Paradigm Initiative (PIN), Africa’s leading digital rights and inclusion organisation, has successfully engaged more than 1,300 stakeholders across 11 countries this quarter. Through a strategic blitz of 26 forums, training sessions, and policy dialogues, the initiative targeted critical areas including…
The G16 Regional Security Advocacy Group on Counter Terrorism in Africa has urged the Government of Mali to ensure transparency, due process, and respect for fundamental rights following the freezing of assets belonging to 12 individuals accused of financing terrorism.…
The Nigerian government is facing renewed scrutiny after fresh data released by the Human Rights Measurement Initiative (HRMI) revealed that the country is failing to fully protect the economic, social, civil, and political rights of its citizens. The independent NGO’s…
The Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room has officially commenced its observation mission for the 2026 Ekiti State Governorship Election. Spanning across all 16 Local Government Areas of the state, the coalition aims to independently assess the integrity of the voting…
Marking the International Day of the African Child, Amnesty International Nigeria has raised a grim alarm over the persistent wave of school attacks and student abductions across the country. The human rights organization highlighted a heartbreaking reality gripping states like…
Civil Society Organization, Tap Initiative for Citizens’ Development, has formally petitioned the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, demanding an immediate investigation and disciplinary action against Honourable Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court, Abuja Division. The…
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has officially called on members of the National Assembly and State Houses of Assembly across Nigeria to aggressively utilize the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, 2011. The advocacy group stated that the law serves as a…
International human rights watchdog Amnesty International has strongly condemned a violent crackdown by security forces on peaceful demonstrators celebrating Democracy Day at the Unity Fountain in Abuja. The incident took a critical turn when prominent human rights activist and former…
As Nigeria commemorates 27 years of uninterrupted civilian rule, the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) has declared that the country’s democratic journey is failing to deliver its core promises. In a press statement marking Democracy Day, the center…
As the national debate over the devolution of security powers intensifies, Open Alliance, a prominent coalition of civil society organisations, has urgently called for stricter accountability, transparency, and human rights protections to be integrated into the proposed state policing framework.…
