According to a survey led by Nigeria's Bureau of Statistics (NBS) and the Center for Research and Information on substance abuse with technical support from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), it was discovered that in 2018 alone, nearly 15% of the...
Nearly two years after the last Unemployment data was published by the National Bureau of Statistics, the incessant increase in the unemployment rate in Nigeria keeps getting quite alarming. The number of unemployed people in Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy, increased to over 21 million...
Orodata Science (ODS) and the Alliance for Community Action (ACA) are happy to announce a collaboration project Tipende – a data-driven social accountability project. The project will include capacity development on data reporting technologies towards evidence-based social accountability and advocacy. It will equip citizens and civil society organizations (CSOs) with skills and knowledge to...
MARKET FIRE OUTBREAKS IN NIGERIA The year 2019 had been a year of fire outbreaks as a notable number of incidences occurred, among many which occurred in markets. According to the data revealed from online media reports, between January, 2019 to May, 2020, a total number...
This report was written by The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP). The infographics design was done by Orodata Science. Corruption diverts resources from where they are most needed into private hands. It denies the citizenry the right to access basic services while stifling...
This report was written by The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP). The infographics design was done by Orodata Science. Executive Summary Assets declaration serves as a tool for detecting and preventing illicit enrichment and conflicts of interests among public officials in many countries. However,...
Traveling 6,000 miles in search for knowledge Late February 2018 I was in New York and Washington DC for a business and tourism trip. I had emerged the winner of the Quartz Atlas for Africa competition, after training over 600 media professionals on using theAtlas chart...
Corruption has been around for thousands of years as evidence provides, however in recent years, it has attracted much attention and deliberation. This recent attention can be attributed to the fact that there has been an increase in awareness as well as an increase in corruption practices. Corruption is...
Unchecked Misinformation The conflict between Herders and farmers for Scarce Resources in Nigeria has been an age-old one that has seen both sides destroy lives and properties in deadly battles, attacks, and reprisal attacks. Mid-2016 we happened upon a discussion on my twitter timeline...
On August 21, 2019, I received a rare invitation from Michael Bloomberg to be a featured speaker and guest at Bloomberg’s Africa Business Media Innovators 2019 forum in Dakar, Senegal, on 10–12 November. This event was co-hosted by Bloomberg Media CEO Justin Smith and...