Taiwo Adebulu

Lagos

Journalist and Features and Investigations Editor at TheCable

🇳🇬Award-winning Journalist| Features & Investigations Editor @thecableng| @pulitzercenter Grantee| Reporting Fellow @NatPress|🎓Alumnus @OAUniversity

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Articles

Wild Africa: Nigeria is home to one-third of Africa’s bat species, many of them facing extinction

6 days ago | thecable.ng | Taiwo Adebulu

Wild Africa, an international conservation organisation, says one-third of Africa’s bat species are found in Nigeria, including some of the world’s most endangered bats. In a statement on Thursday to mark International Bat Appreciation Day, the wildlife organisation said bats in Nigeria face multiple threats, including deforestation, mining, logging, agricultural expansion, light pollution, and the bushmeat trade.
Wild Africa calls for urgent action to protect Nigeria’s forests

1 month ago | thecable.ng | Taiwo Adebulu

Wild Africa, an international environmental nonprofit, has asked the Nigerian government, private sector, and conservation organisations to intensify efforts in protecting the nation’s forests, which serve as a refuge for its most iconic wildlife species. In a statement on Friday to mark the International Day of Forests, the wildlife organisation said Nigeria has experienced a 12 percent decrease in tree cover in the last two decades, which is equivalent to 1.25 million hectares.
Eliminating anaemia in pregnancy can reduce maternal mortality by 30%, says UNILAG don

1 month ago | thecable.ng | Taiwo Adebulu

Bosede Afolabi, professor of obstetrics and gynaecology at the College of Medicine, University of Lagos (UNILAG), says the burden of maternal mortality in Africa will reduce if anaemia in pregnancy is eliminated.
Health experts: Why we need reliable data to curb high maternal mortality

2 months ago | thecable.ng | Taiwo Adebulu

Some healthcare experts say reliable data from communities can help curb high maternal mortality and stillbirth rates, saying it would help policymakers plan interventional programmes. The experts disclosed this on Friday during a meeting of the Lagos State Verbal and Social Autopsy Sample Registration System of Maternal Deaths and Stillbirths as Impact Prototype (LVASA-SRS) project.
Moghalu: Why mindset reform is key to good governance in Africa

2 months ago | thecable.ng | Taiwo Adebulu

Kingsley Moghalu, former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), says mindset reform is important to good governance in Africa. Speaking on Tuesday during a press briefing of the African School of Governance (ASG) in Lagos, Moghalu said there is a battle for transgenerational reforms in Africa.
Moghalu: At CBN, I saw serious money but never took what wasn't mine

2 months ago | thecable.ng | Taiwo Adebulu

Kingsley Moghalu, former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), says he saw “serious money” while at the apex bank but never took a dime that wasn’t his. Speaking on Tuesday during a press briefing of the African School of Governance (ASG) in Lagos, Moghalu said he challenged the system and got away with it because nothing was found against him.
World Pangolin Day: NGO calls for support for legislation to tackle wildlife crime

2 months ago | thecable.ng | Taiwo Adebulu

Wild Africa, a global non-governmental organisation, has called for the protection of pangolins, the world’s most trafficked mammal, and support for local conservation projects. In a statement on Saturday to mark World Pangolin Day, the organisation urged the Nigerian government and the public to protect the mammal from extinction and support ongoing efforts to update national wildlife legislation to help combat wildlife trafficking.
INSIDE STORY: How Lagos public school was destroyed to build homes for the rich

2 months ago | thecable.ng | Taiwo Adebulu

A 44-year-old public primary school in Lagos state, Nigeria’s economic capital, has been destroyed, and the land is about to be converted into an upscale estate. The Adeniyi Jones Primary School at Akora Villa Estate in Ikeja was established in 1980 on land donated to the Lagos government by the Akinole Oshiun family to provide quality education to the children of the poor in the area.
Family sources: Otudeko did not flee - he went on medical trip

Jan 17, 2025 | thecable.ng | Taiwo Adebulu

Family sources say Oba Otudeko, the former chairman of the First Bank of Nigeria (FBN), did not run away from Nigeria. TheCable was informed that Otudeko left the country on a medical trip. Although the family sources said he did not leave Nigeria through land borders, they were silent on the airport through which the octogenarian exited the country.
EXCLUSIVE: Oba Otudeko suddenly leaves Nigeria as EFCC closes in

Jan 17, 2025 | thecable.ng | Taiwo Adebulu

Oba Otudeko, a former chairman of the First Bank of Nigeria (FBN), has suddenly left Nigeria, TheCable understands. His departure comes in the wake of his imminent arraignment by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on a 13-count charge of alleged fraud. TheCable understands that the businessman left the country via one of the land borders. According to security sources, he was dropped off at the Nigeria-Benin border on Thursday evening by a family member.