By Ijeoma UKAZU | To commemorate the International Day on Eliminating Violence Against Women, the Mothers and Marginalised Advocacy Centre, MAMA Centre has called for stringent and holistic policy actions to address recurring violence, abuses against women in public as…
Young changemakers gathered at Ayalla hotels in Abuja to embark on the SDG 16 Innovation Challenge. Seventeen participants were selected for their unique and sustainable solutions to issues concerning the Sustainable Development Goals; more importantly Access to Justice and Strong…
By MAYOWA adeniran | As a result of the cases of police brutality which birthed the #EndSARS protests, the Administration of Criminal Justice Monitoring Committee, (ACJMC) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to set up a ‘Special Intervention Fund for…
Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, in Africa have condemned attacks on Amnesty International in Nigeria and other Civil Society Organizations that have been demanding for good governance in Nigeria. In a press statement jointly signed by the CSO groups, they decried…
The Lagos State Civil Society Participation for Development, LACSOP has demanded that the Lagos State Government publishes the amount spent on COVID-19 palliatives in the state. The demand was made during a tweet conversation which featured the launch of an assessment of COVID-19…
Kenneth Afor | The Africa Network For Environment And Economic Justice (ANEEJ) has stated that persons involved of malfeasance in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) should be thoroughly investigated and prosecuted in order to avoid future occurrence of corruption…
The Procurement Observation and Advocacy Initiative (PRADIN) wants President Muhammadu Buhari to inaugurate the National Council on Public Procurement (NCPP) in order to prevent future fraudulent activities in the Niger Delta Development Communication (NDDC) and other department of agencies in…
David Barnard | The immediate impact of COVID-19 on African civil society organisations (CSOs) was swift, widespread and destabilizing. This is one of the main findings of the Africa CSO COVID-19 Survey that @AfricanNGOs and EPIC-Africa implemented between 28 April and 15 May 2020. A total…
By Seye SUNDAY | Project Enable Africa, a Non-Governmental Organisation that promotes digital and social inclusions of People Living with Disabilities, in support with Ishk Tolaram Foundation has given out food package to 100 Persons With Disabilities within the Surulere and Yaba axis…
The African Legal Think Tank on Women’s Rights (ALTOWR) has expressed its support for the demand of a State of Emergency on Gender Based Violence in Nigeria. The group stated that it condemned in strongest terms the continuous and disturbing…
