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As Nigeria joins the global community to mark World Health Day 2026 today, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has urged governments at all levels to move beyond rhetoric and urgently address the chronic underfunding and policy gaps undermining the country’s health sector and worsening its disease burden. In a statement to mark the…
Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has urged the Federal and Ondo State governments to take immediate action over the worsening environmental and humanitarian crisis in Abereke community of Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State, where recurring oil spills and ocean surges have destroyed livelihoods and submerged large parts of the area. In…
At a time of deepening ecological crisis, widening social injustice, and rising activist burnout, environmental justice advocates are advancing an unexpected yet powerful response to the demand for resilience, urgency, and moral courage – humour. Activists are always at alert – responding swiftly to important existing and emerging socio-ecological and other issues. Often times they…
By Choice Ebuwa Residents of Ugoemoson community in Uhunmwode Local Government Area of Edo State, have decried the absence of basic amenities, particularly the deplorable state of their health centre, which they say has been neglected for over a year. Speaking on the situation, the community’s second-in-command, Mr. Charity Eguavoen, disclosed that about six to…
The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has directed the Nigeria Immigration Service to immediately withdraw and deactivate Nigerian passports held by individuals who have formally renounced their citizenship. The directive, announced on Friday, applies specifically to persons whose renunciation requests have been duly approved and registered by the President, in line with constitutional provisions. According…
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has reiterated its commitment to value reorientation, civic education, and national identity building, while calling for stronger collaboration with the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) ahead of the next general elections. The Director-General of NOA, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, made the call during a courtesy visit by NAWOJ, describing the…
Growing concerns over Nigeria’s widening skills gap took centre stage in Abuja on Wednesday, as education stakeholders warned that the country risks undermining its industrial ambitions without a radical overhaul of its technical training system. At a high-level session of the BEAR III Programme convened by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), the…
Rwanda has issued a powerful warning to the world as it marks the 32nd anniversary of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, cautioning that the dangerous ideologies that fueled the mass killings have not disappeared—but are mutating in more sophisticated and far-reaching ways. Speaking at a solemn commemoration in Abuja, the Rwandan High Commissioner to…
A diaspora-based group, The International Watchers, has called on the Federal Government to provide stronger institutional support for indigenous investors, singling out Air Peace Chief Executive Officer, Allen Onyema, as a model of patriotism and national service. Chairman of the group, Dr Olusegun Adebola, who made the call in a statement, said Onyema embodies the…
By Ebuwa Choice The Nigeria Police Force has assured the family of late Osaiyekemwen Ugbo and the general public that justice will be served following his reported death under tragic and suspicious circumstances in Abuja earlier this month. Ugbo was said to have died in unclear circumstances in the Federal Capital Territory, sparking concern among…