ActionAid Nigeria, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), has criticised the Nigerian government for what it described as ignorance towards the deepening poverty crisis in the country.
Author: Fatima Idera
Fatima Idera
Fatimah Idera is a young Nigerian journalist passionate about covering critical beats such as procurement, climate, education, health, and other developmental issues.
As UTME 2025 kicks off nationwide, it’s a mixed bag for candidates. Smooth sailing in some centres, but delays, glitches, and extortion marred the experience in others.
Goloka Analytics, a spin-off of Dataphyte, has announced a new partnership with Meta to collect data in five Nigerian local languages for the training of Meta’s multilingual AI models and to promote digital inclusivity worldwide. The initiative is part of Meta’s Local Language Partnership Program. Through this collaboration, Goloka Analytics, a technology company focused on point-of-interest data and insights using native intelligence, mobile, and geospatial tools, is contributing to an AI ecosystem where data is shared intentionally, owned by communities, and made to serve their interests. The founder of Goloka Analytics, Joshua Olufemi, explained that the core aim is to…
No fewer than 80,000 out-of-school children in Oyo State, Nigeria have returned to the classroom following Governor Seyi Makinde’s decision to scrap the ₦3,000 public school fees. In 2019, the governor promised to scrap the N3,000 fee paid by pupils of all public primary and secondary schools in the state. Speaking through his Special Adviser on Media, Sulaimon Olanrewaju, at the launch of a book titled ‘Defying Expectations: My Story of Perseverance From Conductor to Journalist,’ authored by Musliudeen Adebayo, the Oyo State correspondent for the Daily Post newspaper, Mr Makinde reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to ensuring that every child of school age…
A Nigerian academic, Solomon Rotimi, a professor at Covenant University, has recorded a significant milestone in cancer research by publishing a pioneering study on the genetic underpinnings of breast cancer among Nigerian women. The study, titled “Screening of Germline BRCA1 and BRCA2 Variants in Nigerian Breast Cancer Patients,” appears in the high-impact journal Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment and is being hailed as a breakthrough, both for local scientific capacity and the broader fight against cancer in Africa. According to the study, cancer burden poses a particularly urgent challenge in Nigeria, as women are often diagnosed at a younger…
The Africa Centre for Development Journalism (ACDJ) has announced a scholarship scheme in honour of Rotimi Sankore, a Nigerian development journalist who died a year ago. The scholarship, aimed at supporting brilliant but indigent undergraduate students of Lagos State University (LASU), is specifically open to those studying Communication and Media Studies, particularly students with interests in development and data journalism. Requirement According to a statement signed by the Rotimi Sankore Scholarship Award Panel Chairman, Lanre Arogundade, applicants must have completed at least one full academic session at LASU with evidence of academic excellence and justification for deserving financial support. Mr…
The Oyo State Government has launched a free vaccination exercise targeting over 88,000 livestock animals across the state, in a proactive move to prevent the outbreak of anthrax and ensure food security. The vaccination exercise aims to boost livestock productivity and protect animals from infection. Anthrax outbreaks have been reported in parts of Nigeria, with confirmed cases in Niger State and Lagos Marina, as well as in other countries such as Ghana and Zambia. At the opening campaign exercise held in Fasola Agribusiness Industrial Hub, the Chairman, Steering Committee of Oyo State Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project (L-PRES), Debo…
In the wake of the federal government’s recent Artificial Intelligence (AI) training for 6,000 secondary school teachers across the nation, seasoned educator Ayoola Akinyeye has called for a more ambitious and systemic overhaul of Nigeria’s education curriculum to put AI at the centre of teaching and learning. Speaking with a few journalists in Lagos recently, Mrs. Akinyeye, Director of Schools at Chrisland Schools Limited, said the country risks falling behind if it doesn’t fully embrace AI and other emerging technologies in the classroom. “The world is undergoing a technological revolution, and AI is no longer a futuristic concept, it is…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has revealed a disturbing surge in the use of fake A-Level certificates, with at least 585 cases uncovered in 2025 alone. This was published in the Board’s weekly bulletin of 7 April. According to the bulletin, the Board’s Registrar, Is-haq Oloyede made the revelation during a virtual meeting with JAMB staff ahead of the 2025 Mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and the main UTME. Professor Oloyede expressed concern over the growing trend of forged advanced level qualifications, describing it as a serious threat to the integrity of Nigeria’s education system. He explained…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for urgent investment of resources to protect and maintain Tuberculosis (TB) care and support services for people in need across regions and countries. The organisation raised concerns that cuts in global health funding could reverse two decades of progress in the fight against the disease. WHO warned that disruptions in TB prevention, screening, and treatment worldwide are endangering millions of lives as TB remains the world’s deadliest infectious disease, causing over one million deaths annually, and leaving devastating impacts on families and communities. Director-General of the organisation, Tedros Ghebreyesus in a message to…