Silence is Consent: Occupying the Office of the Citizen – ‘Yemi Adamolekun
When I started actively working on governance issues 10 years ago, it seemed that there would be a rational sequence of actions that led to holding public office holders accountable. People put themselves forward to serve and when they fail to deliver on their promises, refuse to serve or serve in ways that are destructive, […]
Use Your Voice!
Dear Active Citizen, Remember our promise to always stay on course even when the “noise” has died down? Well, we never broke it. The #EndSARS #5for5 Demands are still well on our radar and we are pleased to see some progress. President Buhari has finally constituted the Governing Board of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), a win […]
MY EIE JOURNEY: THE INSPIRING ACTIONS OF ONE PERSON
“One person can and does make a difference.“ – Albert Schweitzer (Philosopher and Humanitarian) #OnePerson was started by EiE last year as a campaign to mark its 10th anniversary. The objective was to highlight the fact that one person can make a difference, curating the different actions of #OnePerson across the country and challenging other citizens […]
#ThursdayTalks – My EiE Journey!
Dear Active Citizen, February 2021 was the 10th year of my “accidental” leadership of the EiE Team. We then celebrated 11 years of inspiring action on Tuesday, March 16, 2021! At this month’s #ThursdayTalks, we will mark both milestones as I sit with Maupe Ogun-Yusuf (Co-host, Sunrise Daily on Channels Television) to share my #OnePerson journey of steering EiE Nigeria over […]
11 Years of Inspiring Action!
Dear Active Citizen, Just talking has never been enough, so 11 years ago, we took ONE ACTION: kick-started the process to inspire Nigerians to talk less & act more! We activated our Office of the Citizen and invited you to do likewise. As ONE PERSON, each Nigerian can Sọ̀rọ̀ Sókè and contribute to the process of meaningful change, ONE action at a time. We celebrate every […]
Weekly Updates on the #EndSARS Judicial Panels of Inquiry – No. 18
15th – 21st March 2021 The Judicial Panels of Inquiry set up across Nigeria to investigate the excesses of the Nigeria Police Force and other security agencies have continued sittings in the FCT and these 11 states in the week under review: Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Ekiti, Enugu, Kaduna, Kogi, Lagos, Ogun, Osun, Oyo and Taraba. […]
EiE Celebrates 11 years of Inspiring Actions, One Person at a Time
“Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.“ – Barrack Obama (44th President of the United States) In 2010, with nothing but a cause and technological tools – Facebook, Twitter, mail and BlackBerry […]
Choose To Challenge!
Dear Active Citizen, March 8, 2021, was International Women’s Day, and from the testimonies and accolades on what women have achieved despite being in a world where women have limited opportunities, one can agree that women are the real game-changers. Still in doubt? Look around you! Many times, women have stood up for what was right; […]
EiE@11: The Footprints Of One Person
Tiri gbosa for EiE Nigeria…gbosa! gbosa! gbosaaaa! EiE will mark 11 years of inspiring action ‘One Person’ at a time, next Tuesday, March 16, 2021, and oh have we got an interesting lineup of activities to commemorate the anniversary. Top on the list to mark this feat is the conversation on Effecting Social Change with Aisha Yesufu, […]
Oworo to the world!
September 2020, a group of active citizens used dance performance to protest the bad state of Oworo road, Lagos with the hope of getting the attention of the Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Well, it worked! The road has been reconstructed. Talk about making the difference! Well done guys! Will you like to listen to their #OnePerson story? Join […]