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Ultra-processed Foods Fortification: Public Health Solution or Health Risk?

By Humphrey Ukeaja Over the past few years, a growing number of food manufacturers, health advocates, and sections of the ...

September 10, 2026
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World Spinal Cord Injury Day: Advocates Demand Rehabilitation, Full Inclusion

‎By Esther Olaifa In commemoration of the 10th anniversary of World Spinal Cord Injury Day, the Spinal Cord Injury Association ...

September 10, 2026
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Nasarawa Women Decry Mining Impacts on Communities, Demand State Assembly Intervention

Women from Uke community in Karu Local Government Area and Abuni community in Awe Local Government Area of Nasarawa State ...

September 10, 2026
News

NIJ Alumni Association Visits Institute, Commits to Institutional Development

The Nigerian Institute of Journalism Alumni Association (NIJAA) has paid a courtesy visit to the management of the Nigerian Institute ...

September 8, 2026
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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, ...

September 7, 2026
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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 ...

September 7, 2026
A group of people in a well lit room indoors
Opinion

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 ...

September 7, 2026
Map of Africa by the right hand side is written Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa
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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 ...

September 7, 2026
An outdoor photograph capturing a chaotic moment at a protest. On the left, a female Nigerian police officer in a black uniform and red beret covers her face with a patterned cloth while holding the hand of an elderly woman who is bent over, covering her mouth as if struggling from tear gas inhalation. In the lower foreground, a woman wearing a dark purple velvet headwrap looks toward the camera with a distressed expression. Other people are seen moving in the background, including a woman in a green patterned outfit and a man in a traditional striped cap. A green inset logo in the upper left corner depicts a map of Nigeria with a raised fist and text reading "End Bad Governance in Nigeria
News

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 ...

September 3, 2026
Enough is Enough Nigeria Logo
News

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 ...

September 1, 2026
A family planning educator sensitises women about family planning at Iwogban Primary Health Centre, Ikpoba Okha LGA, Edo State. Photo credit: Samuel Gada/NHW
Solutions Journalism

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 ...

August 30, 2026
A group photo of four people; two men and two women. The women are holding awards presented by EDEN.
News

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 ...

August 29, 2026
A three-panel educational illustration showing different family planning methods. The top panel shows an arm with a contraceptive implant being inserted under the skin. The middle panel shows a cycle-bead string used for the Standard Days Method. The bottom panel shows an IUD positioned inside the uterus.
Features

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 ...

August 28, 2026
A group of women in a picture against a banner at a training on extractivism.
News

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 ...

August 28, 2026
News

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 ...

August 27, 2026
Mr Akinbode Oluwafemi the Executive Director of CAPPA sitting indoors
News

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 ...

August 26, 2026
The front cover of the Ethical Media Reporting Guidelines for Child Domestic Workers. There are logos of funders and partners.
News

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 ...

August 22, 2026
Meshack Sisenda, a man with albinism, sitting down with 'Good morning' at the background.
Disability

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 ...

August 22, 2026
An image of blind students in a classroom
Opinion

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 ...

August 21, 2026
Heap of tobacco cigarette. Source: BBC
News

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 ...

August 21, 2026
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Ultra-processed Foods Fortification: Public Health Solution or Health Risk? September 10, 2026
World Spinal Cord Injury Day: Advocates Demand Rehabilitation, Full Inclusion September 10, 2026
Nasarawa Women Decry Mining Impacts on Communities, Demand State Assembly Intervention September 10, 2026
NIJ Alumni Association Visits Institute, Commits to Institutional Development September 8, 2026
MRA Urges Kano to Prosecute Attackers of Journalists at APC Rally September 7, 2026
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