By Prof. Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Introducing A People Defined by Hierarchies Nigeria is a country defined by hierarchies in which everyone is expected to fit neatly into a box. These hierarchies are many and multi-dimensional. They vary in both shape…
UNICEF today commemorated Nigerian Children’s Day, saying that it comes at a crucial moment for child rights in the country, and for child rights globally. They launched a campaign to draw awareness to children’s rights by all of Nigerian society.…
...“If I had my way, I would stop going to school because everything about my classroom disgusts me. The floor is always dirty. The ceilings are falling down. There are no adequate seats in the class. I can barely hear what the teachers say while teaching us. We're so many in the class,” Eunice Bello, 11, lamented.
Theresa May has said she will quit as Conservative leader on 7 June, paving the way for a contest to decide a new prime minister. In an emotional statement, she said she had done her best to deliver Brexit and…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Bello Mutawalle winner of Zamfara state governorship election. According to Professor Mahmood Yakubu, INEC chairman, during a press conference in Abuja on Saturday, this followed…
Pretoria (AFP) – Cyril Ramaphosa vowed a “new era” Saturday after he was sworn in as president of South Africa at a colourful ceremony in the capital, as he looks to revitalise his push revive the economy and fight corruption.…
BY ANI NWACHUKWU AGWU – Access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) are crucial for good outcomes in health, nutrition, education, economic development and poverty reduction. The problems associated with inadequate WASH services affect virtually all aspects of human development,…
Within a four-year period covering 2014 to 2018, over $1bn was lost by the country to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises-related corruption, a report released on Wednesday in Abuja has revealed. The report titled “Stolen dreams: How corruption negates government…
...JN-CAC also call for the immediate replacement of all service chiefs across the country as well as the initiation of a government led process of documenting those that have died due to violence deaths towards seeking accountability.
THE Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) and its partner organisations have urged President Muhammadu Buhari to sign two bills before him: the Proceeds of Crime (POCA) bill and the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters bill. The POCA…
