Ten Things We Learnt From The 2017 National Assembly Budget – BudgIT & EiENigeria
It’s over! The era of secrecy surrounding the details of budgetary allocations to the National Assembly is now well and truly over. The four-year-old advocacy for accountability in the spending of the legislature finally climaxed last week with the release of the National Assembly’s budget breakdown. As you might expect, there are a few interesting […]
Chibok and the Mirror in our Faces: Some Reflections on Gender in our Society – Muhammad Sanuasi II, CON Sarkin Kano
[Being Text of Speech given at the 1st Chibok Girls Annual Lecture, Transcorp Hilton, Abuja, Nigeria, April 14, 2017] BY HIS HIGHNESS MUHAMMAD SANUSI II, CON SARKIN KANO In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent the Merciful. It is a great honor for me to have been invited to speak on this landmark occasion of […]
How to Impeach the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
According to Section 143 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended), here are the steps to impeach the President: Step 1 There must be a notice of any allegation in writing alleging gross misconduct on the part of the President. This notice must be signed by not less than one-third of the […]
PRESS RELEASE: Press Conference Against Secret, Nepotic, Underhand & Corrupt Recruitments
Nobody can give you freedom. Nobody can give you equality or justice or anything… You take it. – Malcolm X We write to protest the recent secret, nepotic, underhand and corrupt recruitments undertaken by some government agencies – notably the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and the Nigerian Prisons […]
#NotTooYoungToRun Bill: The Renewed Hope and Future of Nigerian Youths – Adebowale Adeniyi
“Let us acknowledge and celebrate what youth can do to build a safer, more just world. Let us strengthen our efforts to include young people in policies, programmes and decision-making processes that benefit their futures and ours.” – Ban Ki-moon, United Nations’ Secretary-General on International Youth Day, 12 August 2010. It was a renewed hope […]
#NotTooYoungToRun: The Fetishization of “Youth” – Jude Feranmi
This piece is long overdue but then, they say Better Late Than Never. My objective is simple and it is to address the notion which I personally consider a slander that there is a certain fetishization of ‘Youth’ and the capabilities of young people when it comes to nation building or Leadership. I have written […]
The dynamics of a youth-led political party – Jude Feranmi
While Nigerian workers were celebrating May Day and conversations about issues like minimum wage and salaries owed amidst the current economic quagmire that we currently continue to battle against were being discussed and debated over the past few days, Nigerian youths mostly through social media were discussing the idea behind the formation of a youth-led […]
Let’s Talk Governance! – EiE Nigeria and USAID’s SACE at #SMWLagos 2016
EiENigeria in partnership with the USAID’s SACE project, hosted 6 events at the recently concluded SMWLagos 2016. The events – which included a Market Place session, interactive Panels, Master Classes and a concert, centered on Citizens, the Government and how they both utilize Technology (particularly Social Media) in engaging each other on topical issues. Invited […]
Court Directs NGOs to put National Assembly ‘On Notice’ Over Motion to Restrain it From Passing Anti-Social Media Bill
LAGOS, Thursday, March 24, 2016: A Federal High Court in Lagos has directed that the National Assembly be “put on notice” before the court would consider an application seeking to restrain both the Senate and House of Representatives from passing the Frivolous Petitions (Prohibition, Etc) Bill, otherwise known as the Anti-Social Media Bill. Justice Mojisola […]
The Frivolous Petitions Prohibition Bill (aka ‘Social Media Bill’) – ‘Yemi Adamolekun
The bill was proposed late last year and seeks to do the following: (1) make it difficult for citizens to freely express themselves; (2) make it impossible to provide anonymous information because petitions must be accompanied by affidavits; and (3) finally, monitor conversations on Whatsapp, Twitter, Facebook etc. The bill has gone through two readings […]