Tag: Civil Society Organisations

The latest operation follows a PREMIUM TIMES investigation that exposed the alleged trafficking of more than 300 children from conflict-affected ...

“Police can respond to crime, but they cannot eliminate the structural conditions that produce it. No restructuring of police institutions ...

Mr Dogara said civil society organisations should be regarded as strategic partners rather than critics of government, noting that they ...

Stakeholders in Akwa Ibom have called on the state government to provide a climate change policy, a dedicated green jobs ...

The NDLEA said the assets, located in Lagos and Ondo states, were among eight properties forfeited to the federal government ...

The call was contained in a communiqué issued at the end of the National Conference on Biosafety and Agroecology held ...

The groups maintained that the constitutional right of appeal must not be misconstrued as contempt of court, warning that such ...

A group approached the court to seek the reopening of police investigations into Mohbad's death, alleging foul play in the ...

More than 100 CSOs including groups such as Yiaga Africa, ActionAid Nigeria, CLEEN Foundation, Media Rights Agenda, and Accountability Lab ...

Environmental advocates warn that weak sanctions and obsolete legal provisions are fuelling rapid deforestation in Cross River, threatening both Nigeria’s ...

INEC said the challenges with the current register include duplicate registrations, underage registrations, registrations by non-citizens, deceased voters, and incomplete ...

According to JOHESU, despite the meetings, the Federal Government had yet to issue the enabling circular and salary table required ...

The group said Mr Yakubu’s nomination is ill-timed, inappropriate, and injurious to the electoral commission’s independence.

“The Senate should undertake a rigorous examination of his competence, public records, vision for electoral reform, INEC's institutional strengthening, as ...

IPAC also called for the scrapping of the state electoral commissions and the transfer of the responsibility for local government ...

Nigeria requires an estimated $8bn annually to sustain its HIV/AIDS response, according to the Chairman of the House Committee on ...

The campaign, scheduled for 10–27 October, targets children between nine months and 14 years

"YAVE seeks to reinforce the critical role of youth as catalysts for change, positioning them not just as stakeholders but ...

The coalition of CSOs described the cases as part of a “disturbing pattern of systemic abuse of public office,” warning ...

The panel emphasised the urgent need to implement non-custodial measures like community service.

“The continuous violation of electoral laws will not abate if firm actions are not taken by your commission and law ...

It urged the Nigerian government to explicitly prohibit the practice in national health policies and strengthen the enforcement of existing ...

Mr Aliyu laments that corruption remains widespread in the Nigerian public sector despite the efforts of the anti-corruption agencies

The 12-member team visited the Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) to discuss the commission’s readiness for the elections.

The report confirms that Nigerian girls face stigmatisation, poverty, and lack of justice when reporting gender-based violence.