#OfficeOfTheCitizen Radio Schedule
Hurray!!! #OfficeOfTheCitizen radio is back in 14 states! Listen to us on a radio station near you! Radio remains the most common source of information to Nigerians and EiE has built the widest network of radio programs (and social media) of any civil society organisation in Nigeria via the #OfficeOfTheCitizen radio program. In 2019, we had weekly live […]
M.A.P. Survey
Recent media reports from DISCOs implied that customers are no longer interested in being metered. EIE, Nepawahala and PowerUpNG do not think the media reports are true. Fill this survey to help ascertain the true pulse of electricity customers.
Legislative Contractors: NDDC Web of Corruption
The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, has named some federal lawmakers who allegedly got contracts from the Niger Delta Development Commission (NCDC). The greasy mess at NDDC is huge and deep, but sad as that may be, it has become clear that the National Assembly is compromised. We call for an indpendent body led by a retired […]
Save Our Souls: Southern Kaduna
Sigh. On Tuesday, July 21st, the Presidency in a press release reduced the massacre in Kaduna to mere “revenge killing”. It further made excuses on why it had not succeeded in curbing insecurity in the region before condemning the killings. This is a belated response from the government as it had been mute ever since the killings started. You cannot keep absorbing militants and […]
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July Thursday Talks
There is more to journalism than just reporting! Join us on this month’s episode of Thursday Talks, as we discuss Journalists & Social Change. Be prepared to dig in deep and expand your capacity to inform, educate and activate change. Register!
John Lewis
Congressman John Lewis was one of the “Big Six” leaders of groups who organized the 1963 March in Washington. He played key roles in the civil rights movement and its actions to end legalized racial segregation in the United States.
#CallOfDuty – Empowering Women & Girls
Wow! It was an interesting conversation on the Gender Justice Series on Wednesday, July 22nd, with our wonderful host, Bolanle Olukanni, peeling off yet another interesting layer of what the First Lady of Zamfara State, Aisha Bello Matawalle is all about & her work to empower women & girls in the state. Missed it? Catch up! The conversation continues next week, […]
Reckless Leaders
Nawa! What is it with government officials and recklessness? Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri and his entourage violated COVID-19 protocol at the Port Harcourt International Airport by refusing to have their temperature checked and hand sanitized at the airport. Former Zamfara State Governor, Abdulaziz Yari, also allegedly breached protocols at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport when he refused an officer from […]
Reported Killings in H1 2020
Insecurity has been a major problem throughout Buhari’s presidency since he was first inaugurated in 2015. Attacks from bandits and bloody inter-communal clashes have also become mainstays in some northern states, including the president’s own native Katsina. The first half of the year saw 2,732 reported killings. One minute, you’re alive, the next minute, you’re part of […]