FactCheckAfrica has trained more than 500 young people, journalists, civic actors, human rights advocates, lecturers, students, nonprofit founders and community leaders across four Southwest states on Artificial Intelligence fundamentals, digital literacy and citizen accountability through its Digital Democracy Lab project…
Lagos State, in partnership with the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare and the Society for Family Health (SFH), has unveiled the final outcomes of the three-year ePharma4FP Project, an initiative stakeholders say is redefining access to family planning…
BONews Service has been honoured with the Excellence in Inclusive Coverage & Reportage award at the 2025 edition of the ReportHer Awards organized by Women Radio 91.7 in partnership with Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) and supported by…
The Senate has begun a major review of Nigeria’s Sugar-Sweetened Beverage (SSB) Tax following warnings from the Minister of Health, civil society groups, and medical advocates that the current N10 per litre charge is ineffective and has failed to protect…
Southern governors and traditional rulers from the South-West, South-East and South-South met on Wednesday at the Governor’s Residence in Iperu-Remo, Ogun State, where they outlined sweeping security and governance decisions aimed at addressing rising instability across the region. The meeting,…
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has assured residents that the state remains safe and stable as the festive season approaches, following a Security Council meeting held Wednesday morning at the State House, Marina. The meeting, a routine but strategic gathering…
The African Centre for Leadership, Strategy & Development (Centre LSD) has unveiled an ambitious plan to train and certify at least 1,000 men and boys across Nigeria on male feminism and gender-based violence (GBV) prevention as part of activities marking…
In a move aimed at bolstering Nigeria’s capacity to prevent and respond to cholera outbreaks, the Federal Government has received critical cholera response kits from the Government of Japan through the World Health Organization (WHO). The US$500,000 grant-funded intervention was…
The MAP Development Initiative (MAPDI), Kimpact Development Initiative (KDI), and other members of the Youth Political Participation (YPP) Electoral Reform Consortium held a press conference at the JAAIDS Conference Room in Lagos today, to mark the National Day of Action…
As the world observes World Diabetes Day, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has joined the Diabetes Association of Nigeria (DAN) in urging the federal government to declare a national emergency on diabetes care and revise the sugar-sweetened beverages…
