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Oil Wahala
Does Oil Subsidy exist? This Video employs local contents known to everyday Nigerian in explaining the Oil Value Chain. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0y-9AdUB8Cc
Betta Edu Saga: Tinubu Told What to Do For All His Appointees
FCT, Abuja – A nonprofit organisation (NGO), ImpactHouse Centre for Development Communication, has said the explanation given by the minister of interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, over the allegation of his company receiving N438 million in ‘consultancy fees’ from the ministry of humanitarian affairs and poverty alleviation is “unacceptable”. ImpactHouse urged President Bola Tinubu to consider a […]
Humanitarian Ministry Scandal: Tunji-Ojo’s Defence Unacceptable, ImpactHouse Kicks
ImpactHouse Centre for Development Communication (ImpactHouse) finds unacceptable the explanation given by Nigeria’s Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, over the allegation of his company receiving N438 million in ‘consultancy fees’ from the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation. In an interview with a national television, the minister said he is only a shareholder of […]
Weekly Roundup of Top Stories
Welcome to the Development Diaries weekly roundup of top Nigerian and African stories for Sunday, 02 July, 2023. We reported the running over of a handcuffed man by police officers in Edo State, Nigeria; Tinubu’s appointment of only four women out of 20 as special advisors; the suffering of at least 2,420 children from violations […]
South Africa: 26,515 Teenagers Pregnant in Eight Months
Nonprofits and community leaders in South Africa have asked the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to tighten statutory rape laws. Development Diaries reports that the call was made as KwaZulu-Natal announced that it had recorded 26,515 pregnancies of young girls aged ten and 19 in eight months. According to a community leader in Soweto, Ntokozo Khumalo, […]
Tinubu Unclear on Palliatives One Week after Subsidy Removal
President Bola Tinubu has asked the National Economic Council (NEC) to come up with input on palliatives and the minimum wage review as part of measures to cushion the pain of subsidy removal. Development Diaries reports that Tinubu gave this directive during a meeting with members of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) on Wednesday. He […]
Rights of Children Still Violated in Nigeria
As Nigeria marks another Children’s Day on 27 May, the country remains one of the most difficult places to be a child. Development Diaries reports that the rights of children are violated daily and almost with impunity in Nigeria, figures from the Organisation for World Peace show. In this report, the United Nations Children’s Emergency […]
Out-Of-School Children: Kano Passes Child Protection Bill
The Kano State House of Assembly, northwest Nigeria, has passed the State Child Protection Bill. Development Diaries reports that the bill seeks to protect children against all forms of molestation and ensure that they enjoy free and compulsory basic education. It is understood that the law sets aside stiffer sanctions for perpetrators of rape and other […]
Africa Day: Addressing Challenges Facing Continent
As Africa observes another Africa Day with the slogan ‘Our Africa Our Future’, there are threats the continent must deal with to secure a better future. Development Diaries reports that Africa Day 2023 marks the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) now the African Union (AU). […]
