Tag: Mo Abudu

25 Most Powerful Nigerian Female Journalists Unveiled + FULL LIST

Scott Matthew

Their names, their games and their fame: What to know about “gentle women” of the press and how they made the WiJAfrica list   Women in Journalism Africa (WiJAfrica) has announced the full list of 25 most powerful female journalists in Nigeria. WiJAfrica worked with a team of industry leaders and practitioners to rank the “25 Most Powerful” women in the media – particularly journalism. WiJAfrica measured the most powerful woman journalist in four criteria including the size and effectiveness of influence in national affairs, influence in the media industry,…

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54 African nations’ governance performances downgraded

Aoko Benjamin

  Overall governance performance in Africa has been downgraded, first time in a decade. The United Nations (UN) data shows there are 54 countries in the continent. The decline happened in the countries’ governance index in 2019, according to the Index of African Governance produced by the Mo Ibrahim foundation. It reported a general decline in citizens’ participation, human rights, rule of law and security on the continent – which were worsened by the impact of Covid-19. Last year’s score on governance fell by 0.2 points below that of 2018 but…

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