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Ileraf’AGBA Launched to Cater to the Elderly

As part of the effort toward caring for the aged in rural communities, IleraF'AGBA Foundation has been launched recently at ...

June 2, 2023

A collage of typical climate and weather-related events: floods, heatwaves, drought, hurricanes, wildfires and loss of glacial ice. Source: NOAA

Climate Change

FALSE: Global Warming is not a Serious Issue

CLAIM: John Shewchuk posted on Twitter that global warming is not a serious issue, because severe weather events are decreasing ...

June 2, 2023

An image illustrating how LGBTQ+ are criminalized and feel invisible in Nigeria. Source: Al Jazeera

Features

Forced into Hiding – The Tales of LGBTQ+ Faced with Stigmatization in Nigeria

Oliver Johnson*, a 25-year-old man, who was living with his elder sister was sent packing from the house after the ...

June 2, 2023

Girls

Expert says about 44% of Women, Girls in Nigeria Experience Menstrual Poverty

A Public Health Physician, Dr Nkiru Ezeama says that about 44 per cent of women and girls in Nigeria are ...

June 1, 2023

Climate Change

Fact-Check: Is climate change a hoax by governments worldwide?

CLAIM: A verified Twitter account user, Emmy has made a claim on the microblogging site that climate change is the ...

June 1, 2023

Clearing of land for tobacco growing in Oke-Ogun

Features

‘In search of the prosperous tobacco farmers of Oke-Ogun’

Tobacco cultivation has been a long-held tradition among farmers of Oke-Ogun of Oyo State. They were so tied to it ...

May 31, 2023

L-R: Dr. Olayinka Oyegbile of Development Strategies, Zikora Ibeh, Policy and Research Officer at CAPPA, and Philip Jakpor, Director of Programmes at CAPPA during the media roundtable to commemorate World No Tobacco Day 2023

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World No Tobacco Day: CAPPA Demands Support to Farmers to Quit Tobacco Farming

Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has recommended that the Government should provide adequate support to farmers to enable ...

May 31, 2023

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Climate Change

FACT CHECK: No! Fossil fuels are not a friend

CLAIM: A Tweep with a verified account, Alex Epstein on April 12 in a Twitter post, quoted Dennis Prager to ...

May 31, 2023

Flood in Sudan. Source: Anadolu Agency

Climate Change

FACT CHECK: Flooding in Sudan is due to climate change, not war

CLAIM: A Facebook user, Larry Huggins has made a claim (archived) on the social media platform that climate change was ...

May 30, 2023

The launch of the report titled: Unpacking Nigeria’s 2023 General Elections

Election

2023 Election Was a Combination of Significant Progress, Regrettable Shortcomings – Report

The Corporate Accountability and Public participation Africa (CAPPA) in its latest report titled “Unpacking Nigeria’s 2023 General Elections” has revealed ...

May 30, 2023

Dr. Christiana Akinrinmade during an exhibition

Disability

Blind and Thriving – How Dr. Akinrinmade is Impacting the World Regardless of Disability

One, two, three……nine, ten, or more car accidents in a week were beyond the ordinary. Remarks from other drivers and ...

May 30, 2023

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Group Tasks Parents, Teachers on Training Children for Better Future

The Managing Director, Cakasa Nigeria Limited (CNL), Mr Barnabas Olise, has urged parents, guardians and teachers to rededicate themselves in ...

May 29, 2023

Mrs Ify Obinabo, Anambra State Commissioner for Women and Social Welfare

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Anambra Govt To Prosecute Parents Who Engage Children In Street Hawking, Begging

The Anambra State Government on Friday said it would commence the arrest and prosecution of parents and guardians who engage ...

May 29, 2023

Borderless Africa. Source: Africa in Action

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Borderless Africa Will Strengthen Cultural Ties, Improve Trade and Investment – Experts

Dr. Olumuyiwa Alaba, Lead, Trade Thematic Group, Nigeria Economic Summit Group (NESG), has called for the establishment and strengthening of ...

May 29, 2023

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Foundation sensitises girls to importance of menstrual hygiene, distributes pads

Ahead of the International Menstrual Hygiene Day (MHD), Mother Charity N Children Foundation (MCNCF), an NGO, has sensitised young girls ...

May 28, 2023

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‘Expect top-quality products at Exhibition’- BTN Convener

The executive director of BrandTell Nigeria, Denike Fagbemi, has allayed customers fears of substandard product sales at the forthcoming Sales ...

May 28, 2023

Sugar sweetened beverages. Source: Nairametrics

Health

Nigeria SSB Tax: Starting Early is Key to a Healthy Citizenry

As Nigeria grapples with the steady increase in Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), the role of sugary drinks as a contributing factor to this trend cannot be ignored. The ...

May 27, 2023

Golfers during the 2023 Captain’s Inaugural golf tournament in Ilorin.

Features

Samson Oladele Emerges Best Overall in Ilorin Golf Club Captain Inaugural 2023

That the 2023 Captain’s Inaugural golf tournament, which was concluded last weekend, is arguably the biggest, most colorful, memorable and ...

May 25, 2023

Dr. Moyosore Makinde, a Consultant Family Physician and Int’l Board-certified Lifestyle Medicine Physician, and President of SOLONg

Health

SOLONG Appeals To FG To Increase Taxation on Tobacco, SSB Products To Encourage Healthy Lifestyle Among Nigerians

The Society of Lifestyle Medicine of Nigeria (SOLONg) has appealed to the Federal Government to impose heavy taxation on tobacco ...

May 24, 2023

The Medical Director, Dr. Adeolu Olusodo attending to an elderly man during a medical Outreach at Odosenbora in Ijebu North-East, Ogun State.

Health

Affordable and Accessible Health Care Remains an Issue in Nigeria, but Atayase Initiative Devises a Means, Helping the Underserved Age Groups

All was well with Hajia Ariyike Olorounibe, a 65-year-old resident of Igbogbo in the Ikorodu area of Lagos state, until ...

May 24, 2023

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Ileraf’AGBA Launched to Cater to the Elderly June 2, 2023

FALSE: Global Warming is not a Serious Issue June 2, 2023

Forced into Hiding – The Tales of LGBTQ+ Faced with Stigmatization in Nigeria June 2, 2023

Expert says about 44% of Women, Girls in Nigeria Experience Menstrual Poverty June 1, 2023

Fact-Check: Is climate change a hoax by governments worldwide? June 1, 2023

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Ileraf’AGBA Launched to Cater to the Elderly

Ileraf’AGBA Launched to Cater to the Elderly

FACT CHECK: ‘Climate Change Does not Exist’

FALSE: Global Warming is not a Serious Issue

Forced into Hiding – The Tales of LGBTQ+ Faced with Stigmatization in Nigeria

Forced into Hiding – The Tales of LGBTQ+ Faced with Stigmatization in Nigeria

Expert says about 44% of Women, Girls in Nigeria Experience Menstrual Poverty

Expert says about 44% of Women, Girls in Nigeria Experience Menstrual Poverty

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FALSE: Global Warming is not a Serious Issue

Forced into Hiding – The Tales of LGBTQ+ Faced with Stigmatization in Nigeria

Expert says about 44% of Women, Girls in Nigeria Experience Menstrual Poverty

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‘In search of the prosperous tobacco farmers of Oke-Ogun’

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Ileraf’AGBA Launched to Cater to the Elderly

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FALSE: Global Warming is not a Serious Issue

Ileraf’AGBA Launched to Cater to the Elderly

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FALSE: Global Warming is not a Serious Issue

by Blessing Oladunjoye

Forced into Hiding – The Tales of LGBTQ+ Faced with Stigmatization in Nigeria

by Blessing Oladunjoye

Expert says about 44% of Women, Girls in Nigeria Experience Menstrual Poverty

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EDUCATION

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Ileraf’AGBA Launched to Cater to the Elderly

by Adeyemi Okediran

Expert says about 44% of Women, Girls in Nigeria Experience Menstrual Poverty

Nigeria SSB Tax: Starting Early is Key to a Healthy Citizenry

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Affordable and Accessible Health Care Remains an Issue in Nigeria, but Atayase Initiative Devises a Means, Helping the Underserved Age Groups

Unhealthy Lifestyle Increases Your Risk of Chronic Diseases – SOLONG Tells Nigerians

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#Smokefree Nollywood: A Call to Action for Healthier Narratives

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