Despite the millions of people its products kill every year, and the thousands more whose health is destroyed, the tobacco industry is aggressively lobbying governments and the public to embrace newer kinds of harmful tobacco products that it presents as…
By Alaba Adeyemi During the campaign leading to the 2023 elections President Bola Tinubu, then the flag bearer of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) promised the establishment of the Agro- rangers to solve the incessant farmers-herders’ crises. Therefore when…
By Ogunlade Olamide and Esi-ife Arogundade | As we step into a world increasingly defined by climate change extremes, the recent conclusion of the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) that 2024 marks the warmest year yet is a formidable wake-up call…
By Alaba Adeyemi Everywhere in the world, public schools are either cheaper than privately owned schools or completely tuition-free. This is so because public schools are built and maintained with public funds or are grant-aided by the government. Therefore, public…
By Peace Oladipo Growing up in Southwest Nigeria, Joshua Chibuzor was always captivated by the unseen forces that shaped the world surrounding him. While his secondary school peers spent afternoons playing games under the subtle sunlight of Akure, he delighted…
…..Niger Govt Promised Security But Illegal Mining Continues Unchecked After Miners Attacked M.I Wushishi Residents By Umoh Umoh | On the morning of September 2, 2024, there was an attack on residents of the over 500 housing units at the…
Two major projects were announced in Abuja last week: a polytechnic and a military barracks. Both were named after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. I thought the president would say no to such fawning sycophancy. But no. He appears to love…
In Bauchi State’s mining communities, children as young as 10 abandon classrooms for mining sites. They toil alongside adults, extracting sand and breaking rocks under the scorching sun, hoping to scrape together enough for their families to survive. For these…
As the National Assembly continues its review of the N49.7 trillion 2025 Appropriation Bill presented by President Bola Tinubu on December 18, 2024, the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has called on the Senate and House of Representatives…
…Warns Against Transforming Fund into a Discriminatory Policy The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has called on the federal government and Trustees of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) to abandon plans to restrict access of the loan…
