Days after two buildings collapsed in Lagos and Oyo State respectively, a Non-Governmental Organisation, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has tasked the Lagos and Oyo state governments to ensure proper compensation to the victims of the collapsed buildings.…
With a view to reducing the number of out-of-school children in Nigeria, especially girls, a coalition of Non-Governmental Organization in the education sector has developed a Girls’ Education Charter. The Girls’ Education Charter which features specific demands for the improvement…
Three years after the London Anti-Corruption Summit where Nigeria signed on to the Open Government Partnership (OGP) and committed to Global Forum on Asset Recovery (GFAR), Nigeria has largely implemented its commitment. Executive Director of Africa Network for Environment and…
Kenneth Afor – The 2013 AFCON winning team won the 1994 Super Eagles team 5-3 on penalties to emerge as the champion of PVC Football Novelty Match played at the Yabatech Sports Complex on Saturday, February 9, 2018. The 30-minutes…
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today called on President Muhammadu Buhari to sign the Digital Rights and Freedom Bill into Law, saying it will be a major legacy of his Presidency which will benefit millions of Nigerians for years to come.…
The Presidency notes with interest the coordinated statements of the US, UK and EU linking the suspension of CJN Onnoghen to the conduct of the upcoming elections. We appreciate the concerns voiced by the three statements and accept that the…
Following the directive of the acting Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, that the Federal Special Anti Robbery Squad (FSAR) should be disbanded, the convener of the #ENDSARS, #ReformPoliceNG campaign, Segun Awosanya, has stated that this decision is a…
...She buttressed that, “In 2018, estimated 60 million Nigerians live without clean water, 120 million lack access to decent toilet facilities and 46 million practice open defecation. This implies that with 12 years left to the attainment of Sustainable Development Goals (Vision 2030), Nigeria will find it difficult to achieve #SDGs Goal 6:
Ensure access to water and sanitation for all.
OrderPaperToday – A bill seeking to regulate the activities of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) has surfaced in the Senate. Before now, there was a bill in the House of Representatives sponsored by the late Umar Jubril (APC, Kogi), introduced on June 2,…
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has sent an urgent appeal to two UN special rapporteurs urging them to “prevail upon the government of President Muhammadu Buhari and the leadership ofAcademic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to reach an agreement to…
