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SERAP Urges INEC to Crack Down on Politicians Engaging in Early Campaigns

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission to identify and prosecute politicians and political parties engaging in early election campaigns ahead of the 2027 general elections. In a letter dated September 13, 2025, SERAP warned that it will take legal action if INEC fails to act within seven […]

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FG Launches FAO, IFAD-Backed Agrifood Investment Plan 

The Federal Government has unveiled a new agrifood investment plan designed to promote climate-smart farming and support smallholder farmers across the country.   The initiative was announced in Abuja by the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, who explained that the plan would prioritise scalable, high-impact programmes capable of reaching rural communities.   […]

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Kenya’s Only Breastmilk Bank Gives Premature Babies a Fighting Chance

Surrounded by incubators at Pumwani Maternity Hospital, four-day-old Grace-Ella is being fed donated breastmilk through a red tube carefully inserted into her nose. She is among many premature babies in Kenya benefiting from the country’s only breastmilk bank.   The facility, established in Nairobi, is one of the very few of its kind across sub-Saharan […]

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Sanusi Blames Nigeria’s Woes on Decades of Lousy Leadership

Emir of Kano and ex-Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Muhammad Sanusi II, has said Nigeria’s underdevelopment is a direct result of poor leadership that has persisted for decades.   Speaking at the second Kano International Poetry Festival on Saturday, Sanusi lamented that while other nations are advancing discussions on innovation and technology, Nigeria […]

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Resident Doctors Suspend Warning Strike, Resume Work Sunday

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended its five-day nationwide warning strike after two days, directing members to resume work from 8:00 a.m. on Sunday, September 14, 2025.   The decision was reached during an extraordinary virtual National Executive Council (E-NEC) meeting held on Saturday, September 13, 2025.   NARD said it suspended […]