Investigation

Cracks After Cash: Ikang PHC Deteriorates Barely A Year After Renovation, Adim Facility Struggles With Manpower

By Sylvia Akpan   It was already late on Tuesday evening when CrossRiverWatch arrived at Ikang Primary Health Center in ...

October 11, 2026
A group photograph of students and facilitators during the training at Apo Secondary School, Abuja. Photo credit: Naija Feminists Media
Girls

Youth Voices Against Child Marriage: Naija Feminists Media Trains School Girls

By: Prisca Iwendi In commemoration of the 2026 International Day of the Girl Child, Naija Feminists Media (NFM), with support ...

October 11, 2026
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News

NCPWD Chief Assures Fair Process as PWDs Push for 5% Employment Quota

The Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD), Hon. Ayuba Burki Gufwan, has urged the over ...

October 11, 2026
The cover page of a policy brief by Orodata Science titled "Pacing Frontier AI: Protecting Rights and Public-Interest Access in Nigeria". The background illustration features the exterior of a dark modern building at night, with three silhouetted figures visible through a brightly lit green window
AI

Orodata Urges Nigerian CSOs to Shape Frontier AI Governance, Protect Public Interest

Orodata Science, a Nigerian data science and research organisation, has urged civil society organisations (CSOs) to participate actively in shaping ...

October 11, 2026
Mohammed Talma
Disability

DCS 32: It’s A Hard Life for People with Disabilities – Mohammed Talha

By Alexander Ogheneruemu   Dear readers, We are in Pakistan, ‘Land of the Pure ’, to continue our disability storytelling. ...

October 10, 2026
Mustapha Lawal, Programme Manager, FactCheckAfrica, receiving the award in Nairobi. Photo source: FactCheckAfrica.
News

FactCheckAfrica Wins Inclusive Futures Award for Digital Access to Governance Information

FactCheckAfrica has emerged winner of the Inclusive Futures Award at the Summit on People-Centred Technologies in Africa in Nairobi, Kenya, ...

October 8, 2026
Favour, a student from Kebbi State, was diagnosed with refractive error during an eye health screening supported by Sightsavers. She was provided with glasses, which has helped her to study well. Photo credit: Sightsavers
News

World Sight Day: Sightsavers Urges FG to Invest in Eye-care for Economic Benefits

Sightsavers, has urged the Nigerian government, donors, and private-public sector actors to prioritise eye care in the national health system ...

October 8, 2026
Image of Robert Egbe. A man indoors showing from chest to head view
Opinion

CETA Amendment Bill: A Tax for Good Health

Something strange happened to Enugu-based paediatrician, Dr. Chiwetalu Odoh, last Christmas eve. Summoned to the Children's Emergency Unit at the ...

October 8, 2026
Image of a man in wheelchair casting a vote outdoors
News

2027: 232,658 PWDs Registered to Vote as INEC Flags Inclusivity Gap

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has revealed that 232,658 persons with disabilities registered to vote in the 2027 general ...

October 8, 2026
PC: ICIR
News

Voters Under 50 Make Up 70.6% of Nigeria’s 103.4m Register — INEC

Voters below the age of 50 account for more than 70 per cent of Nigeria’s registered electorate ahead of the ...

October 7, 2026
Election

INEC Deploys AI Tools to Detect Anomalies, Result Manipulation Ahead of 2027 Polls

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is deploying artificial intelligence tools specifically designed to detect anomalies and possible manipulation of ...

October 6, 2026
Art for Climate Action Forum Calls for Greater Role of Creativity in Climate Policy Across Africa
Climate

Art for Climate Action Forum Calls for Greater Role of Creativity in Climate Policy Across Africa

The Art for Climate Action Forum has called for an improved role of creativity in climate policy across Africa, urging ...

October 6, 2026
News

Journalists, CSOs, INEC Push for Collaboration to Strengthen Access to Information Ahead of 2027 Elections

By Esther Olaifa Journalists, civil society organisations and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have called for stronger collaboration to ...

October 5, 2026
News

Literal Guide Book Festival Celebrates Young Nigerian Writers for Creative Excellence

Literal Guide Publishers International, with support from the Development for Underserved Communities (DUC) Foundation, has celebrated young Nigerian writers at ...

October 5, 2026
A group of chidren staning indoors with books in their hands
News

Bridging the Gap: W-LIT Distributes Educational Materials to Schoolchildren in Lagos

By Esther Olaifa W-LIT Community Development Initiative has distributed educational materials to about 70 children from low-income and marginalized homes ...

October 4, 2026
Tiktok logo
News

CSOs Demand Investigation Into Weeks-Long TikTok Disruption in Northern Nigeria

A coalition of civil society organisations working on digital rights, freedom of expression and access to information has raised concern ...

October 4, 2026
Staff working in Oke Elu PHC, Ayedaade LGA. The PHC can be identified as one of the functional and newly revitalised PHCs in Osun. Photo credit: Akinwale Akinrinade / Orodata
Health

How Osun’s PHC Investments Are Falling Short of Communities’ Needs

The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), has, since 2023, commenced the revitalisation ...

October 2, 2026
A collage of Erin Ijesa PHC, Okegada PHC and Itaapa PHC in Osun State.
Health

How Osun’s Revitalised PHCs Are Expanding Healthcare Delivery Amid New Challenges

For residents of Ede North Local Government Area of Osun State, getting basic healthcare no longer necessarily means travelling several ...

October 2, 2026
News

Nigeria at 66: Hardship, Insecurity Must Give Way to Better Lives, CAPPA Tells Tinubu

As Nigeria marks 66 years of independence on October 1, 2026, the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has ...

October 2, 2026
graphic image of a woman and a little girl and boy
News

Research Makes Case for Greater Investment in Adolescent Health, Warns of $110 Trillion Cost of Inaction

A major new supplement has presented a comprehensive economic and epidemiological case for scaling up investment in adolescent health and ...

October 1, 2026
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Cracks After Cash: Ikang PHC Deteriorates Barely A Year After Renovation, Adim Facility Struggles With Manpower October 11, 2026
Youth Voices Against Child Marriage: Naija Feminists Media Trains School Girls October 11, 2026
NCPWD Chief Assures Fair Process as PWDs Push for 5% Employment Quota October 11, 2026
Orodata Urges Nigerian CSOs to Shape Frontier AI Governance, Protect Public Interest October 11, 2026
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