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Despite its importance for saving lives, first aid skill has become virtually dead across schools in Nigeria. In responding to this skill gap the development Research Centre (dRPC), an independent nonprofit organization, is working to revive First Aid skills in select girls’ government secondary schools in Kano and Jigawa States.…

Although widely adopted globally, GM technology including Genetically Modified Crops (GMCs), the fastest adopted crop technology in the world, are still viewed with fears and suspicions across Africa   Since their advent in the mid-1990s, Genetically Modified Crops (GMCs) have been shrouded in a web of controversies and misunderstandings; this…

Amidst mounting concerns on the unchecked spate of violence in parts of Nigeria, and the media’s coverage of same, Ibrahim Gambari, former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and former Nigeria’s former Minister of External Affairs, will lead discussions on the issues at the Tenth Wole Soyinka Media Lecture Series. The…

Nigeria’s Minister of Health Isaac Adewole, on Tuesday launched 3 sets of reproductive health tools that he said will add to the country’s body of knowledge on reproductive health, and subsequently improve decision-making in family planning,  which will ultimately contribute to reducing maternal mortality in the country. “These documents will…

The Nigeria chapter of New Faces New Voices (NFNV) is set to host its first-ever Pan-African Women EXPO scheduled for 8th to 22nd October, 2018 in Abuja, Nigeria; the expo which promises investment, networking, trade promotion opportunities and viable exchange of products and services will be attended by not less…

The Centre for Awareness on Justice and Accountability (CAJA) has called on the Kano State Government to bring its anti-corruption agency, the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (KSPCAC), closer to the people by establishing its offices across the state’s 44 local government areas. This was contained in press…

The UK Department for International Development-funded Partnership to Engage, Reform and Learn (DFID-PERL) program Wednesday hosted a public policy dialogue on agricultural challenges in Kano state, aimed at experience sharing amongst stakeholders towards strengthened partnerships in the agric sector. PERL, a 5-year governance program brings together governments and citizens groups…

Austin Ekwujuru is the chief executive of Basic Rights Watch, a nonprofit organisation that works in the area of budget analysis, open government, and citizens’ engagement. Tell us about the Basic Watch Right? Basic Rights Watch is a nonprofit organisation that works in the area of budget analysis, open government,…

Yadoma Mandara is the founder of the Bukar Mandara Foundation (BMF) whose mission is to move the internally displaced persons in northeastern Nigeria out of the cycle of poverty and make them self-reliant Local and international NGOs working in northeastern Nigeria are accused of living large off the plight of…

Absence of well trained, informed and educated teachers is a major factor militating against the delivery of quality basic education in Nigeria, according to Micheal Omolewa, an emeritus professor of adult education and former president of the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). “We…