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Dayo Aiyetan is the founding Executive Director of the International Centre for Investigative Reporting, ICIR, Abuja.He was a senior associate editor and Abuja Bureau chief of TELL Magazine, Nigeria’s leading political weekly, until May 2010 when he resigned to set up the Centre. A graduate of Theatre Arts/English from the University of Ibadan, he started his journalism career as a Features ...
2024: Tackling Nigeria’s new, recurrent epidemics
Jan 6, 2024 · In its December 18, 2023 report, the Centre noted that Nigeria might have recorded the highest number of Lassa fever cases, with 8,542 suspected cases, 1,170 confirmed cases, and 200 deaths across 28 states.. Meanwhile, as of December 24, the number of suspected Lassa fever cases stood at 8978, out of which 1227 cases were confirmed, and 216 deaths were reported across 28 states.
Insecurity: Over 8 years of education collapse in Benue
Jan 5, 2024 · The heightened insecurity in Benue state has put immense pressure on education, resulting in the closure of numerous schools due to attacks. Consequently, this situation has led to a significant increase in the number of out-of-school children, especially in LGAs like Guma, where militant herdsmen and bandits have laid siege.
Insecurity: 2,336 Nigerians killed in Q1 2024
Apr 25, 2024 · At the beginning of the year, Vice President Kahsim Shettima said that President Bola Tinubu had approved N50 billion as the “Pulaaku Initiative”, a non-kinetic solution to deal with insurgency and banditry in the North.. However, the data gathered showed that the northern states have suffered more insecurity attacks in the quarter under review than the Southern region.
ICIR seek applications for countering AI-Enhanced project
Dec 5, 2024 · The ICIR says candidates can be journalists, social media influencers or civic actors who must have prior knowledge of the misinformation and disinformation ecosystem and its impacts on Nigeria.. Candidates must be residents in any of the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria but must be willing to travel for the training programme and willing to participate in follow-up activities on the project.
[EXPLAINER] How to become a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN)
Apr 1, 2024 · The title is managed by the Legal Practitioners Privileges Committee (LPPC), which is chaired by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) and is made up of the Attorney-General of the Federation, the President of the Court of Appeal, the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, and some SANs, among other people.
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Issues that will shape Nigeria's capital market in 2024
Jan 1, 2024 · The sectoral indices show that some companies’ share prices perform marginally while others are minimally. The oil and gas sector recorded the highest improved performance as the index rose by 125.54 per cent to close by 1,043.06 bps at the end of the year from 462.48 bps at the beginning of the year.
Debt: Each Nigerian to owe N384,864 by end of Buhari's tenure
Jan 18, 2023 · 2023 budget in a glance. The Chief Executive Officer of Cowry Assets Management Limited, Johnson Chukwu, who spoke with The ICIR, said if the government failed to exercise caution on how it funds budget deficits, the private sector would be seriously weakened in its capacity to drive the economy. Chukwu said, “When we talk of the budget deficit of N12 trillion, we are also talking of a ...