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Ahead of the forthcoming 2019 general elections, the faith-based NGO, Christian Rural Urban Development Association of Nigeria (CRUDAN) recently hosted a training workshop for women and men on gender-based violence (GBV), in Kano, targeted at sensitizing them on the need to vote the right candidates into various political offices, particularly…

As the Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH2) programme of the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID), being implemented across six states of northern Nigeria, draws to a close, there are ongoing efforts by DFID to ensure sustainability of the programme’s engagement with traditional and religious leaders in the efforts…

Christophe Bourillon, who was at the South Africa Science Forum 2018 in Pretoria, is the executive director of the World Federation of Science Journalists (WFSJ), focused on promoting science journalism; including the role of science journalists as key development players in civil society and democracy worldwide     AN: You…

The 2018 Corruptions Perceptions Index (CPI) released globally today revealed Nigeria had neither improved nor progressed in the perception of corruption in the public administration in 2018. The newly released index published in Nigeria exclusively by the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) and Transparency International, showed Nigeria scored 27…

Linda Raji, program officer at the nonprofit Strong Enough Girls Empowerment Initiative (SEGEI), speaks about their project focused on promoting Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) among marginalized Adolescents and Young People (AYP) in rural communities around Abuja, the Nigerian capital     What does Strong Enough Girls’ Empowerment Initiative (SEGEI) seek…

The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) to Nigeria was officially launched Tuesday by the EU’s chief observer, Maria Arena, a Member of the European Parliament from Belgium, who said the mission was in Nigeria at the invitation of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct a “neutral…

As part of its series of town-hall meetings focused on voter education across the northwest region; ahead of the 2019 election, last week Wednesday, the Organization for Community Civic Engagement (OCCEN) hosted a one day town-hall meeting on INEC’s new voting guidelines in Kano which was attended by election stakeholders…

A group of persons living with sickle cell disorder in Kano Monday launched the Sickle Cell Community Trust Fund (SCC) aimed at sustainable financing mechanism for the healthcare needs of less privileged persons living with the disease. Its vision is to serve as a voice for persons living with sickle…

As part of its state-wide enrollment drive campaign (EDC) in Kano state, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) under the auspices of phase 3 of its Girls Education Project (GEP3) Wednesday, inaugurated members of its LGA-level EDC committee at Dambatta Local Government Area (LGA) of Kano state, with support from…

Dr Shuaibu Dambatta, CEO of Northfield Health Services, managers and operators of the Muhammadu Buhari Specialist Hospital and the Khalifa Sheik Isyaka Rabi’u Paediatric Specialist Hospital, in Kano has said the two facilities were already providing world-class healthcare services, months after they began operations. Neonatal transport incubator at the Khalifa…