Child Rights Activists have called on Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State to ensure that the rapists of late Ochanya Ogbanje face the full wrath of the law. The activists made the call during a one day Child Protection Workshop…
Principal Lead of BudgIT, Gabriel Okeowo, has explained how the civic tech organization is employing the use of technology to holding government accountable and ensuring fiscal transparency in the country. Gabriel said BudgIT uses an array of tech tools to…
The International Press Centre has set up a new governing board. This is coming as the media group prepares to mark the 20th anniversary of its establishment in October, 1999. Three new members joined the three-man board members bringing the…
Nkem Ilo, CEO of Public Private Development Center (PPDC), has said the organisation would support more subnational governments to build their contract disclosure framework in a way that enables greater citizen participation. She said this in an interview with Wendy…
Civil Society Organisations have called on the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to open an investigation into the gruesome murder of police officers by personnel of the Nigerian Army. The CSOs, who spoke in Abuja at a round table of…
Paradigm Initiative and Citizens Gavel have agreed to work together to promote and advance digital rights in Nigeria through strategic litigation and other activities. Both organisations will also work together to educate the public about the digital rights and applicable…
By Mayowa Adeniran | Stakeholders at the policy dialogue on the clean up of Ogoni land has advised the Federal Government of Nigeria to employ the service of right and qualified agents and contractors for the clean up of Ogoni…
The International Women’s Society has learnt its voice to call for an end to the culture of rape and stigmatization of rape victims just as it also calls for more to call for fair representation of women in public leadership…
Egypt’s parliament approved a new law governing nongovernment organizations on July 14, 2019 that would maintain many of the existing restrictions on their work, Human Rights Watch said today. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi should not approve the law and instead should…
Worried by the growing ethnic suspicion in Nigeria, leaders of various ethnic groups and Community Based Organisations, (CBOs) will meet in Lagos towards creating an effective mechanism for conflict prevention and peace building. The meeting is being organized by the…
