The Human and Environmental Development Agenda Resource Center (HEDA), has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the extensive and comprehensive report of an ad hoc committee set up by the commission to investigate alleged voting by under-aged persons using the national register…
A coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) under the umbrella, Summit of the Alternatives (SOTA), said on Monday that it was working on a political coalition to restructure Nigeria’s leadership ahead of 2019. Oby Ezekwesili, one of the members of…
As part of moves to further traumatise him, the Nigerian police, through the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) on Tuesday froze the bank account of PREMIUM TIMES reporter, Samuel Ogundipe. Mr Ogundipe was arrested at about 300 p.m. and driven from the SARS…
For its relentless dedication to secrecy and attendant disregard for the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today inducted the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Nigeria’s petroleum regulatory agency, into its “FOI Hall of Shame.” MRA’s FOI…
As Nonprofits we are constantly consumed by our passion to provide succor for the needy in our society. Keeping up with regulatory trends driving how we do our work becomes a challenge. The Nigeria Network of NGOs through this document…
The United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has emphasised that the world’s young people need safe spaces: public, civic, physical and digital spaces where they can freely express their views and pursue their dreams. “In making the world safe for…
The President of the African Development Bank Group, Akinwumi Adesina, has made an urgent call to give farmers across the continent new technologies with the potential to transform agricultural production. Adesina said the technology transfer was needed immediately and that evidence…
October 31st this year will mark the fourth year the National Health Act was passed into law. After a long, rigorous, but concerted advocacy championed by the Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, and Non-Governmental Organisations, NGOs, the act was signed on…
Following the siege laid by DSS operatives on the National Assembly, two advocacy groups have called for the expansion of the civic space in Nigeria. Spaces for Change [S4C] and Nigeria Network of NGOs (NNNGO) said it is time for…
Hamzat Lawal, Chief Executive Officer, Connected Development, has been named among the 100 most influential people in digital government. The 2018 list was compiled by Apolitical, a global network that helps government and public servants find ideas, people and partners they…
