Rivers crisis: Call Wike to order, CSOs tell Tinubu

The Permanent Representative of Centre for Convention on Democratic Integrity (CCDI) to the United Nations, Mr Olufemi Aduwo, has called on President Bola Tinubu to intervene in the political crisis in Rivers, urging him to “call Wike to order” over his feud with Governor Fubara. The CSOs warn that Wike’s actions could plunge Rivers State […]

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NGO trains Ekiti youths on tracking, reporting govt community projects

A non-governmental organisation, the Inspiration Care and Development Centre (ICDC), has trained no fewer than 30 youths to monitor and track government projects across the 16 local government areas of Ekiti State. The two-day training tagged’The F Fiscal Transparency Champions (FTCs) Capacity Building Workshop’brought together the selected youths in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, under the […]

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Children’s Day: NGO celebrates special needs students in Ibadan

A non-governmental organisation (NGO), Fortune Health Plus Initiative (FHePIn), celebrated with students of Sabol School on Monday as part of activities commemorating this year’s Children’s Day. The students were engaged in a series of activities, like debate and quiz competitions, among others, just as the group distributed educational materials and food items to the school. […]

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TB is still misdiagnosed as typhoid fever and malaria in children

Professor Regina Oladokun is the Vice Chair of the National Tuberculosis Programme’s Child TB Steering Committee and the President of the Nigerian Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases. In this interview with SADE OGUNTOLA, she discusses the value of early childhood TB diagnosis and treatment as well as the uniqueness of the disease in children. WhAT does […]

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Why Nigeria’s endangered species must be protected from extinction

CONSERVATION initiatives in Nigeria, according to studies, have been underway for more than a century, beginning with forestry conservation and the establishment of game reserves by colonial authorities. Nigeria signed the London Convention in 1933, promising to protect its natural resources and environment. However, new surveys by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) show that Nigeria’s […]

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Court orders forfeiture of Emefiele’s $1.4m bribery proceeds

The Federal High Court in Lagos, on Wednesday, ordered the interim forfeiture of $1,426,175.14 linked to former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele. Justice Ayokunle Faji directed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to publish the interim forfeiture order in a national newspaper. The judge said anyone interested in the funds must […]

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