By: Mandy Park The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) has launched a Media Literacy Clubs initiative in secondary schools across Osun State to promote responsible media consumption among young people. The program, titled “Making Safer Choices and Safeguarding Young Minds”, aims to educate students on media literacy and critical thinking. Organizers say the key objectives are to equip students with the skills to critically evaluate media content and to also encourage students to consume age-appropriate media content. It is to also foster critical thinking skills among students to…
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Lagos Water Deal Under Fire: CAPPA Questions Transparency
By: Mandy Park Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has raised concerns over the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the Lagos State Government and the Belstar/ENKA consortium to rehabilitate and expand the state’s water infrastructure. CAPPA alleged that the process and outcome lack transparency. The service-oriented and need-meeting non-governmental organisation (NGO) noted that despite the government’s claims of a strategic move to improve water supply, scant information is available about the MoU, raising more questions than answers. CAPPA called for transparency, stating that the Lagos State government owes…
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