#OfficeOfTheCitizen Discussions for February 21st to February 28th
City/Station Date/Time Summary Akure Breeze 91.9fm Tuesday 10:00- 11:00am Nil. Abeokuta Sweet 107.1FM Tuesdays @11am Police! Protect Us, Not Kill Us! Social Analyst and Convener; Knowledge Over Drug Abuse (KDDA NG). Olalekan Aroyehun; EiE Nigeria. Ebonyi Unity 101.5FM Tuesdays @ 1pm Nil Bayelsa Glory 97.1FM Tuesdays @ 8pm […]
What Lagos Can Learn About Housing the Majority Population from Tokyo – Rebecca E. Roberts
The ongoing debate about the rapid forced and illegal evictions of poor people from their places of habitation in Lagos should primarily also be about the housing shortage mostly affecting the majority population (the poor) in Lagos. Housing deficits are not unique to Lagos, most major cities around the world both in the Global North […]
Luxury Cars Amidst Multidimensional Poverty
Despite federal government’s intent to take $22.7 billion loans, the Federal House of Representatives members ordered for 400 Toyota Camry 2020 model cars at N12.6 million excluding shipping, import duty and other clearing charges and taxes. Recall that EiE, SERAP, BudgIT and over 6,000 citizens are still in court against the plan by Senate to spend N5.5bn on luxury cars in 2019. According to a report by Punch, it […]
Let’s Talk Governance and #OpenNASS
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#OfficeOfTheCitizen Discussions for February 17th to February 21st
City/Station Date/Time Summary Akure Breeze 91.9fm Tuesday 10:00- 11:00am Nil. Abeokuta Sweet 107.1FM Tuesdays @11am Ogun Transition Committee: Citizens’ Expectations. Akingbade Soleye; Coordinator, Child Protection Network Ogun State. Ebonyi Unity 101.5FM Tuesdays @ 1pm Nil Bayelsa Glory 97.1FM Tuesdays @ 8pm Nil Zamfara Pride 103.5FM Wednesday @ 9am Nil Lagos Nigeria Info 99.3FM Wednesdays @10am Nil […]
Beachfront Communities and the Trickle-Down Effect
Last week, I received my copy of the premier edition of the Irin Journal, a bi-annual African culture and travel magazine which seeks to discuss African culture, people and communities. I was captivated by the piece ‘Finding Home’ on Wale Silva, an artist and a Tarkwa Bay resident and I was struck by the timing. […]
Put Nigeria First
30 days and we are 10!!! Click and stand a chance to win a ticket to the gala dinner and get updates!
Sowore on Trial
The federal government on Thursday, February 12th re-arraigned Omoyele Sowore and Olawale Bakare, on amended charges of treasonable felony and conspiracy. However, the trial could not proceed following the inability of the prosecution to serve them with copies of the video it intended to rely on. The case has been adjourned until March 11th, 12th & 13th.
#OfficeOfTheCitizen Discussions for February 10th to February 14th
City/Station Date/Time Summary Akure Breeze 91.9fm Tuesday 10:00- 11:00am Nil. Abeokuta Sweet 107.1FM Tuesdays @11am Lassa Fever and Coronavirus: A review of Nigeria’s Response. Folasade Ofurune, Executive Director, Health Education and Empowerment Initiative (HEDEN) Ebonyi Unity 101.5FM Tuesdays @ 1pm Nil Bayelsa Glory 97.1FM Tuesdays @ 8pm […]
#OfficeOfTheCitizen Discussions for February 10th to February 14th
City/Station Date/Time Summary Akure Breeze 91.9fm Tuesday 10:00- 11:00am Nil. Abeokuta Sweet 107.1FM Tuesdays @11am Lassa Fever and Coronavirus: A review of Nigeria’s Response. Folasade Ofurune, Executive Director, Health Education and Empowerment Initiative (HEDEN) Ebonyi Unity 101.5FM Tuesdays @ 1pm Nil Bayelsa Glory 97.1FM Tuesdays @ 8pm Nil […]