Civic Media Lab

May 14, 2020 In Uncategorized By seun

Nigeria Natural Medicine Agency Fails To Patent Any Product Despite N2bn Funding In Four Years

In the third part of the series, the Civic Media Lab looks at the Nigerian Natural Medicine Development Agency and its output in the last five years. The Nigeria Natural Medicine Development Agency failed to patent or trademark any product between 2015 and 2019. This is...

May 12, 2020 In Media Advocacy By seun

So Much Done, Not Much Found: A CML Investigation Of Nigerian National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development Projects

In the second part of the series, the Civic Media Lab looks at the National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development and its activities and output in the last five years The National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development left no commercial footprint on the pharmaceutical...

May 8, 2020 In Business, Civic Tech, Media Advocacy By seun

How Poor Funding Hampers Nigerian Research Institutes, Making Them Inefficient In The Fight Against Coronavirus – Part One

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to ravage countries in the World, several countries, through government funded institutions are working round the clock to contain the spread of the virus. The Civic Media Lab examines the efforts of government institutes and agencies in Nigeria that should...

May 1, 2020 In Art, Design, Media Advocacy By seun

COVID-19: Numbers Don’t Lie – Nigerian Government Owes The People An Explanation

The Nigerian government is currently facing an uphill task to contain the spread of the Corona-Virus in the country but available data have shown that the government has not done enough under the prevailing circumstances. The country had locked down three states regarded as epicentres of...

February 1, 2020 In Media Advocacy By seun

LIFE-COUNT: Analyses Of Deaths In Nigeria This January

It has been a red January for Nigeria as the beginning of the year 2020 has been filled with deaths which again brings to the fore the level of insecurity and how much premium the government places on the lives of its people. About 200 people...

November 7, 2019 In Uncategorized By seun

CML’S AFRICANA PROJECT FINISH TOP THREE IN 2019 COMMONWEALTH DIGITAL CHALLENGE

Civic Media Lab’s Africana Migration project has finished top three at the 2019 Commonwealth Digital Challenge organised by the Thomson Foundation. The Commonwealth digital challenge which is in its second year, is designed for young people in commonwealth countries to create digital innovation and tools that...

July 19, 2019 In Media Advocacy, Uncategorized By seun

As We Watch The Shiites Get More Vicious…

Yet again, Nigeria has experienced another violent protest from the now notorious Shiite group in Abuja. These protests have become a mainstay, especially in the nations’ capital ever since Mohammed El –Zakzaky, the Kaduna based leader of the Shiite movement in Nigeria was arrested in...

July 11, 2019 In Uncategorized By seun

Life Count: Analysis Of The Deaths And Continous Deaths Of Nigerians In a Non-War Zone

Currently, the genocide in the English speaking regions of Cameroon has led to the death of about 10,000 people, according to an activist from one of the haunted areas. The Cameroonian president, Paul Biya, has ordered war on Southern Cameroonian secessionist and its people. Since the...

June 6, 2019 In Civic Tech, Media Advocacy By seun

Reporting The North East

Many years ago, as far back as 1391, there was a riot against a Jewish settlement in Spain. Sentiments were always negative towards the Jews because they were said to be shrewd dealers- that is the context historians gave us. After this riot, the Jewish...

May 28, 2019 In Civic Tech, Media Advocacy By seun

The North Is The Problem of Nigeria – Tope Kolade Fasua

On the latest episode of Election Debrief, we had Presidential candidate of Abundant Nigeria Renewal Party, Tope Kolade Fasua, sharing his experience on the 2019 Elections. He queried the election results from the north among other things. Watch the full video here...

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