Celebrating Our Little Wins!!!
In response to one of the #EndSARS 5 for 5 demands, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a salary increase for police officers by 20%. Fam! Our struggles for a better Nigeria will not be in vain. We are making significant progress. Let’s keep the pressure on! To improve the criminal justice system, revamping the Nigeria Police force for true service […]
Nigeria, Hard Times & Cacophonous Tunes
[By Abiodun Komolafe ] Fellow Nigerians, if reports emanating from the grapevine are anything to go by, then, interesting times beckon in 2022. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the Nigerian government is expected to fully remove the “unsustainable and economically disingenuous” fuel and electricity subsidies next year. In simple terms, the dreaded full deregulation of the oil and […]
SITUATION ROOM CALLS ON PRESIDENT BUHARI TO ASSENT TO ELECTORAL ACT AMENDMENT BILL 2021
Issued in Abuja at 9:30am: Friday, 17th December 2021 The Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room is concerned that since the passage of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2021 and the onward transmission to the President, the bill has not been assented to by the President. Electoral reforms in Nigeria have been implemented mainly through the review […]
REVAMPING THE NIGERIA POLICE FORCE FOR TRUE SERVICE
[By Nelson Olanipekun ] Six years ago, I was in the police station to respond to a distress call made by our client to the chambers I worked at. On getting there, an argument ensued between me and the officers; they were determined to perpetuate the illegality I sought to prevent, and as a result, they […]
Shine Your Eye!
Dear Active Citizen, The President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan, in a paper presented at the First Distinguished Parliamentarians Lecture Series organised by the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies in Abuja has revealed the salaries and emoluments of members of the National Assembly to the public. According to him: “The average office running cost for a senator is about ₦13 million while that of a […]
Seeking Justice and Reconciliation
Dear Friend, As of December 5, 2021, Judicial Panels of Inquiry in 27 states have concluded sittings, 2 states have suspended sittings and 7 states have not set up their respective panels. Sitting is currently ongoing in the F.C.T. Out of the 27 states that have concluded sittings, only 15 states have publicly presented reports to their respective state governments. Of the 15 states, only 4 states’ reports are available to the public.
Get Involved!
Completing the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) process is a demonstration of your intention to participate in the elections! However, when intent is not converted to action on Election Day, the results can be far reaching.
BUILDING COLLAPSE: INTEGRITY GAPS IN NIGERIA’S INFRASTRUCTURAL REVOLUTION
[By Kenneth Uttih and ‘Boye Shoroye ] Reflecting on the recent building collapse on Gerard Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria– a highbrow area reserved for the upper echelon of society, one cannot but wonder at the layers of lapses that eventually culminated in this magnitude of disaster and fatalities. Civil engineers are the custodians of all […]
The Federal Republic of Unemployed Nigerians
[By Patrick James] The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), in the 2019 Poverty and Inequality in Nigeria Report, stated that two out of every five Nigerians are living below the poverty line. This means that two Nigerians out of an estimated five will have to survive on less than a dollar (about 410 naira) per […]