EiE’s Statement on the July 12, 2025, Lagos LGA Elections
The cumulative effect of these issues leads us to express a lack of confidence in LASIEC’s ability to deliver a truly free, fair, and credible election on Saturday, July 12, 2025, especially considering the historically low turnout at local government elections.
2025 Lagos LG Elections: LASIEC’s Process Raises Legal Concerns
With the current tenure of Local Government Chairmen and Councillors in Lagos State due to end on July 27, 2025, the lawful election window – per the Electoral Act is between February 25 and June 25, 2025. The announced date of July 12 falls outside this legal window, thereby putting LASIEC in direct violation of the Electoral Act 2022.
CSO’s Task INEC On Natasha Recall
For Immediate Release April 23, 2025 Press Statement #FixPolitics, WARDC, others task INEC on Natasha’s recall CTC To ensure transparency and due process, stakeholders in Nigeria’s democratic experiment have called on the Independent National Electoral Commission to make available the Certified True Copy of the petition to recall Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (Peoples Democratic […]
CSOs Demand Accountability for Akpabio and Imasuen
For Immediate Release April 2, 2025 Lagos, Nigeria Press Statement Justice Under Threat: Civil Society Demands Accountability for Senator Akpabio and Imasuen We, the undersigned organisations, raise serious concerns over the allegations of misconduct leveled against Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio, President of the Nigerian Senate, and Senator Neda Bernards Imasuen, Chairman of the Senate […]
Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, Bosun Tijani and Others to Attend TNCG2024
For Immediate Release +234 708 778 4788 team@newmediagov.ng Thursday, November 7, 2024 Lagos, Nigeria Press Statement Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, Bosun Tijani, Mohamed Farahat, and Leading Experts to Attend the 6th Edition of the Technology, New Media, Citizens and Governance “This digital revolution isn’t just changing how we communicate; it’s transforming how we participate […]
TNCG2024 – BudgIT and EiE Nigeria to Host 6th Edition
For Immediate Release Thursday, October 3, 2024 +234 708 778 4788 Lagos, Nigeria Press Statement BudgIT and EiE Nigeria to Host 6th Edition of Conference on Technology, New Media, Citizens and Governance BudgIT, Africa’s leading civic-tech organization, and Enough is Enough Nigeria, one of Africa’s leading civil society organisations driving public accountability through […]
President Tinubu & the Hunger Protests
For Immediate Release August 5, 2024 Abuja, Nigeria Press Statement The President is Yet to Engage the People’s Demands Yesterday, on the fourth day of the nationwide #EndBadGovernance peaceful protests, the President finally addressed the nation. In the 38-paragraph speech, he highlighted some of the government’s policies to course-correct the economy largely in the medium […]
President Tinubu’s Speech on #EndBadGovernance Protest
DATE: SUNDAY 4TH AUGUST 2024 My fellow Nigerians, I speak to you today with a heavy heart and a sense of responsibility, aware of the turmoil and violent protests unleashed in some of our states. Notably among the protesters were young Nigerians who desired a better and more progressive country where their dreams, hopes, and […]
Hold Govt Responsible for Violence
‘Yemi emphasized that true democracy is a government of the people, by the people, and for the people, underscoring the importance of active citizen engagement beyond just elections. She highlighted EiE’s core mission of promoting the “Office of the Citizen”, empowering Nigerians to recognize and exercise their power as citizens in a democracy.
The Right to Peaceful Protest
‘Yemi emphasized that true democracy is a government of the people, by the people, and for the people, underscoring the importance of active citizen engagement beyond just elections. She highlighted EiE’s core mission of promoting the “Office of the Citizen”, empowering Nigerians to recognize and exercise their power as citizens in a democracy.