By Media Career Development Network | Barring disqualification by the Screening and Election Committee of the Nigeria Guild of Editors (NGE) for election into the national executive of the association, twenty-five members have been given initial clearance to contest for…
By Oluwatoyin KOLAWOLE | One of the leading pharmaceutical industry in Nigeria,GlaxoSmithKline and Save the Children International Nigeria has donated over N38 Million Naira worth of COVID-19 Response Medical Supplies and Oxygen Devices to the Lagos State Government. Country Director,…
The #TransfatFreeNigeria coalition has urged the National Agency for Food Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to finalize the processes for completing its participation in the World Health Organisation – Trans fatty Acids (WHO-TFA) laboratory testing “ring-trial” so that the enhanced…
Federal lawmakers and state governments have been urged to implement and enforce laws under the Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) for the benefit of vulnerable population in the country. The call was made on Tuesday in a memorandum…
Citizens groups have identified major issues of concerns that are expected to be amended in the Nigerian Constitution as the Nigerian Senate holds Zonal public hearing across the country. Sharing common concerns during a one-day citizens’ roundtable on Constitutional Review…
The effort towards consolidating democracy in Africa by the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation (GJF) received a boost on Thursday with the Foundation’s signing of a memorandum (MOU) of understanding with the African Union (AU) to establish an effective partnership between the…
A Nigerian social enterprise working on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) have been recognized as one of the best 7 social enterprises tackling sanitation challenges in Africa Building on UNICEF’s legacy of innovating for children and Duke’s track record of…
Foundation for Environmental Rights Advocacy and Development, FENRAD, a pro-poor and pro-democracy rights group has condemned the recent call for upward review of the price of premium motor spirit otherwise known as fuel in the Nigerian parlance. This development is…
Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Mr Sony Echono has explained the Federal Government measures and commitment to reduce the number of out-of-school children in Nigeria. He said that government was not resting on its oars in getting out-of-school children…
Author: Azu Ishiekwene The list was long and the contents harsh and threatening. The notices may have been issued separately, but they landed like a packaged digital bomb in my WhatsApp inbox. Eight unions, apart from the central body, had…
