The National Association of Seadogs (Pyrates Confraternity) has become aware of a viral video with lyrics referring to one of the frontline candidates in the 2023 Presidential Election. This video and those who canvass...
Press Releases
Press Release: International Day of Education 2023
Nigeria's Education Sector At a Crossroads - The Time to Act is Now! It is on a very sombre note that Nigeria joins the rest of the global community in commemorating this year's International Day of Education. The...
Troubling Trends in the 2023 National Budget
The President Muhammadu Buhari administration’s Appropriation Law tagged ‘Budget of Fiscal Sustainability and Transition’ has dominated public discourse since it was signed into law. This terminal budget of the...
Women and Girls, and The Vice-Like Grip of Violence
Since 1981 when the 25th of November every year was selected by women's rights proponents as a day to mark the battle against gender-based violence, individuals, advocacy organisations, and governments across the world...
General Irabor’s Ignoble Defence of Impunity
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor’s recent public defence of the burning of a vessel, MT Deino, suspected of being loaded with about 650 cubic metres of stolen crude oil is extremely puzzling. MT...
The Scourge of Diabetes and the Urgent Need for Health Reforms
Since 2007 when the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted resolution 61/225 which recognised the 14th of November of every year as World Diabetes Day, with a clarion call to "pursue multilateral efforts to...
FG must mitigate Nigeria’s perennial flooding
As predicted by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), the recent severe flooding that continues to hit several states in Nigeria has left unimaginable devastation in its wake. The Minister of Humanitarian...
World Mental Health Day 2022
Mental Health Deserves Urgent Attention in Nigeria The theme for the 2022 World Mental Health Day – Make Mental Health and Well Being For All a Global Priority drives home the urgent need for countries around the world...
Open Letter to President Muhammadu Buhari on Independence Day
Dear President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR It has become imperative to seek your indulgence to write this open letter on Nigeria’s Independence Anniversary wishing you happy celebration and also drawing your attention to...
Sanctity of the Ballot: Lessons from Kenya
The verdict of Kenya's Supreme Court which validated results of the presidential elections held on August 9th 2022 has been applauded worldwide for its robust jurisprudence. The judgement and subsequent inauguration of...
Freedom of Speech Is The Bulwark of Every Democracy
"Freedom of the press is the staff of life, for any vital democracy.” - Wendell Willkie, (1892-1944) International Democracy Day 2022 The observance of the International Democracy Day on September 15 each year with its...
FG’s Hollow Hubris Prolonging ASUU Strike
The disdain for education in Nigeria by the Federal Government has been underlined by the lingering industrial action of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The Federal Government’s arrogant stand not to...