Tinubu sends peace emissary to Plateau
In a bid to restore peace and foster intercommunal harmony in Plateau State, President Tinubu last Thursday dispatched an emissary, Dr Abiodun Essiet, to the state. Essiet, a senior special assistant on community engagement in the North Central Zone, spent two days in the state. She met Christian clerics and Fulani Miyetti Allah community leaders. […]
Tinubu lauds Super Eagles, urges the team to prepare African Nations Cup
President Bola Tinubu has lauded the Super Eagles for putting up their best efforts towards qualifying for the FIFA World Cup, despite their loss in the playoffs on Sunday. He charged the team to put behind them the loss to the Democratic Republic of Congo and prepare for the African Cup of Nations, which will […]
Lead City University Honours Falola at 73 with a Conference
By Samson O. Ijaola To celebrate a scholar is not simply the recognition of the tick of a clock; it is the occasion for introspection on the institutional, intellectual, and cultural histories that that individual represents, as well as those that have shaped them over the years. That Lead City University (LCU), Ibadan, is marking […]
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 […]
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 […]
