#JUNE12PROTEST: The Nigerian Government and its Security Services must play by the rules
Nigerians from across the country have widely publicised a peaceful #June12Protest to register their displeasure at the way the country has been governed. By this statement, the Civil Society Consortium on Civic Space wish to remind the Nigerian Government and its security services that every citizen has a constitutionally guaranteed right to protest. Making this known in a […]
STATEMENT ON SUBMISSION OF THE NAME OF MS. LAURETTA ONOCHIE TO THE NIGERIAN SENATE FOR CONFIRMATION AS INEC NATIONAL COMMISSIONER
Issued in Abuja: 11:00am, Thursday, 10th June 2021 The Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room again expresses concern with the nomination of Ms. Lauretta Onochie, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Social Media as National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) representing the South-South. Ms. Onochie is a political appointee and staff of incumbent […]
Press Statement on 4th National Day of Mourning and Remembrance of victims of violence in Zamfara state on 28th May,2021
Dear Patriots, We stand before you today with much pains and concern as we mark the 4th National Day of mourning in remembrance of all victims of violent killings across the country. The spate of attacks and increased number of killings of innocents Nigerians in almost all the States in the Federation is an issue […]
Weekly Updates on the #EndSARS Judicial Panels of Inquiry – No. 19
22nd – 28th March 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 the FCT and these 11 states in the week under review: Abia, Anambra, Bayelsa, Benue, Ekiti, Enugu, Imo, Kaduna, Lagos, Osun, and Oyo. On […]
AS NIGERIA MOURNS
In February, 2021 and again earlier in this month of May, over 127 Civil Society Organizations joined in calling attention to the atrocity violence, lawlessness and bloodletting that have taken over all parts of Nigeria. On those occasions, we called on government at all levels to provide leadership in ensuring that the security and welfare […]
#BringBackOurGirls Statement on the Seventh Year Anniversary of the Chibok Girls
Seven Years, Still No Answers #BringBackOurGirls Demands Action and Accountability, Launches Renewed Global Campaign – “Until All Are Free!” As we approach the dreadful seventh anniversary of the abduction of 276 schoolgirls from Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, our hearts remain broken. We, the parents, relations and supporters of the 112 of our Chibok […]
MY EIE JOURNEY: THE INSPIRING ACTIONS OF ONE PERSON
“One person can and does make a difference.“ – Albert Schweitzer (Philosopher and Humanitarian) #OnePerson was started by EiE last year as a campaign to mark its 10th anniversary. The objective was to highlight the fact that one person can make a difference, curating the different actions of #OnePerson across the country and challenging other citizens […]
Weekly Updates on the #EndSARS Judicial Panels of Inquiry – No. 18
15th – 21st March 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 the FCT and these 11 states in the week under review: Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Ekiti, Enugu, Kaduna, Kogi, Lagos, Ogun, Osun, Oyo and Taraba. […]
EiE Celebrates 11 years of Inspiring Actions, One Person at a Time
“Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.“ – Barrack Obama (44th President of the United States) In 2010, with nothing but a cause and technological tools – Facebook, Twitter, mail and BlackBerry […]
Weekly Updates on the #EndSARS Judicial Panels of Inquiry – No. 17
7th – 14th March 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 the FCT and these 11 states in the week under review: Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bayelsa, Benue, Enugu, Imo, Lagos, Nasarawa, Ogun, Oyo and Plateau. […]