Tag: CISLAC

“Act now, Nigeria on the brink” – Yiaga Africa, CISLAC, 49 others to Tinubu

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CSOs, Yiaga to Asiwaju

Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), numbering 52 have raised the alarm that Nigeria is on the brink of collapse, urging the President Bola Tinubu-led administration to improve on the quality of governance. The CSOs, in a joint statement released on Tuesday, called for urgent and responsible leadership as well as collective action to save the nation from escalating insecurity, rising poverty and moral decay in public life. The CSOs are Yiaga Africa, Action Aid, Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD), Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), Centre for Information Technology and…

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CISLAC, TI Nigeria hail UK on $9.5m stolen asset recovery

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CISLAC, TI Nigeria

The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre, (CISLAC) and Transparency International Nigeria, (TI Nigeria), have commended the United Kingdom government for its role in recovering $9.5 million in stolen Nigerian assets. The organisations described the development as a positive example of international cooperation in the fight against corruption and illicit financial flows. Executive Director of CISLAC and Head of Transparency International Nigeria, Comrade Auwal Musa Rafsanjani, in a statement yesterday, said the recovery aligns with the objectives of Nigeria’s Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA), 2022, which provides a comprehensive legal framework…

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CISLAC seeks debt cancellation, reforms at IMF, W’Bank

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CISLAC seeks

Executive Director of the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) and Head of Transparency International Nigeria, Auwal Ibrahim Musa Rafsanjani, has raised a red flag over Africa’s deepening fiscal crisis, calling for urgent reforms in global financial governance and African debt management. Speaking at the 2025 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank in Washington D.C., Rafsanjani described Nigeria’s debt trajectory as unsustainable and reckless, with most of the country’s borrowings being used for recurrent expenditure rather than productive investments. ‘Most of the loans we…

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June 12: “Nigeria’s democracy slid backwards” – CISLAC

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CISLAC on June12

…Says accountability has collapsed  The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre, (CISLAC), has lamented Nigeria’s democracy backward sliding with the collapse of accountable governance, as the nation marks another Democracy Day. Rafsanjani also pointed out that there is widespread voter apathy and growing distrust in the electoral system. In a statement on Thursday, he said: “In Nigeria, democracy is backsliding because of the frightening collapse of responsible, transparent and accountable governance under the watch of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as the nation marks Democracy Day and 26 years of continuous democratic…

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CISLAC condemns CBN leadership’s extravagant spending

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CISLAC condemns

Urges reduction in cost of governance The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre, (CISLAC), has condemned the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) leadership, including its governor, Yemi Cardoso, for extravagant spending amid Nigeria’s economic challenges. Recall that last week, reports have surfaced that Cardoso and his deputies, who were nominated and confirmed by the Senate in September 2023, have spent over N10 billion on ultra-modern armoured vehicles. According to sources, Cardoso recently procured six armoured Lexus LX 600 2023 models for himself and his deputies. Insiders revealed that Cardoso personally acquired…

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“Dont silence NLC” CISLAC tells Police

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CISLAC on NLC

The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC)/Transparency International (TI) Nigeria have advised against any attempt to silence the leadership of the Nigerian Labour Congress, (NLC). Their reaction follows an invitation to the president of NLC, Joe Ajaero by the Nigerua Police as part of its investigation into terrorism financing in the country. CISLAC’s Executive Director, Auwal Rafsanjani, in an issued statement in Abuja yesterday, said the oragnisation was concerned by what he described as attempts to incriminate, silence and blackmail the leadership of NLC. He, however, said CISLAC was not…

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Alleged Budget-padding: CISLAC tackles Senate over Ningis suspension

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The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre, (CISLAC)/Transparency International in Nigeria (TI-Nigeria), yesterday, condemned the Senates resolution to suspend Senator Abdul Ningi over the allegation on the N3 trillion alleged budget padding in the 2024 Appropriation Act. The CISLAC Executive Director, Comrade Auwal Ibrahim Musa Rafsanjani, who expressed the concern via a statement titled: Senator Ningi: CISLAC expresses worries over attacks on freedom of expression, oppositions rights and independence, warned against abuse of the rule of law. He said: The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC)/Transparency International in Nigeria (TI-Nigeria) is…

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UNGA-78: High-level corruption threatens Nigerias attainment of SGD-16 – CISLAC

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The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre, (CISLAC), has expressed regret the high level of corruption, as captured in the 2022 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) released globally by Transparency International, where Nigeria scored 24 out of 100 points. The Executive Director of CISLAC and the Head of Transparency International in Nigeria, Auwal Ibrahim Musa Rafsanjani, stated this Thursday, while presenting the Nigerias Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)-16 2022 Shadow Report, at the Salvation Army Auditorium, International Justice Commission, on the sidelines of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)…

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Tinubu rewarding corrupt individuals with appointments – CISLAC, Transparency Int’l

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The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has accused President Bola Tinubu of appointing persons believed to be corrupt into leadership positions. In a statement issued alongside Transparency International (TI) Nigeria, CISLAC said the appointments spread across political party level, the executive and the legislative arms of government. In a statement issued in Abuja yesterday, Executive Director CISLAC, Auwal Musa Rafsanjani, said he was worried about the effect such actions would have on the morale of anti-corruption agencies in the country. He noted that the ministerial list sent to the…

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Insecurity: Forum seeks effective monitoring of security votes

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The Federal Government has been urged to evolve a mechanism to publicly monitor security votes of state governors and others concerned to tackle insecurity in the country. This is contained in a communique of a one-day workshop on: Reforming the Nigerian Defence and Security Sector through Strengthening Mechanisms Fundamental for Effective Oversight Functions, which was held in Abuja. The event was organised by the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC)/Transparency International in Nigeria (TI-Nigeria), in collaboration with the Transparency International-Defence and Security Project (TI-DSP), and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs…

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