Day: December 16, 2025

Building Systems That Work: Advancing Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health in Adamawa and Bauchi

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By: Bashir Hassan Abubakar The governments of Adamawa and Bauchi States in Nigeria’s North-East are stepping up efforts to mainstream Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (ASRH) education into governance, adopting deliberate strategies that place adolescents themselves at the centre of policy implementation. This renewed commitment reflects a growing recognition that sustainable solutions to adolescent health challenges must go beyond policy declarations to include the voices, experiences and leadership of young people. These efforts are unfolding against the backdrop of troubling demographic and health indicators. Government data show that Adamawa State…

Transparency Showdown: Dangote Exposes $7M Swiss Tuition Claims Against NMDPRA Chief, Drags Case to ICPC

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Aliko Dangote, President of the Dangote Group, has levelled serious allegations of financial impropriety against Farouk Ahmed, CEO of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA). In a formal petition to the ICPC, Dangote claims Ahmed spent approximately $5 million on elite secondary education for his four children in Switzerland—an expenditure the billionaire argues is inconsistent with a public official’s legitimate income. Escalating his call for regulatory transparency, Aliko Dangote used a Tuesday newspaper advert to name the specific Swiss institutions and costs associated with Farouk Ahmed’s children’s…