Tenure Extension for the IGP
President Buhari on Thursday, February 4th extended the tenure of the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu for three months to give time to provide time for proper selection of the new IGP. Mr Adamu was to have retired on Monday, February 1, 2021. Did President Buhari just become aware of the IGP’s retirement? Does he realize the […]
COVID-19 in Kogi State
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 declared Kogi State a high-risk location because of the state government’s denial of the existence of the virus and refusal of conduct tests. Citizens are warned against visiting the state. COVID-19 is real! Stay safe, wear a mask, maintain social distance and wash your hands often!!!
Digital Rights & Inclusion Forum 2021
Are you interested in the conversation on digital rights? Then, register to attend Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum (DRIF) 2021 which will hold on April 12 – 30, 2021. Deadline for registration is Thursday, February 18th.
Our #ChibokGirls are Still Missing!
Dear Active Citizen, In our newsletter on Friday, January 29th, we shared information we got from Daily Trust online news & CNN that some #ChibokGirls might have escaped on Thursday, January 28th. The Chief of Defence Staff, Lucky Irabor denied the media reports on Sunday, January 31st, according to Premium Times. In his words, “What we know is that we do not have any of the Chibok schoolgirls […]
Weekly Updates on the #EndSARS Judicial Panels of Inquiry – No. 10
18th January, 2021 – 23rd January 2021 In the week under review, 22 states, namely: Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Ekiti, Gombe, Rivers, Taraba, Kwara, Edo, Kaduna, Lagos, Nasarawa, Ondo, Osun, Benue, Cross-River, Delta, Ebonyi, Enugu, Ogun and Plateau, held proceedings at the Judicial Panels of Inquiry on police brutality and other human rights abuses […]
Service Chiefs Sacked and You Did It!
Dear Friends, Trust you have been staying safe using your face masks, washing your hands and observing social distance. Join us for the first edition of Thursday Talks in 2021 as we discuss Education Financing in Nigeria. Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) was on strike for 9 months last year. This model is NOT working! What are your […]
January 2021 #ThursdayTalks
The first edition of #ThursdayTalks this year held yesterday, January 28th. Seun Onigbinde (Director, BudgIT) and Dipo Awojide (Founder, BTDT Hub) discussed Education Financing in Public Universities and the Way Forward. Speaking at the conversation, Dipo Awojide called for full autonomy for public universities in Nigeria, adding that the government can support through grants. On his part, Seun Onigbinde called […]
‘GIDIGBO’ in the House of Representatives
Uppercut, hook, counterpunch…Anthony Joshua must be shaking right now?♂️? Host Communities of Nigeria Producing Oil and Gas (HOSTCOM), broke into a fight at the venue of the public hearing of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) on Thursday, January 28, 2021. The fight started when HOSTCOM was called to make a presentation. A disagreement amongst the members led to […]
#MyLG Town Hall Meeting
As parts of our efforts at ensuring active citizens’ participation in local governance, we partnered with BudgIT to train local government (LG) administrators on preparing citizens-focused budgets in Ebonyi and Zamfara States on Monday, January 25th and Wednesday, January 27th respectively. The administrators learnt about transparency, service delivery and inclusion in the preparation of LG budgets.
#OrluMayhem
Dear Legislator, Don’t be silent!