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Nigerian Youth SDGs Network hosts session at Lagos Social Media Week
The Nigerian Youth SDGs Network will Friday (10:30AM and 11:30AM) host a session on the theme Social Media as a Tool to Achieve the 2030 Agenda at the ongoing 6th Social Media Week Lagos scheduled for February 26 to March 2 at Landmark Center, Lagos, Nigeria. The Nigerian Youth SDGs…
Read More »2019 Nigerian elections: Jega chairs YIAGA Africa’s maiden election dialogue series
As Nigeria prepares for the forthcoming general elections billed for February 2019, immediate past chair of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Professor Attahiru Jega will chair the maiden edition of YIAGA Africa’s WatchingTheVote Election Dialogue Series scheduled for tomorrow in Abuja. YIAGA’s WatchingTheVote Election Dialogue Series is aimed at…
Read More »Shugabanchi: Harnessing the power of radio drama for anti-corruption campaign in northern Nigeria
Shugabanchi, a 156-episode on-location recorded radio drama series is exploring the art of subliminal messaging to simultaneously entertain the public and in the course of doing so, educate them on the dangers of corruption Corruption has been described as the greatest bane militating against Nigeria’s development, thus, since the country’s…
Read More »#NotTooYoungToRun movement urges Buhari to assent to Age Reduction Bill
The #NotTooYoungToRun movement has called on Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari to assent to the Age Reduction Bill for aspirants into elective political offices saying that, should Buhari delay or declines assent to the bill, the National Assembly should veto the President. It would be recalled that on February 15, 2018,…
Read More »How Kano CSOs mobilized to get state’s 2018 health budget pushed to 13%
The efforts of civil society organisations in Kano state led to successful increase in the state’s 2018 health budget from less than 10% to over 13%, which saw the state edged closer to achieving the 15% target of the 2001 Abuja Declaration Achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is one of…
Read More »MPDSR: Taming Maternal and Perinatal Mortality in Rural Kano
Lack of access to quality healthcare services for pregnant women, newborns and children as a result of poor service delivery is blamed for the high rate of maternal mortality in Northern Nigeria including Kano State. Amongst others, diseases like severe anemia, eclampsia, and bleeding are responsible for majority of maternal…
Read More »INTERVIEW: “Why South Africa is far ahead of Nigeria in achieving Universal Health Coverage” – Emmanuel Abanida
Emmanuel Abanida, executive secretary of the nonprofit Health Reform Foundation of Nigeria (HERFON), he speaks about the quest to achieve of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in Nigeria As one of the prominent activists advocating for the successful realization of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in Nigeria, what does the campaign…
Read More »2019: EU urges speedy passage of legal framework governing elections in Nigeria
The European Union has called on Nigeria’s National Assembly to ensure the speedy passage of the legal framework that will govern the 2019 Nigerian elections to “ensure there are no uncertainties in the process.” In a press statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday, head of the European…
Read More »Pink Oak: Why Nigerians should be excited this #WorldCancerDay! By Dr Laz Ude Eze
Today is World Cancer Day! It is no news that cancer has become an epidemic in Nigeria. It is no news that many – young and old, male and female, rich and poor – have been killed by cancer. It is no news that in Nigeria, cancer diagnosis creates huge…
Read More »Nuso Eziechi named Nigeria’s first-ever ‘Integrity Idol’
Nuso Eziechi, a staff of Nigeria’s Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) has been named the country’s first-ever Integrity Idol for her “honest, responsible and accountable” approach to work and ensuring “standards are upheld despite the challenges”. She beat over 150 nominees from across Nigeria to clinch the award. Integrity Idol…
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OP-ED | The Agricultural Fixes Africa Needs, By Esther Ngumbi
Although global hunger declined last year, undernourishment rose in Africa—a trend policymakers can reverse …
