Six years on, Nigeria’s Open Treasury Portal is still half-open
Abstract: This report by UDEME reviews what Nigeria’s Open Treasury Portal (OTP) gets right, where it falls behind global peers and the fixes that would make it work
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What is the Future of Nigerian Education?
Nigeria’s basic education sector has become a theatre of fear in recent times. Across the country, schools are no longer safe, with pupils instead becoming targets. The stories behind this…
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Growing budgets, persistent hunger: Why Nigeria’s agricultural spending has failed to end hunger
Nigeria’s agriculture sector sits at the centre of the country’s economic survival and food security ambitions. It accounts for nearly a quarter of the national GDP and remains the primary…
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CJID to Convene Ghana Media Summit on Defending Democracy Amid Rising Disinformaion in West Africa
Published — 1 July 2026 ACCRA, GHANA — The Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) will convene the CJID Ghana Media Summit on Thursday, 9 July 2026, in Accra,…
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Why Does Nigeria’s 2026 Budget Contain ₦1.3bn for an Agency the Presidency Says Does Not Exist?
On 1 July 2026, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, issued a statement describing the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council and the Presidential Economic…
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Ebola 2026: Is Nigeria Prepared for Another Crisis?
On May 16, 2026, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC),…
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CJID and WHO Launch Initiative to Develop Africa’s First Road Safety Reporting Standards
Abuja, Nigeria [24th June, 2025] — The Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) has announced a collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) to improve how African newsrooms report…
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CJID Mid-Day Statement On Ekiti State Governorship Election
Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State20 June 2026 Picture from our observer of an elderly voter waiting to get accredited at Efon. The Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) continues to observe…
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#EkitiDecides2026: Vote-Trading is an Affront to Credible Democracy
CJID’s monitors have observed widespread vote trading in the ongoing #EkitiDecides2026. Of particular concern are incidents in Emure, Oye, Ikole, Emure, Ido/Osi, Ijero, Ekiti West and Ikere local government areas.…
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CJID Election Day Statement On the Ekiti State Governorship Election
Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State A total of 1,028,929 registered voters who have collected their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) are expected to participate in the 2026 Ekiti Governorship Election across 2,445 polling…
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