In his first address to the African Union since taking office, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today underscored the importance of a strategic AU-UN partnership for building sustainable development and advancing peace and security on the continent. Speaking in Addis…
The hydra-headed problems of the power sector and the worsening state of electricity in its network areas. From reports, the generation capacity has dropped from 3,959MW to 2,662MW and this is attributed to the low water levels at the hydro…
Nigerians have been encouraged to show understanding of what President Muhammadu Buhari and individuals from his administration are doing on his battle against corruption, uprising, and his offer to put the economy back on track. Previous President of Catholic Brothers…
The 2017 IREPRESENT International Documentary Film Forum will play host to the serial award-winning, internationally renowned French/Egyptian filmmaker, Ms. JIHAN EL-TAHRI,” at the 7th edition of the yearly iREP Documentary film Festival holding March 16-19 at the Freedom Park Lagos…
Since inception as a civic tech organization, we have have worked tirelessly to simplify the Nigerian budget, provide institutional support and champion transparency and accountability in governance. In the bid to scale up our work and impact , international organizations who…
Sitting under the bright lights of a restaurant in Nairobi’s up-scale Lavington area, I recently considered my next steps as a social entrepreneur in Kenya. My expertise is in the use of ICT4D (Information and Communication Technology for Development) for…
The founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, has blasted President Donald Trump of the United States, on his move to deport immigrants from the United States. Zuckerberg said this after Trump announced his plan to deport 3 million immigrants. In his…
President Donald Trump has banned the entry of Syrian refugees into the US until further notice, as part of new measures to “keep radical Islamic terrorists out of the US”. He signed a wide-ranging executive order, which also saw all…
Acting Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ibrahim Magu, has said that corrupt tendencies were more pronounced among males than females. “Looking at the number of people that have been apprehended by the commission, the number of men…
Follow the Money, an advocacy group has hailed the Minister of Environment, Amina Mohammed on her visit to Shikira community to access projects under construction. The group also commended the level of development in the community as the first phase…
