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 […]
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 […]
$5trn Debt: Pay Up, Climate Activists Tell Rich Countries At COP29 Peoples Plenary
Civil society members from across the world, including from the Africa Make Big Polluters Pay (MBPP), have held a People’s Plenary themed “Pay Up, Stand Up: Finance Climate Action, Not Genocide” at the COP29 United Nations climate talks which ends Friday, 22 November 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan. Speaking with one voice, they shared their pain […]
Africa MBPP Backs G77, China’s Call For Climate Finance Trillions, Tech Transfer
BAKU, AZERBAIJAN, 18 NOV 2024: At the ongoing COP29 summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, the Africa Make Big Polluters Pay (MBPP) Coalition has thrown its weight behind a demand by developing countries led by G77 and China for improved and just climate finance reparation in the trillions from developed countries, and also urgent technology transfer and […]
Show Financial Commitment to Addressing Diabetes Burden, CAPPA Tells FG, States
The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has called on the federal government and state authorities to demonstrate financial commitment towards reducing the risk of diabetes and other non-communicable diseases. The not-for-profit, in a statement following last Thursday’s celebration of World Diabetes Day, reiterated its call for an upward review of the country’s budgetary […]
