As 2017 gave way to 2018, many in civil society found renewed purpose in striving to make democracy real, and demanding human dignity and justice. Even as attacks on civil society have become more brazen, the story of the past…
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) humanitarians will on Friday conduct an assessment of Rann in wake of the March 1 attack and evacuation. An assessment to Rann town in Borno, North-east Nigeria, is scheduled by…
By Alex Ojekunle – A digital rights expert, Tope Ogundipe has condemned the abuse of Nigeria’s Cybercrimes (Prevention etc) Act to harass journalists and ordinary citizens by powerful elites in he society.. She stated this while speaking at the Research…
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has devoted considerable time and resources to global health endeavors, but in the era of #MeToo and Time’s Up, it’s shifting its mission. In an op-ed posted on Quartz, Melinda Gates announced that the foundation will share $170…
he term National Security is very fluid, depending on who is interpreting it. To those in government, particularly in Africa, National and State Security have been elevated to the personal interest of those at the helm of affairs. Security agencies,…
In a bid to bridge the gender divide in the tech ecosystem in Nigeria and to empower women to be self-dependent and become leaders in tech, Tech4dev, with Microsoft’s backing, has successfully trained over 400 women coders from the Nigerian…
Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun on Tuesday called on those who have the financial buoyancy in the society to help those who are under privileged and the have nots so as to help eradicate poverty in the society. The governor…
By: Mayowa Adeniran – YIAGA Africa, an NGO, has said the 2018 budget for the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development is “unrealistic and insufficient” The organisation lauded the increased programmes targeted at women and girls while urging…
International stakeholders Conference on SDG (ISTACON-SDG 18) will on Tuesday (today) kick off at the June 12 Cultural Centre, Kuto Abeokuta, Ogun state capital. The two-day event is packaged by the Ogun State Civil Society Coalition on Sustainable Development ,…
Editor’s Note: CNN is committed to covering gender inequality wherever it occurs in the world. This story is part of As Equals, a year-long series. Lagos, Nigeria — Brenda Uphopho was walking up the stairs in her office when she suddenly…
