World Heart Day: Adopt Healthy Food Policies, CAPPA Tasks FG, States
As Nigeria joins the global community to mark World Heart Day 2025 tomorrow, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has called on the federal and state governments to urgently adopt robust healthy food policies to stem the rising tide of cardiovascular and other non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the country. In a statement on Sunday, […]
Nigeria’s Health Financing: Lessons From Canada’s $32.5bn Tobacco Settlement
Nigeria’s decision to earmark SIN taxes – levies on alcohol, tobacco, and sugary drinks – for health financing, signals a firm commitment to prioritising citizens’ health. It also aligns with long-standing calls from Nigerian public health advocates and the World Health Organisation (WHO). The move could not be timelier. Earlier this year, a major investigation […]
Lagos ‘Shit Water’ Boreholes, Evidence of Government Failure, Says CAPPA
Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has noted with concern, the recent remarks made by Mahmood Adegbite, Permanent Secretary, Office of Drainage Services and Water Resources, acknowledging that residents of the Lekki Peninsula are “probably drinking what I will call ‘shit water” due to contaminated boreholes. In a statement on Sunday, CAPPA noted that […]
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CAPPA’s Boot Camp Rallies Youth for Food Justice
Against the backdrop of the rolling hills and serene environment of the Ikogosi Warm Springs resort in Ekiti, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) held a first-of-its-kind youth boot camp on food justice from August 24 to 29. Supported by the Global Health Advocacy Incubator, the five-day gathering brought together 52 carefully selected participants […]
Five years after masterplan expired, Lagos still in search of safe drinking water
“I Don’t know why water remains a big challenge in a state that is surrounded by large bodies of water. The last time I enjoyed public sourced potable water was in my youth. Now, we depend on private supply, even when it is not good.” These were the words of Mr. Adesoji Tajudeen, a longtime […]
CAPPA National Youth Bootcamp on Food Justice Begins in Ekiti
The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) is set to open its Youth Bootcamp for Food Justice 2025 on Sunday, August 24, at the Ikogosi Warm Springs Resort in Ekiti State. The week-long programme, organised in partnership with the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI), will run until August 29 and will draw young Nigerians […]
CAPPA Condemns Lagos PPP Water Plans, Rejects Privatisation
Lagos, Nigeria – A non-governmental organization, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), has launched a scathing attack on the Lagos State Government’s push to privatise water services, labelling the process “anti-people” and a fundamental violation of residents’ rights. Cablenews24 reports that in a strongly worded statement issued Wednesday, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) denounced the […]
Lagos ‘Shit Water’ Boreholes, Evidence of Government Failure- CAPPA
Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has noted with concern, the recent remarks made by Mahmood Adegbite, Permanent Secretary, Office of Drainage Services and Water Resources, Lagos State Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, acknowledging that residents of the Lekki Peninsula are “probably drinking what I will call ‘shit water” due to contaminated […]
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Bolstering Civil Society Resistance Against Tobacco Industry Interference
The Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance (NTCA) convened alliance members, civil society actors, and policy advocates from across the country for a two-day capacity building workshop aimed at strengthening national and sub-national tobacco control implementation. Held from July 22 to 23, 2025, the workshop focused on equipping participants with strategic tools to counter policy stagnation and […]
Ilaje Oil Spill: Community leaders , CAPPA, ERA demands Chevron to take responsibility
Community leaders, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), and Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) have called on Chevron Nigeria Ltd to immediately stop an ongoing oil leak and contain the spill that occurred on 12 April 2025 at its Berthing Operational Platform (BOP) located in shallow waters offshore Ilaje Local Government […]
