Kenya has submitted its new climate action plan to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), targeting a 30% cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. Kenya becomes the third country in sub-Saharan Africa, and the 49th party to…
The World Health Organisation has confirmed that Cuba has become the first country in the world to effectively eliminate mother-to-baby transmission of HIV and syphilis. “[This is] one of the greatest public health achievements possible,” WHO director general, Margaret Chan,…
A Federal High Court in Lagos has discharged and acquitted a former aviation minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, of corruption charges. In her judgment, the judge, Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia, said the prosecution’s case was “feeble” and failed to provide “copious evidence” linking Mr.…
The N150 billion libel suit, filed against the Daar Communications Plc, owners of African Independent Television (AIT), by former Governor Bola Tinubu of Lagos State, has been adjourned till September 30, 2015. Trial judge, Justice Iyabo Akinkugbe of the Lagos…
The Women Deliver 2016 Conference is the world’s largest global conference on the health, rights, and well-being of girls and women in the last decade. It is organized by Women Deliver, a leading global advocacy organization that brings together diverse…
IN its determination to ensure the safety of Lagosians and free flow of traffic on Apapa-Oshodi Expressway axis, the Lagos State government has cleared the clog of tankers illegally parked and abandoned on the highway. The action was led by…
FORMER Lagos Governor Mr. Babatunde Fashola, SAN on Monday has cautioned Facebook users not to fall for scammers using his name and picture. He therefore dissociated himself from the practice by unscrupulous persons using his photographs and ascribing fictitious statements…
As part of activities to mark the International Day for Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, the Network of CSOs on Drugs in Nigeria Enugu representatives lead by African Law Foundation (AFRILAW) and in partnership with PRAWA, Child Youth Support Initiative…
A 19-member committee on Local Government reformation has been inaugurated in Lagos State. Performing the task, Mrs Folashade Jaji, Head of Service, Lagos, said the development was to ensure that residents feel the impact of local government. She said that…
