In a bid to curb the menace of corruption in Nigeria, the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has created an enabling platform for citizens to report and demand justice for all acts and perpetuation of corruption towards them on…
David Anyaele, the Executive Director, Centre for Citizens with Disabilities is a stupendous voice in advocacy for the disabled in Nigeria. In this interview , he torches the challenges, prospects of people with disabilities and the bumpy ride of disability…
Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD), supported by USAID/SACE project has organized a capacity building on effective collaboration between Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and media practitioners in order to improve governance and increase service development effectiveness through service delivery.…
The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) has been granted the United Nation’s special consultation status through its arm-Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). ECOSOC had adopted the recommendations of its committee on Non-Governmental Organisations, which rated CSJ as worthy of being…
By: Mayowa Adeniran – The African Centre for Leadership, Strategy (Centre LSD) has said that not less than twenty-nine Nigerian states are yet to immerse themselves in the Open Government Partnership (OGP). OGP is an initiative devised to enhance good…
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today called for the immediate and unconditional release of Mr. Samuel Ogundipe, a Premium Times newspaper reporter who was arrested yesterday and is being detained by the Nigerian Police at the Force headquarters in Abuja for…
The Open Society Foundations have announced the appointment of Ayisha Osori as executive director of the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA), effective September 4. Osori is a lawyer, development consultant, and communications strategist with 18 years of experience…
The Human and Environmental Development Agenda Resource Center (HEDA), has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the extensive and comprehensive report of an ad hoc committee set up by the commission to investigate alleged voting by under-aged persons using the national register…
A coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) under the umbrella, Summit of the Alternatives (SOTA), said on Monday that it was working on a political coalition to restructure Nigeria’s leadership ahead of 2019. Oby Ezekwesili, one of the members of…
As part of moves to further traumatise him, the Nigerian police, through the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) on Tuesday froze the bank account of PREMIUM TIMES reporter, Samuel Ogundipe. Mr Ogundipe was arrested at about 300 p.m. and driven from the SARS…
