By JKNewsMedia THE SUSPENSION of University of Ibadan (UI) student activists, Ayodele Aduwo and Mide Gbadegesin, has been nullified by the Federal High Court in Ibadan on Wednesday. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) commended the ruling and is also calling for their immediate rei...
By Segun Majekodunmi, JKNewsMedia Reporter FOODS AND beverage have been accused of systematically exploiting Nigeria’s festive periods to aggressively market sugary drinks and ultra-processed foods, a warning from Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) says, adding that the practice is exacerbating the country’s publ...
By JKNewsMedia Reporter FRESH EVIDENCE on how sugar sweetened beverage brands, salty and sodium product manufacturers, and ultra processed food companies target vulnerable populations in Nigeria is set to be unveiled ed at a press briefing organised by Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA). JKNewsMedia.com reports C...
By JKNewsMedia Reporter LEADERSHIP ON human-rights protection faced renewed scrutiny as Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) issued a statement for International Human Rights Day 2025 warning that deteriorating safeguards continue to diminish lives across the country. The organisation said neglect and abuses persis...
By JKNewsMedia NIGERIA’s FEDERAL and state governments have been called upon at all levels by the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) to adopt and enforce comprehensive food policies that safeguard Nigerians from the growing threat of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) and unhealthy beverages. The organisation issu...
By JKNewsMedia MARKING NIGERIA’s 65th Independence anniversary on Wednesday, October 1, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), has called on the federal government to ensure that the gains of self-rule are reflected in policies that reduce poverty, hunger, and insecurity. In a statement signed by Robert Egbe, Media ...
By JKNewsMedia THE CORPORATE Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has commended Nigeria’s Federal Government (FG) for initiating a draft policy that will channel revenues from excise taxes on alcohol, tobacco, and sugar-sweetened beverages into health financing. The organisation described the development as a significa...
By JKNewsMedia CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has condemned the Lagos State Government’s decision to privatise water supply through a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) scheme, describing it as anti-people and a betrayal of residents’ right to safe, affordable, and publicly managed water. In a statement issued ...
By JKNewsMedia CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has expressed concern over remarks by Mahmood Adegbite, Permanent Secretary, Office of Drainage Services and Water Resources, Lagos State Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, who stated that residents of the Lekki Peninsula are “probably drinking what ...
A new World Health Organisation (WHO) report and a powerful declaration from the World Conference on Tobacco Control reignite global calls to hold the tobacco industry liable in order to end decades of deadly deception, Joke Kujenya reports. INSIDE A brightly lit hall in Ireland, delegates from over 100 countries stood and applauded, not for [...
