October 1: Nationhood Must Translate into Better Living Conditions for Nigerians, CAPPA Tells FG
As Nigeria clocks 65years of nationhood on October 1, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has called on the Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration to ensure that the gains of self-rule are felt through programmes and policies that lift citizens out of poverty, hunger, and insecurity. In a statement to commemorate the day, the organisation […]
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CAPPA Commends FG Health Tax Policy, Renews Call for Higher Sugary Drinks Excise Duty
The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has commended the Federal Government’s decision to develop a draft policy that will earmark revenues from excise taxes on alcohol, tobacco, and sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) for health financing. It described the initiative as a decisive opportunity for the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration to leave a legacy […]
Chevron Nigeria Limited must act now to address devastating oil spill that occurred on the 12th April 2005 at its Berthing Operational Platform (BOP) Offshore Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State.
We, the undersigned organisations, representing the affected communities of Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State, Nigeria, are compelled to bring attention to the recent oil spill on CHEVRON Nigeria Limited’s Berthing Operational Platform (BOP) in shallow water offshore in Ilaje LGA. This egregious environmental disaster demands immediate action, and we call on CHEVRON Nigeria […]
World Food Safety Day: Take Junk Off Our Plates, CAPPA Tasks FG, States
On World Food Safety Day 2025, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has called on governments at all levels to implement policies that promote healthy, indigenous diets and discourage the widespread availability and consumption of ultra-processed foods (UFPs), which are linked to Nigeria’s rising non-communicable diseases (NCDs) burden. CAPPA, in a statement, warned that […]
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CAPPA To Awujale: Declare Ojude-Oba Smoke-Free
Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has urged His Royal Majesty, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona Ogbagba II, Awujale of Ijebuland, to declare the Ojude Oba festival a No-Smoking or Smoke-Free Event, in the interest of public health. CAPPA, in a statement on Thursday, appealed to the Awujale, and the Organising Committee of the 2025 […]
World Health Day: Prioritise Healthcare Funding, Healthy Food Policies, CAPPA Tasks Govt
Today, as the global community acknowledges the occasion of World Health Day (WHD), Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has renewed its call for governments at all levels to prioritise adequate healthcare funding and the adoption of healthy food policies to curb the exposure of Nigerians to unhealthy diets, which are aggressively promoted by […]
Climate Crisis no Excuse to Privatise Public Water, Says Water Justice Coalition
As the world marks World Water Day 2025, the Our Water Our Right Africa Coalition (OWORAC) has called for urgent action to safeguard Africa’s water resources from what it describes as the twin threats of climate change and water privatisation. In a statement released on Friday, the coalition called on African governments to protect water […]
Make Big Polluters Pay Coalition Condemns US’ Withdrawal from Paris Agreement
February 4, 2025 – The Africa Make Big Polluters Pay (MBPP) coalition condemns the unilateral decision of the Trump administration to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement highlighting its serious implications for global climatic justice. The MBPP coalition believes this decision has undermined international cooperation and weakened the commitments aimed at reducing greenhouse […]
CAPPA Urges NASS To Increase Tobacco Control Budget To N300m
As the National Assembly continues its review of the N49.7 trillion 2025 Appropriation Bill presented by President Bola Tinubu on December 18, 2024, the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has called on the Senate and House of Representatives to raise the budgetary allocation for Tobacco Control in the 2025 National Budget from the […]
Preserve Intellectual Freedom in Student Loan Scheme, CAPPA Urges FG, NELFUND Managers
…Warns Against Transforming Fund into a Discriminatory Policy The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has called on the federal government and Trustees of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) to abandon plans to restrict access of the loan to specific courses deemed “high demand” and “practical” to national development. The organisation described this […]
