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A group picture of the participants and organizers at the capacity building training organized by CCSI on Gender, Gender-Based Violence, FP and RMNCAH+N

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Misinformation: “Verification Is the First Step to Credibility,” CCSI Tells Social Media Influencers

In the rising spread of fake news and misinformation, social media influencers have been reminded that their credibility depends on ...

October 23, 2025

Media professionals at the one-day training on Implications of Industrial Farming in Nigeria.

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Industrial Animal Farming Threatens Nigeria’s Public Health Systems, Food Sovereignty – Experts

Environmental, agricultural and public health experts have warned that Nigeria’s growing embrace of industrial animal farming could undermine the country’s ...

October 22, 2025

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Africa Leadership Foundation Launches Pan-African Gender Budgeting Network to Drive Inclusive Development

The Africa Leadership Foundation (ALF), a non-governmental organisation dedicated to promoting leadership, good governance, and sustainable development across the continent, ...

October 22, 2025

Media

AFRICAST 2025 Set to Revolutionize African Media Ecosystem

AFRICAST 2025, Africa's premier event for broadcasting, media, and technology, scheduled to kick off on October 20, 2025, at the ...

October 19, 2025

Group picture of participants at the consultative workshop with media representatives hosted by CEE-HOPE Nigeria.

Human Rights

CEE-HOPE Calls for Unionisation, Legal Protection of Domestic Workers, Urges Media Collaboration

A Non-Governmental Organisation, Centre for Children’s Health Education, Orientation and Protection, CEE-HOPE Nigeria, has called for stronger legal protection, improved ...

October 18, 2025

Election

Anambra Governorship Election: IPC, CEMESO Reaffirm Commitment to Journalists Safety

The International Press Centre (IPC) and the Centre for Media and Society (CEMESO) have restated their joint commitment to ensuring ...

November 7, 2025

Environment

30 Years After Ken Saro-Wiwa: Activists Oppose Reopening of Ogoni Oil Wells Amid Cleanup Delays

Thirty years after the execution of environmental activist and Right Livelihood Laureate, Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight other Ogoni activists, environmental ...

November 7, 2025

Graphic image of a man holding a microphone. Above him is written When Protectors Become Predators. The state against freedom of expression in Nigeria, 2025

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Security Agencies Responsible for 74% of Attacks on Journalists – MRA Report

Media Rights Agenda has released a report showing that state actors were responsible for nearly 74 percent of all attacks ...

November 5, 2025

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Auwal Musa Rafsanjani Named Chairman of CAPPA Board, Vows to Strengthen Fight for Public Accountability

Prominent civil rights leader, Auwal Musa Rafsanjani, has been announced as the new Chairman of Corporate Accountability and Public Participation ...

November 3, 2025

Comrade Kehinde Adegboyega, Executive Director of the Human Rights Journalists Network Nigeria

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HRJN Executive Director, Kehinde Adegboyega, Advocates Film as Tool for Justice at Global Artivism Conference

In a powerful call to action at the Global Artivism Conference, Comrade Kehinde Adegboyega, Executive Director of the Human Rights ...

November 3, 2025

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Nigeria ‘One Step Away from Closed Civic Space’, Warns Expert as WSCIJ Releases Journalism, Civic Space Report

Nigeria’s democracy is teetering on the edge of repression, warned Professor Ernest Ereke, a political economist from the University of ...

November 2, 2025

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VivaFemini Will Help Women Detect Pregnancy Danger, General Health Checker, Guide throughout Pregnancy Journey

The mobile-first digital health platform, VivaFemini, a user-friendly app built to revolutionise maternity, reproductive, and prenatal care for over 250 ...

November 1, 2025

Children

‘Child Protection is Everybody’s Business’, Experts Declare as CEE-HOPE, Afruca Lead Child Safeguarding Drive

Debbie Ariyo, CEO of Afruca Safeguarding Children-United Kingdom and a globally recognised child protection advocate, has declared that “child protection ...

October 31, 2025

Health

Lupus Warriors Demand Affordable Care, Urge FG to Subsidize Drugs

As thousands of Nigerians battle the invisible torment of lupus, survivors are raising a unified voice calling on the Nigerian ...

October 30, 2025

An image (a flyer) with "challenge accepted healthcare innovation" bold written on it. A group of hands joined together is on the background of the image

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Orodata Science, Africa Data Hub Launch Healthcare Innovation Hackathon

Orodata Science and the Africa Data Hub have launched PHC Innovation Hackathon to harness data in transforming Primary Healthcare service ...

October 29, 2025

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HEDA Urges New INEC Chairman, Amupitan to Restore Public Confidence in Electoral Process

The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) has urged the newly appointed Chairman of the Independent National Electoral ...

October 27, 2025

Disability

CITAB Knocks FG Over Neglect of Blind Persons as Only 4 Percent Receive Care

The Centre for Infrastructural and Technological Advancement for the Blind (CITAB) has raised strong concern over new statistics released by ...

October 25, 2025

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GroupTrains Social Media Influencers on GBV, RMNCAH+N

The Centre for Communication and Social Impact CCSI, an organisation passionate about developing and growing the health care facilities, has ...

October 25, 2025

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Rhealyz Africa Unveils Upcycling Garden at Ondo Girls’ School

Rhealyz Africa Global Empowerment Initiative has commissioned an upcycling garden at Fiwasaye Girls Grammar School in Akure, Ondo State, converting ...

October 25, 2025

Health

Groups Raise Alarm as Tobacco Companies Introduces Products To Nigerian Students Under ‘Harm Reduction’ Campaign

Tobacco control advocacy organisations in Nigeria have urged the Federal Government and public health authorities to take immediate action against ...

October 23, 2025

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Misinformation: “Verification Is the First Step to Credibility,” CCSI Tells Social Media Influencers

In the rising spread of fake news and misinformation, social media influencers have been reminded that their credibility depends on ...

October 23, 2025

News

Industrial Animal Farming Threatens Nigeria’s Public Health Systems, Food Sovereignty – Experts

Environmental, agricultural and public health experts have warned that Nigeria’s growing embrace of industrial animal farming could undermine the country’s ...

October 22, 2025

News

Africa Leadership Foundation Launches Pan-African Gender Budgeting Network to Drive Inclusive Development

The Africa Leadership Foundation (ALF), a non-governmental organisation dedicated to promoting leadership, good governance, and sustainable development across the continent, ...

October 22, 2025

Media

AFRICAST 2025 Set to Revolutionize African Media Ecosystem

AFRICAST 2025, Africa's premier event for broadcasting, media, and technology, scheduled to kick off on October 20, 2025, at the ...

October 19, 2025

Human Rights

CEE-HOPE Calls for Unionisation, Legal Protection of Domestic Workers, Urges Media Collaboration

A Non-Governmental Organisation, Centre for Children’s Health Education, Orientation and Protection, CEE-HOPE Nigeria, has called for stronger legal protection, improved ...

October 18, 2025

Election

Anambra Governorship Election: IPC, CEMESO Reaffirm Commitment to Journalists Safety

The International Press Centre (IPC) and the Centre for Media and Society (CEMESO) have restated their joint commitment to ensuring ...

November 7, 2025

Environment

30 Years After Ken Saro-Wiwa: Activists Oppose Reopening of Ogoni Oil Wells Amid Cleanup Delays

Thirty years after the execution of environmental activist and Right Livelihood Laureate, Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight other Ogoni activists, environmental ...

November 7, 2025

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