Archive: December 2020

COVID-19, TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY The only way for the governing class to strengthen the social contract is to reinforce transparency and accountability in governance. Failure to do so will lead to assumptions by the general public. Institutionalization of transparency and accountability mechanisms must be at the core of all government […]

COVID-19 AND THE RESPONSIBILITY TO UPHOLD HUMAN RIGHTS The COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria – a country of over 200 million people has exposed the lapses in adherence levels to the protection of human rights and compliance to the rule of law. The various levels of restrictions declared by governing authorities […]

COVID-19 AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL (SDG) 16 IN NIGERIA The COVID-19 virus, which is reported to have started at the end of 2019 in Wuhan, China, is presently ravaging the world with health systems struggling to cope. The pandemic’s effects also include an increase in reported incidences […]

COVID-19 AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL (SDG) 16 IN NIGERIA The COVID-19 virus, which is reported to have started at the end of 2019 in Wuhan, China, is presently ravaging the world with health systems struggling to cope. The pandemic’s effects also include an increase in reported incidences […]