#MyLG Town Hall Meeting
The #myLG Town Hall meeting held yesterday in Ebonyi State. The project is aimed at ensuring active citizens’ participation in local governance. In attendance were Local Government Secretaries, Directors of Personnel Management (DPM), the Special Adviser to the State Governor on Inter-party and Labour Matters, representatives from the Ministry of Budget & Planning; and the […]
6 Months On
January Thursday Talks
Join us for the first edition of Thursday Talks in 2021 as we talk about Education Financing. Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) was on strike for 9 months last year. This model is NOT working! Register here to join the conversation! We also welcome The Cable as our media partner this year!
Come Let’s #FixPolitics!
Our friends at Fix Politics are calling for applications to the School of Politics, Policy, and Governance (SPPG). With seven (7) thematic areas, twenty five (25) customized courses and three (3) projects, SPPG seeks to equip students with the needed tools to help them better understand and navigate the political terrain. So, if you’re looking to run for political office […]
Take Charge!
Dear Active Citizen, The phrase we want you to adopt as your mantra going forward is #MaskUp. The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has seen cases of infected persons rise along with death rates. As the federal government has ordered the reopening of schools, it is imperative that we strictly adhere to the NCDC protocol for […]
Armed Forces Remembrance Day
The labour of our heroes past, shall never be in vain!
Public Interest Litigation Committee – Olumide Babalola
In light of recent events, the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) has empanelled a 13-member NBA Public Interest Litigation Committee (PILC) with a mandate to, among other things, actively take steps to restore and reinforce the faith of the society in law as a veritable tool to bringing solutions to societal issues and checking abuse of power. Mr […]
#UgandaDecides2021
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni is leading in the country’s presidential election with 63% according to provisional results released on Friday, January 15th. His main opponent, Bobi Wine is trailing with 29% and has claimed the election was marred by “widespread fraud”.
2021 – Speak Up Louder!
2020 has come and gone but not without its footprints larger than years before it. It was a roller coaster year as we navigated various tides. We started the year with #CancelSocialMediaBill, campaigning against bills to regulate social media and stifle freedom of expression by the National Assembly. We had not laid this to rest when the COVID-19 […]