Summary of the Story SERAP’s Concerns: The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu’s government to stop using security agencies to target Nigerians exercising their human rights. Defamation Lawsuit: Two DSS officials filed a defamation lawsuit…
By Habeeb Ibrahim | The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) marked the 10th anniversary of its “Report Women” initiative in a grand event that celebrated a decade of amplifying the voices of women in the media. A Decade…
“All music comes from Africa,” African pop singer, Angélique Kidjo, told an interviewer in 2023. Kidjo’s dad is Fon; her mum is Yoruba. Kidjo waxed lyrical. She said she came from a culture “where you spend 10 minutes saying good…
Summary of the Story The Media Career Development Conference, organized by the Media Career Development Network (MCDN), will be held on October 31 in Lagos. The conference aims to promote excellence in media practice and enhance journalists’ and media professionals’…
Summary of the Story Rejection of GMOs: Public health experts and food sovereignty activists are urging the Nigerian government to stop introducing Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) into the country’s food system due to economic, environmental, and health implications ¹. Human…
Summary of the Story The Nigeria Future Summit 2024 was held from October 8-9 in Abuja Organized by the Nigeria Youth SDGs and supported by the German Mission in Nigeria Aimed to address the exclusion of youth, women, and persons…
Summary of the Story Call to Action: The Healthy Food Policy Youth Vanguard (HFPYV) urges governments to strengthen nutritious food policies, food security, and access to promote public health on World Food Day. Unhealthy Food Concerns: HFPYV warns that excessive…
Ojo Gbenga Nicholas| Summary of the Story Security personnel and Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) crew members engage in ticket racketeering on Warri-Itakpe and Abuja-Kaduna trains. Passengers are smuggled into trains without tickets, bypassing security checks. Tickets are sold on the…
Summary of the Story African civil society organizations released a report, “Sweetened Profits,” exposing Big Soda’s tactics to undermine sugar-sweetened beverage taxes. The report reveals five strategies used by Big Soda: economic alarmism, exploiting social concerns, manipulating tax designs, mounting…
Summary of the Story Global Public Debt Projection: The IMF forecasts global public debt to exceed $100 trillion by the end of 2024, accounting for approximately 93% of the world’s gross domestic product (GDP). Debt Increase Drivers: China and the…
