As Nigeria joins the global community to mark World Heart Day 2025 tomorrow, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has called on the federal and state governments to urgently adopt robust healthy food policies to stem the rising tide of cardiovascular…
In May this year, I received an unusual mail. It was an invitation from a public relations firm in South Africa, one I had never heard of, to attend a program in Cape Town. They would provide logistical arrangements. All…
Eleven of the world’s leading economists, including two Nobel laureates, urge governments to recognize and uphold the economic value of public interest media in the age of AI Governments around the world are chasing the AI dream, pinning their…
By Robert Egbe | Nigeria’s decision to earmark SIN taxes – levies on alcohol, tobacco, and sugary drinks – for health financing, signals a firm commitment to prioritising citizens’ health. It also aligns with long-standing calls from Nigerian public health advocates and the World Health…
A new initiative is mobilizing young people to tackle the city’s persistent environmental challenges. The Citizens-Led Accountability Mechanism (CLAIM), implemented by the Lagos Civil Society Participation for Development (LACSOP) with support from Bread for the World (BfdW), is empowering youth…
The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has commended the Federal Government’s decision to develop a draft policy that will earmark revenues from excise taxes on alcohol, tobacco, and sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) for health financing. It described the initiative…
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has welcomed the adoption of a new Policy Framework on Information Integrity in West Africa and the Sahel, describing it as a timely step towards curbing disinformation, misinformation, and other threats to the region’s information ecosystem.…
Kwara State has 901 public Junior and Senior Secondary Schools spread across 16 council areas. However, only Government High School, GHS, Adeita is designated for visually impaired students. For about ten years, this school has failed to open up its…
My literature teacher told me that situational irony is a fire station burning down, or a Babaláwo dying of Mágùn. Some 40 years ago, Fuji musician, Wasiu Ayinde, cursed his enemies in a song that they would challenge a moving…
By Oyeyemi Abolade | Award-winning travel journalist and author Pelu Awofeso delivered an inspiring keynote to budding media professionals during the second cohort of the Career Development With Augustina Armstrong (CDWAA) series, held virtually on August 6, 2025. Speaking to…
