President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina has said Africa will need about $2.7 trillion by 2030 to finance climate change. The AfDB boss said this during the ongoing 2023 AfDB Annual Meetings in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt…
Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has commissioned six medical infrastructure projects at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) on Wednesday. The commissioned projects were a 124-Bed Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Multipurpose Medical Building; the Renovated House Officers’…
A Federal High Court in Abuja last week ordered the government of President Muhammadu Buhari to “account for the spending of $460 million Chinese loan to fund the failed Abuja Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) project.” The Court also ordered the government to…
As Presidential Election Petition Tribunal commenced on May 8, Nigerians are keenly interested in how the whole process will go and the eventual end is the priority of every well-meaning citizen, which literally translates to the fate of Nigerian people…
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has appealed to Nigerian parents to prioritise that their children under the age of five must have the registration of birth and a certificate of birth for them. UNICEF noted that birth registration is…
‘Fisayo Soyombo, Founder/Editor-in-Chief of the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), has emerged a 2023-24 Knight-Wallace Fellow at the University of Michigan, United States. According to a statement released on Thursday by the Wallace House Centre for Journalists and the University of Michigan,…
The Initiative for Social Impact and Sustainable Development (ISISD) has said that boys that are well-trained and mentally sound cannot abuse their female counterparts. ISISD, then, urged the governments, firms, and individuals to dedicate their resources to achieving great results…
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre, (CISLAC) has called for an increase in taxation on tobacco as an instrument to control its consumption. CISLAC which made the call at a seminar in Umuahia, Abia State, bemoaned the reluctance of the…
By Abiodun Busari | An ace broadcaster and rights activist, Toun Okewale Sonaiya has appealed to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) governors to nominate women for ministerial appointments as the new administration commences on May 29. She made the…
TheCable, Nigeria’s leading online newspaper, is set to launch an application that will make the news accessible for persons living with disabilities (PLWD). The disability inclusive news app (DINA) will be launched on Tuesday, May 9 as part of activities…
