By Tina Armstrong-Ogbonna ABUJA – Persons with disabilities often remain marginalized and excluded from Disaster Risk Reduction DRR plans and policies, and there is need for more to be done in promoting their inclusion. The Resident Representative of the United…
Thinking through Oduahgate October 28, 2013 by Eze Onyekpere The car purchase scandal involving the Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah and the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, now known as Oduahgate, reveals the centrality of procurement proceedings in aiding or abetting corruption in…
Paint Manufacturers in Nigeria have been encouraged to eliminate lead compounds from their paint formulation due to the damaging effect of lead to children brain development and pregnant women. The Executive Director of SRADev Nigeria Mr. Leslie Adogame stated this…
Makoko/Iwaya area of Lagos state is documented as one of the oldest fishing village settlements in Africa dating as far back as the year 1890. Executive Director, Social and Economic Rights Action Center (SERAC), Mr. Fredrick Mouka stated this in a…
One of the bills passed by the National Assembly that has been gathering dust on the desk of President Jonathan is on the National Biosafety Management Agency. Okay, we do not expect dust on the President’s desk, so we may…
As an African, traveling around the continent is something I’ve looked forward to. An opportunity came when recently I was selected as one of the three science/environment journalists to participate in a climate change adaptation workshop in Yaounde, Cameroon. Cameroon…
The Third Annual Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA-III) opened here this morning under the theme ” Africa on the rise: Can the opportunities from climate change spring the continent to transformative development?” Organized under the auspices of…
The survey rated the EFCC as the sixth government agency likely to demand a bribe. The Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, has described a survey conducted by a Non-Governmental Organisation that the anti-corruption agency is among the most corrupt government agencies…
Niger has made the greatest strides worldwide in reducing child mortality, a new study by Save the Children suggests. Other countries that reported progress in tackling child deaths include Liberia and Rwanda, the charity said. Child mortality rates in Niger…
By Alex Kirby As international pressure mounts to stop investment in further fossil fuel exploitation, the UK’s higher education sector is being urged by campaign groups to aim for fossil-free universities LONDON, – Campaign groups in the UK say the…
