Since the dawn of Nigeria’s oil boom era in the 1970s, the people of the Niger Delta region have had to face its devastating consequences. With more than 12,000 oil spills in the last 50 years, the region’s formerly pristine…
THE Nigeria Natural Resource Charter, NNRC, a not-for-profit policy institute and OrderPaper Advocacy Initiative, OAI, are set to host key players in Nigeria’s petroleum sector to promote reforms and secure benefits for the country. The event, organized by the Nigeria…
ActionAid Nigeria (AAN), a non-governmental organisation (NGO), has called on the federal government to extend the Home Grown School Feeding Programme (HGSFP) to all pupils of primary schools across the country. The Country Director of the organisation, Ene Obi, made…
Executive Director of HACEY Health Initiative, Rhoda Robinson is one of the 24 fellows selected for the Abshire-Inamori Leadership Academy (AILA) fellowship at the prestigious Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington DC, USA. Each year, a selected…
Mrs Monilola Udoh, Director of Information and Communications Technology, Ministry of Communication, has called for an alliance between the government and civil society organization to promote digital inclusion and good internet practices in Nigeria. She made the call while speaking…
Speakers and participants from over 38 countries at the Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum 2019 have decried the activities of various governments which have infringed on digital rights and as well charted a new course for the digital space and…
By Obo Effanga – After a long drawn out process, the 2019 general election in Rivers State finally came to an end last Saturday, April 13. Like many of the recent elections in this state, it came with lots of…
The Management of Lagos State Polytechnic is not in anyway connected to the arrest and subsequent trial of 8 staff members as it is currently being peddled by some people and a session of the media. To the best of…
The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has convicted the embattled Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen, after finding him guilty of false assets declaration. The tribunal headed by Danladi Umar ruled that Mr Onnoghen should forfeit the funds in the…
Civil Society Organizations and Professional bodies in Nigeria have expressed worry at the rate poor and vulnerable Nigerians are facing the full wrath of the law over petty acts that constitute offences often committed due to poverty and hunger. The…
