COP 11: Protect Climate, Health Treaty Talks, Global Experts Tell Nigeria, Others
A coalition of global public health and climate justice experts has urged governments across the world to take stronger measures against corporate interference as countries hold critical negotiations on climate action and tobacco control. The appeal, made by Corporate Accountability, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), and the Network for Accountability of Tobacco Transnationals […]
NHED, CAPPA Back NAFDAC’s Sachet Alcohol Ban, Say Public Health Trumps Profits
The Network for Health Equity and Development (NHED) and Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) have thrown their weight behind the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) over its decision to enforce the ban on the production and sale of alcoholic beverages in sachets, PET bottles, and glass bottles of 200ml […]
Stand Up for Public Health, Groups Tell Nigerian Delegation to Tobacco COP
Civil society organisations (CSOs) working in tobacco control have cautioned Nigeria’s delegation to the Eleventh Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 11) to the World Health Organisation Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC), kicking off in Geneva, Switzerland, tomorrow, against yielding to the influence of the tobacco industry and its allies. In […]
ASUU, Education, and Nigerian Politicians
By Toyin Falola The parable of the stick and carrot exemplifies an approach that combines a reward system with punitive measures to encourage productivity and discipline. Sadly, in Nigeria’s educational system, only one leg of that approach is recognized. Punishment. Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have been accused of exaggerating the […]
World Diabetes Day: CAPPA Backs Call for State of Emergency on Diabetes Care, Urges Targeted Health Financing
By Esi-ife Arogundade As the world marks World Diabetes Day today, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has backed the Diabetes Association of Nigeria (DAN) in urging the federal government to declare a national emergency on diabetes care and upwardly revise the sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) tax, amongst other life-saving healthy food policies. In a […]
Ethiopia to host 2027 UN Climate Summit
Ethiopia is to host the 32nd United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP32) in 2027, according to Fana Media Corporation (FMC), a partner of TV BRICS. FMC said that the decision was announced during the 30th Climate Conference (COP30) taking place in Belem, Brazil. Ethiopia is implementing national environmental programmes, including the “Green Legacy” initiative, aimed […]
Ibadan national convention sacrosanct, PDP declares
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said the conduct of its National Convention on Saturday in Ibadan is sacrosanct. The Chairman, 2025 National Convention Organising Committee (NCOC) and Adamawa Gov. Umar Fintiri stated this while addressing journalists after the party’s stakeholders meeting in Abuja. The stakeholders who attended the meeting included members of the PDP […]
COF editing MRA trains journalists to promotes accountability, transparency on FOI bill
The Executive Director, Media Rights Agenda (MRA), Mr Edetaen Ojo, has reiterated the need to promote accountability and transparency by training journalists on the Freedom of Information (FoI) Bill. He stated this in his welcome address at the South West Zone two-day FOI bill training workshop for journalists and Civil Society Organisations in Lagos. According […]
Tinubu lauds Super Eagles for defeating Gabon
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated the Super Eagles on their emphatic 4-1 victory over Gabon in today’s FIFA World Cup qualifying Africa Playoff match, describing the performance as a clear expression of the Nigerian character that rises, adapts, and prevails. He noted that the team played with courage, balance, and precision, and reminded the […]
Inclusive governance, productive Nigeria is our collective responsibility, Tinubu tells National Defence College
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday restated his administration’s resolve to ensure that Nigeria maximises its human, material, and intellectual potential for enhanced industrialisation, peace, and prosperity. He spoke at the Council Chambers in Abuja as he received in audience members of Course 33 of the National Defence College. He charged the participants to view […]
