Relying on the provision of the Freedom of Information Act, a Kwara-based journalist Toyin Ayinde (not real name) who was writing a report on the school renovation project of the state government, had approached the Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development to provide information on the actual contract sum, the identity of contractors, and the funds released for the
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Claim: Boy’s skin peeling off after he was bitten by an insect Full Text A picture making the rounds recently on WhatsApp shows a small child lying on his side with cracked skin over half of the body, with an accompanying text that reads “This boy’s skin has been peeling off since he was bitten by this insect. “Doctors said
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Claim: Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger to shut down again for 7 days – Mark Zuckerberg Full Text When Facebook’s server shut down worldwide for about six hours on Monday, October 4, 2021, many businesses suffered along with it. The platform which also operates Instagram and WhatsApp has been playing key roles in commerce in recent times, with many
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Claim: Taking alcohol makes a man’s penis shrink. Isaiah Ude Full Text Alcoholic drinks have been a part of human civilisation for centuries, and their popularity has grown. An alcoholic beverage (also called an alcoholic drink) is a drink that contains ethanol, a type of alcohol that acts as a drug and is produced by the fermentation of grains, fruits,
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In December 2020, as part of its Economic Sustainability Plan to cushion the effect of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the country, the federal government launched the Transport Track of the Transport and Artisans scheme under its Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Survival Fund, expected to provide a one-off grant of N30,000 to about 4,505 people operating in the
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Between 2013 and 2019, the Kwara State Government awarded contracts for major road constructions across the state, among them the 32.8-kilometer Ilesha-Baruba to Gwanara Road in Baruten local government. Eight years later, our reporter, DARE AKOGUN reports that controversy surrounding contract reviews and inflation have caused delays in project completion, leaving residents at the mercy of a dangerous road.
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Kwara, the ‘state of harmony’ had lesser reports of insecurity ravaging the rest of the country, until recently when incidents of abduction and banditry became rife in the north-central state. Dare AKOGUN reports. SEGUN Arowolo, a businessman, based in Lagos, was kidnapped, alongside six others in August on their way back from a wedding ceremony along Oke Onigbin
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UN Secretary-General António Guterres has stated that a just, equitable, and sustainable future for all will simply not be possible without the involvement of the world’s 1.2 billion young people. The UN chief in a policy brief published on Thursday calls for an expanding and strengthening youth participation in public policy-making and decision-making at all levels, to realize the promise
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The UN humanitarian agencies have said that no fewer than 60 million people in the Horn of Africa were in urgent need of humanitarian assistance. The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) incident manager
Nuclear power is a solution to climate change because it is the largest source of low-carbon energy that produces minimal greenhouse gas emissions and can help reduce the amount of carbon dioxide
As part of it’s aim at cutting down greenhouse gases and replacing it with cleaner sources of energy, the governor of Lagos State South West Nigeria Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced the arrival
Adetokunbo Abiola Methane continued its upwards emissions spiral, as it recorded its fourth highest annual increase in 2022, rising by 14 parts per billion to 1,911.9 ppb in the past year, faster
The value of Nigerian soya beans in the global market has reached N462.2 billion ($ 1.18 billion) due to huge production which has led to the exportation of the according to recent
A new report from the UN Climate Change shows that countries are bending the curve of global greenhouse gas emissions downward but underlines that these efforts remain insufficient to limit global temperature
Dare Akogun is a media innovator, strategic communication professional, and climate and energy transition journalist with over 11 years of impactful contributions to the media industry.
