Femi Aderibigbe

Africa-France Summit Produces €23 Billion Commitments. Here Is How Citizens Can Tell Whether Any of It Actually Arrives developmentdiaries.com/africa-france-…

Nigeria, Ghana Airlift Citizens Out of South Africa. The AU Has Six Weeks to Answer Question Africa Has Avoided for 30 Years developmentdiaries.com/nigeria-ghana-…

Nigeria Is Taking New $1.25 Billion World Bank Loan. Here Is Exactly How to Decide If Atiku’s ‘Reckless Borrowing’ Claim Is Right developmentdiaries.com/nigeria-is-tak…

[OPINION] Nigeria Just Made It Easier to Become a Teacher Without Making It Better to Be One. This Policy Will Not Fix Our Schools. - Femi Aderibigbe reubenabati.com/opinion/opinio…

Governor @seyimakinde has declared for Nigeria's 2027 presidency, but the opposition field keeps getting more crowded. This report examines whether the country's opposition is preparing to defeat the ruling party or preparing to divide votes again: developmentdiaries.com/makinde-joins-…

Education advocate faults FG’s decision to exempt NCE candidates from UTME newsdiaryonline.com/education-advo…

The worrying part is that the @HQNigerianArmy's arrest of civilians is not supposed to feel normal inside a constitutional democracy. This report looks into the unlawful arrest of @Justice_Crack and what authorities must do now: developmentdiaries.com/nigerias-army-…

Scrapping UTME for Teachers Won’t Fix Nigeria’s Education Crisis — Aderibigbe dailytimesng.com/scrapping-utme…

Nigeria Just Made It Easier to Become a Teacher Without Making It Better to Be One dotunroy.com/2026/05/14/nig… Thanks! @DotunRoy

UTME waiver for NCE: This policy will not fix our schools By Femi Aderibigbe thenewsguru.ng/opinion/utme-w…

UTME Is No Longer Needed for NCE Admissions. Here Is Why This Policy May Not Fix Teaching Crisis developmentdiaries.com/utme-is-no-lon…

Expert raises concerns over education ministry’s UTME exemption for NCE, poly gazettengr.com/expert-raises-…

Nigeria just made it easier to become a teacher, but will it change anything in schools? legit.ng/editorial/opin…

𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗣𝗢𝗗𝗖𝗔𝗦𝗧 𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗥𝗧: Introducing - 𝗖𝗜𝗩𝗜𝗖 𝗪𝗜𝗥𝗘 What is Civic Space, and why should you care? Ever wondered what civic space really means? Or why it matters now more than ever? Join us as we break down the concept of civic space, why it matters, and how it affects your everyday life. From your rights to lending your voice, this podcast brings you conversations that inform, inspire, and empower. Stay on the WIRE - where civic conversations connect and spark change. Don’t miss the signal. Follow us and be the first to listen when we launch!

Democracy doesn’t fix itself. Citizens must act. Know who represents you. Track them. Demand answers. The data is now live. Use it. shineyoureye.org

D bigger prob, however, is d gaps in these movmnts, as formal civic edu sys across d continent av failed to evolve, still teaching citizenship as theory rather than practice & ignoring digital rights, online participation, & d realities of how power operates in a networked world

A Heinrich Böll Stiftung report published in April 2026 has shown how young Africans are using TikTok, WhatsApp, and X to organise, protest, teach, and hold power to account in real time. 1/2 developmentdiaries.com/kenya-gen-z-di…

...that building democratic systems over time does not guarantee recognition, while seizing power by force does not permanently exclude you from engagement. 2/2 developmentdiaries.com/somaliland-rec…

Why Does Africa Still Ignores Somaliland but Engages Coup Leaders? Until African institutions decide to confront this question directly, the message being sent is clear, even if it is never officially stated, 1/2

@JohnnAndah's piece today examines the Horn of Africa hunger emergency as a policy and governance failure, and who is accountable for the gap between warning and action. developmentdiaries.com/somalia-malnut…

.@theIPCinfo's data projects that nearly half of Somalia's children under five will need malnutrition treatment by June 2026. The drought was forecast months ago. The Early Warning system worked. The response system didn't.