Reporters Room

By: Oluwaseun M. Lawal For many Lagos residents, saying “today is hot” has become part of everyday conversation. But researchers say that simple complaint points to a much bigger public health issue—one that is becoming harder to ignore. That message took center stage during a three-day Climate and Health Media Workshop in Lagos, where journalists…

By: Abudu Olalekan The clock runs out today. After weeks of queues, portal crashes rumours and last-minute rushes, the Independent National Electoral Commission is closing the Continuous Voter Registration exercise — and it has no intention of blinking. Opposition parties have asked for more time. Civil society groups have practically begged. INEC’s answer is the…

By: Abudu Olalekan For years now, Nigerian transport operators have been told to clean up their act. Go green. Cut emissions. Very few people bothered to tell them how — or who was going to pay for it. That gap is what the UK PACT Nigeria project set out to close. The project, formally titled…

By: Abudu Olalekan It was meant to be a historic day for one of Nigeria’s most contentious security reforms. And it was, but not without heartburn and hullabaloo. The House of Representatives on Thursday approved the Constitution Alteration Bill seeking to legalise the establishment of state police in Nigeria. The bill was passed by the…

By: Abudu Olalekan Climate change is a threat to all but it does not affect individuals in the same manner. For the 35 million plus people living with disabilities in Nigeria, its effect is magnified in situations of flooding due to excessive rainfall, drought, and desertification. And for women and girls living with disabilities, the…