The International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos is concerned about President Buhari’s decision not to sign the Digital Rights and Freedom Bill. The statement from the presidency as quoted by several media outlets indicated that the President did not sign the…
The Citizens Wealth Platform (CWP), a coalition of non-governmental organisations on business and economy, has urged the National Assembly to review the 2019 budget proposal with a view to re-allocate N74bn appropriated for frivolous and wasteful items. This is contained…
BY BANJO DAMILOLA – Corruption, either directly or indirectly, is the bane of poverty in Nigeria, various reports and researches have suggested. The Corruption Perceptions Index, released annually by Transparency International (TI), also gives credence to the pervasive corruption in the…
The Network on Police Reform in Nigeria (NOPRIN) has petitioned the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Zubairu Muazu seeking the arrest of one Mr. Sochi Oba of No. 12, Divine Estate, Amuwo Odofin, Lagos State for abduction, rape, procurement…
Yusuf Shittu, Mary Adeoye, Elizabeth Williams, Olajumoke Adebayo and Emmanuel Osinaike, who are members of the Carrington Youth Fellowship Initiative, are undertaking a community-based project to improve access to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in Ebute-Ilaje, a riverine slum…
By Otive Igbuzor – The importance of the budget for effective service delivery in any country cannot be overemphasized. It has been recognised that the budget is perhaps the most important instrument for the development of any modern state apart from…
As Nigeria joins the world to celebrate this year’s World TB Day on Sunday March 24, 2019, Development Communication calls on all Nigerians to protect their family members from the menace of the highly infectious disease. TB kills 18 Nigerians…
By Eze Onyekpere – Budgets are not made in a vacuum. They are made within a context, being the context of implementing laws, plans and policies. They are also made with development and societal transformation in mind. Budgets are expected…
Civil society and indigenous forest communities have expressed concerns over the accelerating decline of forests in African countries, and called on drastic measures to reverse the trend. Around 100 participants from 20 forest-dependent countries across Africa are meeting on the…
Indications have emerged that Nigeria faces imminent population explosion if the country fails to address the current prevailing growth rate. Currently ranked seventh on the list of countries (and dependencies) by population,the total fertility rate (TFR) according to World Population…
