By: Abudu Olalekan Lagos Climate Action Week is coming. And honestly? It’s about time. For decades global climate talks have been run by national governments in endless multilateral rooms. Everyone shows up, makes big promises, then leaves. The gap between what gets said and what actually gets done just keeps growing. Nearly 200 countries, each…
By: Abudu Olalekan Yesterday wasn’t just another meeting. Not for Ward E in Agbado Oke-Odo LCDA, Lagos. Something different happened there. VIERAA — that’s Visionary Initiatives for Educational Revitalization and Advancement — teamed up with Reportersroom to pull together a no-holds-barred conversation about misinformation and disinformation. The kind of talk that usually stays in boardrooms….
By: Abudu Olalekan The Federal Government announced that the final evacuation flight carrying Nigerian citizens from South Africa will arrive on Wednesday, July 15, 2026. The sixth plane carries 315 passengers, according to the Foreign Ministry’s latest update. The information was released on Tuesday by the Ministry’s spokesperson, Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa, through the media. The…
By: Abudu Olalekan No more graduation ceremonies in private schools across Niger State. Just like that. With immediate effect, the Niger Private Schools Board has discontinued them – completely. This was contained in a statement by Yunusa Ibrahim, the Director of Information Services at the state’s Ministry of Information and Orientation. The statement was made…
By: Obetta Victory Chinaza, Climate Champion & Sustainable Development Advocate I went to Iheaka Girls Secondary School in Enugu State to teach. That was the plan. We’d called it “Rooted in Action: Growing a Green Generation”. On paper, it was pretty simple – tell them what climate change is, why it’s happening. Then plant some…
By: Abudu Olalekan This one is going to land very hard for a lot of parents around the country. Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has come out swinging against the federal government’s decision to approve a uniform ₦50,000 examination fee for WAEC and NECO starting 2027, as well as the recent steep increases to Federal…
