The Centre for Communication and Social Impact (CCSI) Celebrates with PUNCH at 50 In celebration of Punch Newspaper’s 50th anniversary, our Executive Director, Babafunke Fagbemi, and Media Officer, Anna White-Agbo, were fortunate to attend some of the commemorative events. Anna has compiled some highlights from this historic event! The Punch Newspaper turned 50, and to […]
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Dr. Benjamin Villasol Lozare PhD (1947-2024): An Inspiring Tribute to His Leadership Legacy Celebrate the leadership legacy of Dr. Benjamin Villasol Lozare, PhD (1947-2024), as Babafunke Fagbemi pays tribute to his enduring impact. Read on for her heartfelt reflections and personal experiences. I met Ben in 1997, and I have never been the same. He
Imagine this vibrant scene – young schoolgirls clad in brilliant orange attires, gathered to learn how to tackle a crucial issue: gender-based violence (GBV). The endgame? To broaden their understanding about GBV, raise their level of consciousness on the warning signs, and to be able to develop the confidence to speak out should
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Of all days to remember and commemorate, why should anyone care about toilets? For thousands of years, man has devised crude ways to go about his business in very unlikely places. In fact, many Nigerians have mastered the art and act of taking strategic positions when evacuating their bowels. Some of the usual locations
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Encouraging farmers, and workers to eat, produce nutrient-enriched staple foods Malnutrition is an agelong health, social and economic problem, not only in Nigeria, but in Sub-Saharan Africa and the world at large. While it has different manifestations, including wasting, stunting and underweight in children, and underweight and obesity in adults, it is further worsened
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