The Media Career Development Network has launched Nigeria Media Monitor, a weekly digital publication focused on tracking, explaining, documenting, and interrogating developments in Nigeria media and journalism industry. The publication is designed to provide journalists, media professionals, students, researchers, and communication…
By Michael Omotosho | In a move to solidify the role of data in continental development, the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) has launched a landmark week-long training workshop in N’Djamena. The initiative marks the first time in 19 years…
FactCheckAfrica has announced its selection for a European Union-backed technical assistance contract aimed at strengthening efforts to counter disinformation, hate speech, and electoral manipulation across West Africa. The contract, which covers Lot 1 (Nigeria), falls under the EU Support to…
By Peter Emmanuel | Sterling One Foundation has participated in the 12th African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD-12) held in Nairobi, Kenya, as part of efforts to advance sustainable development financing and climate resilience across Africa. The Foundation joined…
By Michael Omotosho | The Federal Government, in partnership with the European Union and the World Health Organization, has launched a €4.2 million EU Support to Public Health Institutes in Nigeria (EU-SPIN) project aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s capacity to prevent,…
By John Onyeukwu | Across Africa, there is a recurring governance contradiction. We talk about governance failures as though they are accidental. We speak about poor electricity supply, weak public institutions, failing infrastructure, corruption, policy inconsistency, regulatory confusion, and declining public…
More than a decade after its adoption, the Malabo Protocol remains one of Africa’s most ambitious but deeply contested legal instruments. Designed to expand the continent’s judicial architecture into a full-fledged criminal justice system, the protocol continues to divide opinion…
By Peter Emmanuel | More than two decades after Nigeria’s return to civilian rule, a new nationwide democracy assessment is forcing a difficult but necessary conversation: Has democracy in Nigeria moved beyond elections to truly deliver accountable governance, inclusion and…
The Federal Government has intensified its efforts to overhaul Nigeria’s livestock industry, reaffirming its commitment to grassroots transformation following a comprehensive three-day training of 100 small-scale dairy farmers in Oyo State. The capacity-building program, held from May 4th to 6th,…
Amnesty International has called for justice and accountability in the ongoing investigation into the enforced disappearance of government critic Abubakar Idris, popularly known as Dadiyata, as Nigerian authorities move to reopen the case. The organisation, in a statement issued on…
