- Helen Attah Without the rule of law, we have no democracy. We have been on this journey for four years. Despite having the Constitution and several judgments from the court on our side, we have been victims of a commission that lacks respect for the r ...
Occupy Your #OfficeOfTheCitizen: Make We Talk Election Mata!
“Votes don't count, if there are no votes to count.” - Demilade Roberts (Photographer & Active Citizen) #ThursdayTalks, which started in March 2018, is a monthly conversation with thought leaders, change agents and active citizens which aims to ...
LIST: Continuous Voters Register (CVR) Locations Across ALL 774 LGAs in Nigeria
The register of voters is at the heart of democratic elections. Consequently, the registration of voters is a major function of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). In response to repeated calls by stakeholders and in order to serve Niger ...
Fighting for Nigeria: Thoughts from the Life, Career, and Activism of Wole Soyinka
For a nation judged as the giant of Africa, Nigeria is a conundrum. From the attainment of independence to the collapse of the first republic ultimately resulting in a civil war, the meandering military governments intertwined with the second and third ...
Active Citizens, You are Doing Well!
Dear Active Citizens, Hope you are still keeping safe? Remember to use your face mask, observe physical distancing and follow all COVID-19 protective guidelines.
Weekly Updates on the #EndSARS Judicial Panels of Inquiry – No. 21
1st - 31st May 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 these 4 states in the month under review – Abia, Cross River, Lagos, ...
Twitter Ban: Understanding the Reputational Risk to Nigeria
In the wake of the government’s announcement banning microblogging platform, Twitter, Nigeria joins the infamous list of countries like China, Iran and North Korea - three of the world’s most repressive countries, that have banned or suspended the use o ...
Weekly Updates on the #EndSARS Judicial Panels of Inquiry – No. 20
1st - 30th April 2021 April 2021 marked 6 months since the National Economic Council (NEC) directed the establishment of Judicial Panels of Inquiry across Nigeria to investigate complaints of police brutality and extra-judicial killings. The Panels wer ...
SITUATION ROOM PRESS CONFERENCE STATEMENT ON THE ELECTORAL BILL, 2021
Issued in Abuja: 10:00am, Tuesday, 6th July 2021 The Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room notes the efforts of the National Assembly to conclude considerations and pass the Electoral Bill, 2021. However, Situation Room is deeply concerned about the propo ...
WOMEN’S STATEMENT ON THE ELECTORAL BILL 2021
July 4, 2021 #SaveOurElections #NoToManualTransmissionOfResults #SaveNGElectoralIntegrity The Electoral Bill 2021, which aims to repeal the Electoral Act No 6 2010 and re-enact a new Act, is set to be passed by the National Assembly on Tuesday ...
ELECTORAL ACT: TIME TO RESIST THE DANGEROUS MANIPULATION BY THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
For Immediate Release 4 July 2021 #SaveOurElections #NoToMannualTransmissionOfResults #SaveNGElectoralIntegrity As everyone may be aware, the National Assembly will pass the Electoral Amendment Bill (2021) this week. Barring any last-minut ...