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OPINION :  An Informed Vote: Why Nigerians Must Look Beyond Political Promises

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Photo: Chidinma Eferebo By: Chidinma Eferebo What happens when a campaign promise leads to an election, but no one tracks it? The consequences go beyond public disappointment; they also show up in misplaced priorities, a lack of accountability, and delayed development. Nigeria has seen how swiftly political commitments disappear once the rallies are over. Following the 2015 election, the Centre for Democracy and Development set up the ‘Buharimeter’ to monitor the 222 promises made by the then President and the ruling party. The study showed that memory, loyalty, and campaign…

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OPINION: CETA Amendment Bill: A Tax for Good Health

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Photo: Robert Egbe By Robert Egbe Something strange happened to Enugu-based paediatrician, Dr. Chiwetalu Odoh, last Christmas eve. Summoned to the Children’s Emergency Unit at the hospital in Enugu, he expected to meet a critically ill child. Instead, he found a little girl, her mother and her aunt, seated quietly in the waiting area. At first glance, she appeared to be healthy. But the night before – between bedtime and that morning – the child drank over 17 sachets of water. She repeatedly woke to urinate. Her aunt, a nurse,…

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Bille Gas Leak Explosion Victim Dies, CAPPA Warns of New Dangers for Residents

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Photo: Late Ms. Joy Amos By Mandy Park Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has expressed deep regret and concern over the death of Ms. Joy Amos, a 29-year-old Bille resident who sustained severe burns in a gas explosion inside her room on September 3, 2026. Ms. Amos died on Tuesday, September 22, following her transfer from Bille to Port Harcourt for further treatment. In a statement issued on Tuesday, CAPPA described her death as a grave consequence of the continuing environmental and public health emergency in Bille Kingdom,…

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Rivers: CAPPA Raises Alarm Over Bille Gas Explosion, Demands Probe

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By Mandy Park Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa, CAPPA, has raised the alarm over the risk of a major environmental and public safety disaster in Bille, an island community in Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State, following another gas-related explosion in the area. CAPPA urged the Rivers State Government and relevant regulatory authorities to urgently investigate the incident and address what it described as persistent gas bubbling and seepage in the community. The latest explosion occurred at about 8am on Thursday, September 3, 2026, at No. 18, Opu…

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OPINION: Mandatory Fortification of Bouillon Cubes: A Threat to Maternal and Child Health in Nigeria

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Photo :Bukola Olukemi-Odele By: Bukola Olukemi-Odele A recent narrative circulating across public health and media spaces—exemplified by reports from food corporations and their allies —advocates mandatory fortification of seasoning cubes with iron, zinc, folic acid, and vitamin B12 to fight against anaemia and neural tube defects in pregnancy. According to these advocates, fortified seasoning cubes, which are consumed in almost every Nigerian home, could become an effective vehicle for delivering essential vitamins and minerals to pregnant women across the country, helping to reduce the country’s high prevalence of anaemia among…

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Ocean Surge Disaster: 20 Ilaje Communities Threaten 2027 Election Boycott Over Govt Neglect

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…. Demand Shoreline Protection, Emergency Intervention By: Mandy Park Twenty coastal communities in the oil-producing parts of Ilaje Local Government Area, Ondo State have threatened to boycott the 2027 general elections if the Federal and Ondo State governments fail to intervene to protect them from the devastating ocean surge threatening their existence. In a statement following a peaceful protest to the local government headquarters in Igbokoda, the communities said the advancing Atlantic Ocean had swallowed large parts of their settlements. They demanded urgent government intervention, including sea walls, groynes and…

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Lagos Water Concession, Prepaid Meter Expansion Will Deepen Crisis, CAPPA warns • Flags CHEC-Naston MOU

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Photo: By: Mandy Park Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has cautioned the Lagos State Government against plans to place parts of the state’s public water infrastructure under private concession. The organisation described the move as a dangerous retreat from government’s responsibility to provide safe, affordable, and reliable water to residents. The warning follows the state’s signing of a one-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) and Naston Engineering Nigeria Limited. The agreement is intended to scope and define components of a water infrastructure programme…

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Diabetes and Wellbeing: A National Development Perspective

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By Opeyemi Ibitoye The global health landscape is undergoing a silent, yet profound, transformation. Where infectious diseases once reigned supreme, a new wave of chronic conditions, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) like type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease are taking their place, driven largely by what we choose to eat. The price of convenience and the ubiquity of cheap, ultra-processed foods are creating a dual public health crisis, and Nigeria must now address not just hunger, but the quality of every meal. Nigeria faces a significant and escalating diabetes burden. According…

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CAPPA in solidarity with youths’ appeal for tobacco firms to pay for new generation of addiction

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By Omocho Kalu The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has expressed solidarity with youth call to make big tobacco pay. Also it has drawn support for the youths worldwide in condemning the tobacco industry’s creation of a new generation of addiction.The group is in addition, joining other environmental groups and stakeholders to call forgovernments to make the tobacco companies pay for past, present and future harms. CAPPA Director of Programmes, Philip Jakpor, in a statement made available to Nigernewsmark noted that the negative, devastating effects of the tobacco…

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