Editor’s note: This article was originally published March 6, 2017; it was updated January 30, 2018 to reflect the latest information. The world is facing one of the largest food crises in over 70 years, with an estimated 76 million…
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres has announced the evacuation of all humanitarian personnel and the temporary suspension of all humanitarian deliveries in Rann town, in Borno State, Northeast Nigeria. “All humanitarian personnel have been evacuated from Rann, and all…
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged “the Chairman, , to emulate the example of Senate President Bukola Saraki and make a clear public commitment that the Governors’ Forum and all governors will take immediate steps to abolish double…
Paradigm Initiative, a social enterprise said it is concerned with building an ICT-enabled support system and advocates digital rights in order to improve livelihoods for under-served youth, by promoting digital inclusion programs – such as the Life Skills. ICT. Financial…
In the recent past, the relationship between government and a section of non-government organisations (NGOs) and the clergy has been getting sour with some political commentators accusing the latter of engaging in politics and going beyond their mandate. Last year,…
UN Secretary-General, António Guterres has urged Nigerian government to step up efforts against Boko Haram. He also called on the government to apprehend and prosecute those who carried out the attack on Rann town, in Borno. Guterres, in a statement…
Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Friday inaugurated two newly rehabilitated roads facilitated by the Leader of House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila in Modele and Mathew Streets, Surulere 1 federal Constituency, Lagos. He also inaugurated solar-powered LED street lights…
The International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) has denied reports that some the person’s killed by Boko Haram insurgents in Rann village on Thursday were members of its staff. The attackers killed three UN aid workers, and at least…
Doctors Without Borders, known by its French initials, MSF, has suspended its medical activities in the northeastern Nigerian town of Rann after a deadly attack on aid workers by suspected Boko Haram fighters in the area. The announcement came on Friday, hours after an…
