By JKNewsMedia WORSENING INSECURITY across Nigeria has prompted Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) to call on the Federal Government to treat the situation as a direct threat to democracy, the rule of law and the credibility of the 2027 general elections. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the organisation made the cal...
By JKNewsMedia PASSAGE OF a bill seeking to reform Nigeria’s tax on Sugar Sweetened Beverages has drawn commendation from Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), which described the move as a bold and timely step toward safeguarding public health. JKNewsMedia.com reports that a statement signed by Robert Egbe, Media ...
By JKNewsMedia DIRECT FOCUS on the health and environmental impact of sugary drinks in Nigeria shaped the premiere of “Sweet Poison”, a new documentary unveiled by Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) in Lagos. JKNewsMedia.com reports that a statement signed by Robert Egbe, Media and Communications Officer, CAPPA, ...
By JKNewsMedia RECOGNTION OF tobacco control efforts across Africa followed the World Health Organisation (WHO)’s announcement of the World No Tobacco Day 2026 Awards, with the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) and two Nigerian born public health experts named among five African regional winners. JKNewsMedia.com reports that Corpo...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent INCREASES CASES of hypertension, stroke, heart disease and kidney failure linked to excessive salt consumption have prompted the Network for Health Equity and Development (NHED), Centre for Communication and Social Impact (CCSI) and Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPP...
By JKNewsMedia CALLS FOR urgent government action on workers’ welfare intensified as Nigeria marked International Workers Day (IWD) 2026, with Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) pressing authorities to confront worsening socioeconomic conditions. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the organisation, in a statement issue...
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...
