Following the shutdown of the country’s land borders since August, and increase in the price of local rice at several markets, the Rice Processors Association of Nigeria (RIPAN) has convened a stakeholders meeting involving officials of the Central Bank of…
Lagos State Governor, Babjide Sanwo-Olu, has set a target of 2025 to achieve the universal health coverage in Lagos State. This was as the governor inaugurated a 149-bed Maternal and Child Centre (MCC) in Alimosho General Hospital, Igando, built and donated…
In order to increase contraceptive acceptability by young people in various youth centres in Lagos state, stakeholders have called on the state government to assist in eliminating all forms of contraception barriers by involving the youths in these centres. This…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has denied report that N900 million (Nine Hundred Million Naira) mutilated naira notes, being subject of prosecution at the Federal High Court, Ibadan, and kept in several boxes in EFCC’s custody has turned…
Latest report by the Oxfam International says that no fewer than 94,470,535 million people in Nigeria live below extreme poverty line. The latest World Poverty Clock index by Oxfam revealed that the number of poor people in Nigeria is more…
Principal Lead of BudgIT, Gabriel Okeowo, has explained how the civic tech organization is employing the use of technology to holding government accountable and ensuring fiscal transparency in the country. Gabriel said BudgIT uses an array of tech tools to…
Nigeria will only grow if we build partnership and collaboration for sustainable environment. UN Climate Summit was another great moment to meet the new ministers of the environment. The zeal and motivation in them to take Nigeria a step forward…
MacArthur Foundation announced it has given $6.3million in grant to nine media organizations in Nigeria. The journalism and media grants was announced today as part of the Foundation’s On Nigeria grantmaking, which seeks to reduce corruption by supporting Nigerian-led efforts…
The Africa Network for Environment & Economic Justice, ANEEJ, has supported the Edo State Government for a forensic probe of the activities of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC fund in the past six months. ANEEJ Executive Director, the Rev David…
The Central Bank of Nigeria has made an upward review of the Loan to Deposit Ratio of Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) to 65% from the initial 60%. This was announced by the apex bank as it directed all banks to…
