This week, I was in Accra, Ghana for the third West Africa Citizen’s Summit organised by the civil society movement – turning the page (Tournons La Page) under the leadership of Professor David Dosseh. The Summit reviewed the decade of subversion of democracy by numerous incumbent presidents in West Africa who have been abusing the powers of incumbency to rig elections, to unilaterally and illegally change the constitution and extend their tenure and to suppress the people’s will. It is this anti-democratic behaviour that opened the floodgates of the return of military coups that has so far affected four countries…
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The Council for the Regulation of Engineering (COREN) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) have reaffirmed their commitment to a robust partnership aimed at preventing engineering failures, particularly building collapses.
The Lagos Commodities and Futures Exchange (LCFE) has restated its role in addressing Nigeria’s food security challenges.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has expressed concern over a significant decline in condom use among sexually active adolescents since 2014, leading to a surge in unprotected sex and associated risks.
A geopolitical research firm, SB Morgen (SBM) Intelligence, says kidnappers demanded over N10.9 billion from victims and their families between June 2023 and July 2024.
Some nutrition stakeholders have advocated for nutritional innovative solutions to transform Nigeria’s food systems and empower Enterprise Support Organisations (ESOs) to improve access to healthier diets.
The Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye announced that the Federal Government has partnered with the state of Atlanta in Georgia to produce Nigeria-grown plants, aiming to boost women’s revenue and reduce poverty.
Nigeria is facing a significant setback in its family planning efforts as the country struggles to meet its commitment to fund family planning commodities by the end of August 2024, jeopardising its goal of achieving a 27% Modern Contraceptive Prevalence Rate (MCPR) by 2030.
The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has threatened to enforce the “No Work, No Pay” policy against doctors on strike.
The CEO of Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Richard Teng has made a public appeal to the Nigerian government for the release of Tigran, a Binance employee who has been in detention for six months. Teng expressed grave concerns over Tigran’s deteriorating health and called for his immediate release on humanitarian grounds. Tigran, who suffers from a herniated disc, is reportedly in severe pain and unable to walk. The CEO criticized the Nigerian authorities for denying Tigran access to adequate medical care, including necessities such as a wheelchair. He alleged that Tigran has been denied access to his legal…