For its relentless dedication to secrecy and attendant disregard for the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today inducted the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Nigeria’s petroleum regulatory agency, into its “FOI Hall of Shame.” MRA’s FOI…
As Nonprofits we are constantly consumed by our passion to provide succor for the needy in our society. Keeping up with regulatory trends driving how we do our work becomes a challenge. The Nigeria Network of NGOs through this document…
The United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has emphasised that the world’s young people need safe spaces: public, civic, physical and digital spaces where they can freely express their views and pursue their dreams. “In making the world safe for…
The President of the African Development Bank Group, Akinwumi Adesina, has made an urgent call to give farmers across the continent new technologies with the potential to transform agricultural production. Adesina said the technology transfer was needed immediately and that evidence…
October 31st this year will mark the fourth year the National Health Act was passed into law. After a long, rigorous, but concerted advocacy championed by the Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, and Non-Governmental Organisations, NGOs, the act was signed on…
Following the siege laid by DSS operatives on the National Assembly, two advocacy groups have called for the expansion of the civic space in Nigeria. Spaces for Change [S4C] and Nigeria Network of NGOs (NNNGO) said it is time for…
Hamzat Lawal, Chief Executive Officer, Connected Development, has been named among the 100 most influential people in digital government. The 2018 list was compiled by Apolitical, a global network that helps government and public servants find ideas, people and partners they…
The five Anambra girls from Regina Pacies Secondary School Onitsha who represented Nigeria and Africa at the World Technovation Challenge in the Silicon Valley in San Francisco, US last night have won the Gold Medal in the contest. The team,…
Dr Bukola Saraki may been ripped off his seat as the Senate President of the Nigerian Senate as the All Progressive’s Congress secures two-third majority in the National Assembly. Saraki had vehemently declined the request of Adams Oshiomhole, the APC…
Speaking in Abidjan during a one-day forum on investment risks in Africa hosted by the African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI) , experts acknowledged that the abundance of current liquidity in the market did nothing to alleviate the capacity...
