Category: News

Civil society organisations, media professionals, and leaders of the APC on Friday called for urgent constitutional intervention in the escalating political crisis in Rivers State, demanding that the National Assembly take over the legislative functions of the Rivers State House of Assembly in line with Section 11 of the Constitution. Addressing journalists during a one…

The Bloggers and Vloggers, Content Creators Association in Nigeria (BAVCCA) has revealed that ₦152 billion was paid yesterday to contractors with verified contracts, as part of efforts to resolve a protest that disrupted activities at the Federal Ministry of Finance on Monday, January 19. The protest, staged by indigenous contractors over outstanding payments for executed…

No fewer than 17 Civil Society Organizations, CSOs, Tuesday, withdrew allegations and begged the Director General, DG, Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP), Dr Adebowale Adedokun. The CSOs had earlier leveled allegations of financial impropriety, abuse of office, and monetization of Certificates of No Objection against Adedokun, and the Chief of Staff, Mr. Olanrewaju Obasa, which…

SEO Riders: – Ogoni biometric cancer screening study launched – HYPREP partners WHO to assess pollution-linked health risks – 4,000 Ogoni people to participate in pollution health study The Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP), in collaboration with the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), has launched a three-year biometric screening study…

SEO Riders: – Cadmium toxicity research using yeast reveals detox pathways – Bridging molecular biology and environmental justice in Nigeria – Clean Earth Nexus mobilises communities for sustainable impact Sunday Olaniyan, a Nigerian PhD candidate at Baylor University, is leading research into how cells naturally defend against industrial toxins, particularly cadmium. Working at the intersection…

SEO Riders: – Lagos clamps down on illegal wastewater pumping – Public health risk from untreated sewage in Lekki – LSWMO takes action against environmental pollution The Lagos State Wastewater Management Office (LSWMO) sealed Myca 7 Court, Van Daniel Estate, Off Orchid Road, Lekki after it was found to be pumping sewage into public drains.…

SEO Riders: – FCT residents demand return of periodic sanitation exercise – Community clean-up seen as key to public health and environment – Abuja authorities urged to enforce sanitation days Residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja are calling for the reintroduction of the monthly sanitation exercise to help maintain cleanliness, improve hygiene, and…

SEO Riders: – NESREA clamps down on recyclable, construction & industrial polluters – Toxic lead, illegal waste practices spark facility shutdowns – Enforcement of Nigeria’s battery & environmental regulations intensifies The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has shut down 29 facilities across Ogun, Ekiti, and Osun states for various environmental violations. Among…

SEO Riders: – Ubeji community demands stop to gas flaring – NGOs call on government and NNPC for environmental justice – Health and pollution concerns top local grievances A coalition of NGOs and media professionals—Social and Economic Justice Advocacy (SEJA), Web of Support Youth Development Program Nigeria, and Advisors Reports.Com—has appealed to President Bola Tinubu,…

SEO Riders: – Lessons from global tobacco settlements for funding Nigeria’s health – How Canada’s $32.5B payout shows a path for Nigeria vs Big Tobacco – Nigeria’s strategy: sin taxes, legal action, and civil society in health financing Nigeria is now earmarking sin taxes—charges on alcohol, tobacco, and sugary drinks—for health financing, aligning with pleas…