A few days after Transparency International released a report showing that the perception of corruption has worsened under President Muhammadu Buhari, the presidency has criticised the global watchdog. In a statement by presidential spokesperson, Mr Garba Shehu, the presidency said TI was publishing fiction. “Anybody who knows where Nigeria was coming from would not believe that corruption is worse under the Buhari administration,” Shehu said. Here is the full statement:The presidency notes that while it welcomes constructive criticisms from the anti-corruption watchdog, Transparency International (TI) the organisation has a responsibility to reflect the larger picture of the concrete and verifiable…

Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria, CBCN, has criticised the “Gender and Equal Opportunities Bill” saying some of its content could “provide an avenue for the legalisation of many anti-human life and anti-family activities.” The clerics, in a communique at the end of their conference, also condemned the distribution of condoms and other contraceptive pills in schools. “Whereas we acknowledge some legitimate rights due to women and the need to promote them, we, nevertheless, condemn the provisions of the “Gender and Equal Opportunities Bill,” which could provide an avenue for the legalisation of many anti-human life and anti-family activities. We therefore…