So, are we the Turning Point Generation? By Chude Jideonwo
Every now and again I miss those heady days. The raw mix of hope, naivety, time, energy, no-baggage, freshness, ignorance and arrogance that fuels the action that often causes big changes; changes that the wise, who have tried before, tell you won’t’ work out, and the cynical wonder: why bother? I remember how excited I […]
#OfficeOfTheCitizen Discussions for March 9th to March 13th
City/Station Date/Time Summary Akure Breeze 91.9fm Tuesday 10:00- 11:00am Nil. Abeokuta Sweet 107.1FM Tuesdays @11am Monitoring Constituency Project: Getting Citizens Involved. Joshua Osiyemi; BudgIT. Ebonyi Unity 101.5FM Tuesdays @ 1pm Nil Bayelsa Glory 97.1FM Tuesdays @ 8pm Nil Zamfara Pride 103.5FM Wednesday @ 9am Nil Lagos […]
EiE Celebrates a Decade of Impact with One Person Campaign
In 2010, with nothing but a cause and technological tools – Facebook, Twitter, Email and BB Messenger, the collective voice of a loose network of individuals and organisations whose said “Enough is Enough!” will change the face of active citizenship in Nigeria. A year later, their ‘voice’ will birth the operations of Enough is Enough (EiE) Nigeria, […]
Finally, The Hour is Upon Us – What Now?
The 20th century Russian politician Vladmir Lenin once famously remarked: “There are decades where nothing happens; there are weeks where decades happen.” The past seven day period in Nigeria has been one of those proverbial decade-weeks, with at least three major local and international stories emerging with seismic implications for the country’s future. First, we heard […]
Protection from Internet Falsehood and Manipulation Bill
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#OfficeOfTheCitizen Discussions for March 2nd to March 6th
City/Station Date/Time Summary Akure Breeze 91.9fm Tuesday 10:00- 11:00am Nil Abeokuta Sweet 107.1FM Tuesdays @11am The state of Healthcare in Nigeria: CoronaVirus and Lassa Fever Okewusi Victor; Accident and Emergency Nurse, State Hospital Ijaye Ebonyi Unity 101.5FM Tuesdays @ 1pm Nil Bayelsa Glory 97.1FM Tuesdays @ 8pm Nil […]
Social Development or Social Destruction? Hajiya Safiya Umar and FCT Social Development Secretariat (SDS) – Akubeze Okocha
On 16th April 2019, 19 children were allegedly abducted from their church in Jiwa, Gwagwa, a small community in the forgotten suburbs of Abuja, by officials of the Social Development Secretariat (SDS), a department of the Federal Capital Development Authority, (FCDA). The children were held in the Unity Orphanage Home and Youth Support Centre in […]
SMWLagos 2020: #CancelSocialMediaBill
We were live at Social Media Week Lagos hosting a conversation on the Social Media Bill. It was unanimously agreed by citizens that the government should kill the bill. The Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters have announced the public hearing on The Protection from Internet Falsehood and Manipulations; and for Related Matters Bill, 2019 (SB. 132) aka social […]
#CancelSocialMediaBill
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#OfficeOfTheCitizen Discussions for February 21st to February 28th
City/Station Date/Time Summary Akure Breeze 91.9fm Tuesday 10:00- 11:00am Nil. Abeokuta Sweet 107.1FM Tuesdays @11am Police! Protect Us, Not Kill Us! Social Analyst and Convener; Knowledge Over Drug Abuse (KDDA NG). Olalekan Aroyehun; EiE Nigeria. Ebonyi Unity 101.5FM Tuesdays @ 1pm Nil Bayelsa Glory 97.1FM Tuesdays @ 8pm […]