Year: 2023

Mandy Park Latest report shows that International fossil fuel lobbyists have sent no fewer than 2,456 representatives to the ongoing climate change conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), to influence crucial climate talks by Nigeria and other countries. This is despite that Africa is the continent most affected by climate change despite contributing the least to the climate crisis. Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa, among others, have been at the forefeont of the continent’s climate justice bid at COP28, the outcome of which could mean the survival or otherwise of…

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Mandy Park The Sholly Serenity Place, a Lagos-based home offering accommodation and multifaceted support to survivors of gender-based violence, has received the ‘Most Responsive NGO’ award from the Lagos state government. The Sholly place is one of the roughy two dozen women’s shelters in Nigeria. The ceremony and award was part of the climax marking the ‘Domestic Violence Awareness Month’ by the state’s Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA). “We celebrate this unique initiative in light of the globally commemorated “16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence” (November 25 to…

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Mandy Park City People media has recognised the relentless dedication and outstanding contributions of Ms. Ify Onyegbule, Director General, Imo Broadcasting Corporation (IBC), honouring her with the prestigious City People Special Award of Excellence. Onyegbule’s unwavering commitment to the advancement and transformation of the media sector is said to have earned her the well-deserved honour and accolade, further solidifying her impact and leadership within the industry. Ms. Ify Onyegbule, a trailblazer in the field of media, has played an instrumental role in steering Imo Broadcasting Corporation towards greater heights of…

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Mandy Park Abia state governor, Dr Alex Otto, has said his government would deliver even development to all Abia communities without discrimination. He also promised that the state which has become a construction site would benefit all communities in project distribution. The governor made the promise on Saturday, 2nd December, at the Old Bende End of the year get-together. Otti also used the opportunity to thank the Old Bende communities for voting for him enmasse and all other Labour party candidates, assuring that they will enjoy the dividends of democracy…

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Mandy Park As part of activities at the ongoing United Nations Conference on Climate Change (UNFCCC) COP 28, the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa(CAPPA) has released a documentary on the impact of climate change on frontline communities. Titled “Climate Change: Africa’s Cooked and Sinking Communities”, the documentary highlights the threatening impacts of climate change in Taita Taveta County, Kenya; Kambele, Cameroun; and Ayetoro, Ondo state, Nigeria.A statement signed byRobert Egbe, Media and Communication Officer, CAPPA, noted thatthe documentary exposes the impact of mining and oil extraction in those communities,…

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Mandy Park Awoye community in Ondo State and the Makoko community in Lagos State have pleaded with government to come to their rescue by speedily addressing life threatening concerns in their communities rather than neglecting them. While the Awoye community is lamenting over the unending raging fire on Ororo-1 oil facility in the past three and half years, the Makoko community is facing eviction threat from ancestral home from the Lagos state government. Awoye community, an Ondo coastal community approximately 145 kilometres from Akure, said they are at the brink…

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Mandy Park The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has called on the Federal Government to extend the planned probe of tax waivers, grants and other insidious benefits unduly awarded to corporations by past governments, to include the Export Expansion Grant (EEG) awarded to tobacco companies. The EEG scheme is a post-shipment incentive introduced by the Federal Government to encourage indigenous exporters to expand their export volume and value in the global market. The group made the call in a statement signed by Zikora Ibeh, CAPPA’s Policy and Research…

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Yesterday, Monday, November 27th, 2023, the Federal Executive Council in Abuja gave approval for the loan from the African Development Bank to Abia State. This loan is in the sum of One Hundred and Fifteen Million Dollars ( $115 Million). One Hundred Million Dollars out of this is from the Africa Development Bank while Fifteen Million Dollars is coming from the Canadian Development Bank. By the current exchange rate, this is 115 Billion Naira in the kitty of the Abia State Government. The approval by the Federal Executive Council is…

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By Ukoha Njoku Ukoha The report, “Nigerian Governor Abandons Multi-billion Naira Government House, Runs Govt from Country Home”, published on the platform of Premium Times, is an indictment on the past PDP administrations in Abia State. A bunch of people making brouhaha out of Q3 Budget Expenses does not have a record of what they spent on the new Government House by their successive governments and administrations. The ‘repented’ apostles and messengers of transparency, do not have any evidence of competitive bidding for the completion and substandard furnishing of the…

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