedro Police Station, Shomolu, Lagos. It was Friday July 19, 2019, the night I was released from Ikoyi Prison at…
By Betty Abah | The recent decision by the Lagos State Government to ban rather than regulate okada (commercial motorcyclers) and keke Marwa (tricycles), sounds posh, innit? Big city! Oho! But beyond the urbanisation rhetoric is sprawling, gnawing poverty and…
By Tomisin Binuyo | In a country where women account for 55% of the population and have a 10% higher life expectancy rate, the argument for women participation is neither cosmetic nor tokenistic. Gender inclusion in political leadership is a…
Today, some sections of the Nigerian population largely depend on the activities of the nonprofit sector to thrive. Widows, orphans, the aged, people in hard-to-reach communities, people living with disabilities and rare conditions like hydrocephalus, amputees who need prosthetics, pupils…
