President Muhammadu Buhari has urged his supporters not to gloat or humiliate opposition as they celebrate his victory. In his acceptance speech at the campaign office, Abuja, Buhari thanked all those who contributed to his victory. Buhari defeated his main challenger,…
After three days of rigorous collation exercise, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared President Muhammadu Buhari president-elect, after scoring a total of 15,191,847 votes from the 23rd February Presidential election. Incumbent President Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC)…
The need for Nigerians, especially Lagosians, to be peaceful and tolerance to each other now that the 2019 Presidential Election has come and gone necessitated the advocacy visit of International Foundation for Electoral System (IFES) and KIMPACT to Lagos Directorate…
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) wishes to congratulate President Muhammadu Buhari on his re-election for a second term as President of Nigeria and all elected Members of the National Assembly that emerged winners in the elections. While we…
Damazo T. Kadengye, African Population and Health Research Center There’s been a data revolution around the world driven by advances in information technology and a need for research that responds to complex developmental issues. African countries are also experiencing the…
Mayowa Adeniran – Kimpact Development Initiative, KDI has called on all security agencies involved in the 2019 electioneering process to probe the cases of partiality displayed by some of their members in the recently concluded Presidential and National Assembly elections.…
Ahead of the rescheduled general election, the International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos has released contacts of Saftey Alert Officers for journalists under threat while performing their duties to contact in various zones of the country. The contact details of the team…
Nineteen female journalists have been inducted as Fellows of the ReportWomen! Female Reporters’ Leadership Programme, organized by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism. They were inducted at the Fellowship Award Ceremony held on Tuesday, 5 February 2019 in Lagos where…
A new report has indicted the Nigerian media of subtle gender discrimination, in terms of visibility given to female candidates, even in the process of interviewing News sources. The report, an outcome of the monitoring of 12 print and online…
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has announced the appointment of a Nigerian, Ms Joy Ezeilo as a member of seven distinguished experts to serve on the newly established Civil Society Advisory Board on prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse. Ms.…
