By Jude Chukwuemeka The Central Bank of Nigeria on its website as revealed that Nigeria’s inflation rate has risen to 9.4%. A recent report of The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the nation’s consumer inflation has risen to 9.4…
By Our Reporter The Expanded Social Marketing Project ( ESMPIN) project team recently paid an advocacy visit to the Wife of Kastina State Governor, Hajiya Hadiza Aminu Bello Masari at the end of a sustainability planning workshop which was geared…
A flurry of young people danced in front of the federal health ministry in Central Abuja recently to demand for global and national investment in female condoms. They were part of a worldwide Dance4Demand—hundreds of young people dancing at community centres,…
By ‘Sola Fagorusi The population of Nigerians residing in rural communities has reduced progressively over the years. Despite this, the number of people living within our rural geography is still sizeable. The census of 1963 put the figure at 80.7%;…
As world leaders brainstormed in New York, United States at the just concluded United Nations (UN) General Assembly, the question on the lips of many was how to make the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) work. A key component of the…
I walked in and there she was playing by herself, I called her and she just greeted and continued playing while Yaqub got me introduced to her and all others in their office. I could not stop at anything, but…
By Our Reporter Keeping with the mission “to create a growing, global network of credible, accomplished community-spirited Nigerian leaders, committed to taking responsibility for driving positive change in Nigeria and Nigerian communities,” the NLI network has further increased the number…
The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) invites entries from Nigerian reporters for the 10th Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting from the 4th of October 2015. The award programme, true to its tradition, will honour works that involve…
By Seye Joseph Foremost African financial institution; Guaranty Trust Bank plc has partnered with Agence Française de Développement (AFD) to launch the N3 Billion Ariz Portfolio Guarantee Scheme, an initiative designed to boost financing for business start-ups and development projects in Nigeria. The…
“If we do not tackle climate change, we will never be able to eradicate poverty” – Isabella Lövin, Swedish Minister for International Development Cooperation As the Sustainable Development Goals Summit that adopted the Agenda 2030 wraps up in New York,…
