By Ijeoma Ukazu – An Oncologist, Dr. Muhammad Habeebu, Head of department, Radiotherapy, Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), has said that childless women are at higher risk of having breast cancer. Making this known in Lagos at the 9th Symposium and…
Seek transparency in procurement of military equipment Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have said that the huge amount of money being voted by governments as security votes should be banned, saying they are hidden behind a veil of secrecy that serves…
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres launched a new Organization-wide framework on Thursday to coordinate efforts across the peace and security, humanitarian, human rights and sustainable development sectors. Termed the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact, the framework is an agreement between…
Tolu Olarewaju, Staffordshire University – Two of the largest banking and financial services institutions in the world, HSBC and UBS, have recently closed their local representative offices in Nigeria. There’s also trouble brewing elsewhere in Nigeria’s business world that’s prompted…
John J Stremlau, University of the Witwatersrand – More than a dozen national elections will be held across Africa next year. All 55 members of the African Union (AU) are obligated to hold regular and ostensibly democratic elections. They must…
Connected Development (CODE), a non-governmental organisation with a mission to empower marginalised communities in Africa through tracking of government spending at the grassroots has completed its mega town hall meeting in Ondo. CODE through its Follow The Money campaign in…
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has condemned the ongoing fracas in the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly asserting that the country is yet to attain democratic maturity. The group also criticized the Speaker of the House, Mr…
For a moment, it appeared the Police had a case against Deji Adeyanju, the Convener of ‘Concerned Nigerians’ whom it picked up on Wednesday just at the start of the ‘Police Not Politicians’ protest to raise public awareness of the…
The United Nations Monday called for urgent action to end Sexual and Gender-based Violence (SGBV) against women and girls. Head of Field Unit, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Yobe, Mr Gabriel Idioma, made the call in Gashua, Nguru…
To Commemorate the World Aids Day 2018 with the theme : “Know Your Status”, private organization in partnership with some Civil Society Groups have launched a 2 week National advocacy campaign on HIV The advocacy campaign which is organized by…
