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Towards Ending the Information Poverty Among Persons with Print Disabilities: A Proposed Draft (Amendment) Bill for Disability Diversification of the National Library of Nigeria
Bizibrains Okpeh (Nigerian Bar Association), Towards Ending the Information Poverty Among Persons with Print Disabilities: A Proposed Draft (Amendment) Bill for Disability Diversification of the National Library of Nigeria, SSRN (2021):Globally, there is less information available or accessible to
Nigeria: Child Marriage Is Still Prevalent
From Human Rights Watch:The federal and state governments have not adequately enforced laws to prevent child marriages in Nigeria. However, child marriages violate girls' rights.Nigeria’s rates of child marriage are some of the highest on the African continent. In August and
Litigation in Nigeria
Nigeria is home to Africa’s largest economy and population. To serve them, its legal system draws on diverse traditions. Most other countries do not have courts that apply British common law and Islamic Sharia law.To learn more, I asked
COVID-19 Protocols: It’s Implications on Road Safety in Nigeria
Valentine Joseph Owan (UNICAL), COVID-19 Protocols: It’s Implications on Road Safety in Nigeria, SSRN (2020):Containing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic is a top priority of different government world over. Effective containment can only be achieved through an active
Propriety of Intervention of the International Criminal Court in the Boko Haram Situation in Nigeria
Izuchukwu Temilade Nwagbara Esq The concept of international criminal law, which became prominent after the second world war with the Nuremberg trials, purports to prosecute crimes against humanity of a large and systematic scale/nature in a furious attempt to end
Gender Lessons’ Avoidance, Resistance and Solidarity in Nigerian Higher Education Classroom: Implications for Gender-Transformative Pedagogy
Gender Lessons’ Avoidance, Resistance and Solidarity in Nigerian Higher Education Classroom: Implications for Gender-Transformative PedagogyBy: Adaobiagu ObiaguWritten for: EADI-ISS General Conference 2021: Solidarity, Peace and Social JusticeDespite the introduction of social justice contents (including contents targeted at promoting gender
Cholera outbreak kills 800 in Nigeria
More than 30,000 cases of cholera and 800 deaths have been reported so far this year, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
NCDC said the outbreak has been exacerbated by poor access to clean water, open defecation,
Nollywood Needs Co-Production Treaties to Move to the Next Level
Nollywood, as Nigeria’s movie industry is widely known, has grown in leaps and bounds since the acclaimed 1992 home video movie, “Living in Bondage”. In less than two decades, the average film production budget has increased by ten-fold to about
Nigeria tries to boost food safety; FAO and Korea tackle AMR
Nigeria is attempting to improve food safety with a range of training materials.
The Federal Ministry of Health launched a unified food safety training manual for capacity building of food vendors, handlers, manufacturers and personnel in the food supply chain