MRA Urges Kano to Prosecute Attackers of Journalists at APC Rally

The Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has called on the Kano State government to move beyond condemnation and ensure the identification, ...

NCPWD Hails UN Resolution on Assistive Technology, Calls for Greater Access in Nigeria

The National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) has welcomed the adoption of a United Nations General Assembly resolution on ...

AI Meets Disability: Nigeria’s Test of Inclusive Education

Nigeria is at risk of making the same mistake with artificial intelligence that it has made with many previous education ...

CAPPA Demands Government Action as Another Gas Explosion Rocks Bille Island

Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa has alerted the Federal and Rivers State governments to another explosion from gas leakage ...

CSOs Allege Cover-Up, Demand Probe as Lagos Police Deny Teargassing Pensioners

A coalition of civil society organizations in Lagos has condemned the reported teargassing of peaceful pensioners demanding their unpaid entitlements ...

EiE Urges INEC to Act on Osun Election Lessons; Fix BVAS, Accessibility Gaps Before 2027

EiE Nigeria has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to close operational gaps identified during the 2026 off-cycle ...

Closing the Information Gap: How MSI Nigeria is Helping Edo Women Find Trusted Family Planning Information

Eight months after giving birth to her first child, Mary Ogbemudia was pregnant again. For Mary, a 36-year-old mother of ...

EDEN Calls for Dialogue with Host Communities, Inaugurates Heroes of the Environment Award

The Environmental Defenders Network (EDEN) has called for meaningful and inclusive dialogue between host communities, extractive companies and government agencies ...

Faith, Fertility and Choice: Can Structured Fertility-Awareness Counselling Expand Family-Planning Options in Nigeria?

For couples who want to delay or space pregnancies but are unwilling to use some modern contraceptive methods because of ...

Extractivism Takes Toll on Women’s Mental Health as Experts Call for In-Depth Reporting

Environmental rights advocates have called for sustained and in-depth reporting on the impact of extractive activities on women in Nigeria’s ...

FirstBank, PAPSS and the Race to Own Africa’s Payment Rails

For decades, sending money from Lagos to other African countries was harder than sending it from Lagos to London. A ...

CAPPA Files FOI Request, Demands Full Senate Records on Tobacco Act Amendment Bill

The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa has filed a Freedom of Information request with the National Assembly, demanding comprehensive ...

Groups Launch Ethical Media Reporting Guidelines to Protect Child Domestic Workers

CeceYara Child Advocacy Center and the Street Project Foundation (SPF) have launched the Ethical Media Reporting Guidelines, a toolkit to ...

DCS 31: Meshack Sisenda – Disability does not define me, I am who I am

Welcome to series thirty-one. We are in Kitale town, situated across Trans-Nzoia county, Kenya, in East Africa. Our guest, Meshack ...

The Injustice and Educational Implications of Delays in the Release of WAEC Results of Blind Candidates

The examination results of blind candidates who sat for the May/June 2026 West African Examination Council (WAEC) Senior School Certificate ...

CSOs Urge Tinubu to Reject Assent to Tobacco Bill, Warn Amendment Contains Dangerous Recommendations

The Renevlyn Development Initiative (RDI), Initiative for Community Development and Advancement of Social Orientation (ICODASO), and the Cedars Refuge Foundation ...

FEATURE: Nigerians Turn to Faith Healers as HIV Aid Dries Up

Aisha* once relied on free antiretroviral therapy (ART) from a clinic in Maiduguri, northeastern Nigeria, funded through the US President’s ...

Nigerian conscious musician and filmmaker Ambassador Willie Workman Oga has been nominated at this year's Directors Guild of Nigeria Awards ...

Mandatory Fortification of Bouillon Cubes: A Threat to Maternal and Child Health in Nigeria

A recent narrative circulating across public health and media spaces—exemplified by reports from food corporations and their allies —advocates mandatory ...

OsunDecides: PWDs Voted, but the Real Test Was How Accessible the Experience

For 38-year-old Ogbo Godwin, going to the polls during the 2026 Osun State governorship election was about more than choosing a ...