PRESS RELEASE As Lagos begins Phase 2 COVID-19 Vaccination Exercise Wednesday, August 25, 2021, Lagos Civil Society Coalition Against COVID-19 under the coordination of Centre for 21st Century Issues (C21st) urge Lagos residents to partake actively in the exercise. We urge residents to make themselves available for vaccination as a…
Read MoreAhead of COP26 Conference, strategies to mitigate impacts of climate change on Africa’s vulnerable communities took the centre stage recently - The conference opened with welcome remarks from the Executive Director of PACJA, Dr. Mithika Mwenda. He said the meeting is holding against the backdrop of little progress in international…
Read MorePRESS RELEASE Peaceful and credible elections are essential for democracy to thrive. The Centre for 21st Century Issues (C21st) expresses satisfaction with the peaceful conduct of the July 24 council polls conducted by the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) across the 20 Local Governments and 35 Local Council Development…
Read MoreBy Nelson Ekujumi The second round of administration of COVID-19 vaccines of Nigerians by the the government has witnessed impressive turnout of Lagosians across the 57 local government councils and development council areas of the state. An assessment visit conducted by the Centre for 21st Century Issues around some of…
Read MoreBy Seyi Taiwo-Oguntuase Some residents of Lagos State, who got the Covid-19 vaccine, have commended the state government for keeping to its promises of making the vaccine available to people. They said the government has done a good thing in making it accessible to ordinary Nigerians. Some of the respondents,…
Read MoreBy Michael Simire Health workers administering the COVID-19 vaccine have urged Nigerians to complete the vaccination exercise by taking the second dose. This is as the world battles the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Recall that Nigeria had in 2020 shutdown economic activities as a result of the outbreak…
Read MoreThe Center for 21st Century Issues in collaboration with Lagos State Parks and Garden (LASPARK) on Thursday June 24, trained 40 students and 20 staffs of Penckers School, Isolo Lagos. The event, themed “Tree Planting and Sensitization exercise about our environment” had in attendance the Executive Director, Center for 21st…
Read MoreToday is Nigeria's Democracy Day in commemoration of the historic June 12, 1993 Presidential election won by the candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), the late Chief Moshood Abiola. We felicitate with Nigerians on the occasion of this year’s Democracy Day. June 12 has become a metaphor in our…
Read MoreBy Alao Abiodun The earth is a unified system which involves exploring the interactions between the atmosphere, land, and water and the snowballing impact that human activity is having on the system. Environment means life - for without the environment then humans cease to exist. The World Environment Day is…
Read MoreBy Toyin Oshaniwa A visit to PHCs in Epe Local Government area, during an assessment visit by the Lagos State Civil Society Coalition Against COVID-19 under the coordination of the Centre for 21st Century revealed how the vaccination exercise was carried out. Toyin Oshaniwa of Nature Cares Resource Centre on…
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