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

April 9, 2026April 9, 2026 Aminu Imam

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…

Coalition of CSOs demand immediate removal of NMDPRA CEO

December 17, 2025December 17, 2025 Aminu Imam

…Announces nationwide, global protests A powerful coalition of civil society organisations (CSOs) has declared joint nationwide protests across Nigeria, with simultaneous demonstrations in New York and London, to demand the immediate removal of Farouk Ahmed as Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, (NMDPRA). The protests will commence today Wednesday, from Ahmed’s office in Abuja and continue throughout the week in major cities, while diaspora actions target the UN House in New York, and Nigeria House in London. The coalition includes: the Nigerian Citizens for…

CNPP, CSOs kick against Tinubu’s $1.75bn World Bank loan plan

September 10, 2025September 10, 2025 Aminu Imam

…Warn of rising public anger In a strongly worded joint statement, the Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) and the Coalition of National Civil Society Organisations (CNCSOs) have condemned the Federal Government’s plan to contract a fresh $1.75 billion loan from the World Bank, describing it as reckless, insensitive, and a betrayal of the Nigerian people. The two groups, representing political stakeholders and over seventy-five civil society organisations nationwide, expressed shock that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration is seeking additional loans despite what they described as “unprecedented revenue collections within…

2027: CSOs advocate for single-day general elections in Nigeria

February 22, 2025February 22, 2025 Aminu Imam

As the 2027 general elections approach, civil society organisations (CSOs) have called for all elections to be conducted on a single day to reduce costs and inefficiencies. This proposal was discussed yestetday in Abuja during a policy dialogue organised by the African Centre for Leadership, Strategy, and Development. Speaking at the event, a political scientist at Nile University, Abuja, Dr. Iroro Izu, argued that the current staggered election system is unsustainable given the high costs incurred by the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC). He pointed out that countries such as…

Kano LG Polls: CSO�s commend Gov. Yusuf, KANSIEC

October 27, 2024October 27, 2024 Aminu Imam

The Kano Civil Society Election Situation Room has applauded the Kano State Government and the State Electoral Commission, (KANSIEC)for conducting a well-organised Local Government election. The Coordinator of the Situation Room and Executive Director, Citizens for Development and Education, Amb. Ibrahim Waiya explained this to newsmen after receiving updates about the ongoing LG polls from across the 44 LGAs of the State. According to Amb.Waiya, the reports received so far have been wonderful, considering the impressive turnout of voters, peaceful conducts and compliance with the movement restriction order during the…

CSOs, religious groups demand probe of NNPC, GMD’s sack

July 26, 2024July 26, 2024 Aminu Imam

Meanwhile, civil society and religious groups yesterday demanded a probe into activities of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, (NNPCL), following allegations Aliko ?angote made against some officials of the company. Recall that ?angote had alleged that some officials of the company operate a blending plant in Malta, from where they import low quality fuel into the country. The groups, which also demanded the sack of the NNPCL Group Chief Executive Officer (GMD), Mele Kyari, said they would stage a 2-day march on the National Assembly and the NNPCL headquarters,…

Akpabio under fire for linking soldiers� killing to mercenaries

March 21, 2024March 21, 2024 Aminu Imam

President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio

?Civil society organisations, (CSOs), and a security expert have berated Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, for linking Thursday�s killings of 16 military men in Delta State to foreign mercenaries. The troops were killed while on a peace mission to the warring communities of Okuama and Okoloba. Recall that Akpabio spoke during Tuesday�s plenary, when the Senate resolved to set up a committee to unmask the circumstances behind the military personnel�s killings. He said, �I don�t want to conclude that these people are from Niger-Delta; because we respect men and women in…

CSOs fault Kano, Niger�s N6bn budget for Ramadan feeding

March 17, 2024March 17, 2024 Aminu Imam

Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and an economist have criticised the earmarking of billions of naira by the Kano and Sokoto state governments for Ramadan feeding programme. They explained that rather than spend huge amount of money on religious matters, such funds should be channeled to the education of the vulnerable children in their states. The criticism came on the heels of the N5bn budgeted by the Kano State Government for the feeding initiative. Earlier, the Sokoto State Government had disclosed that it set aside the sum of N6.7bn for the…

Lawyers, CSOs, others seek unbundling of CJN�s office

March 5, 2024March 5, 2024 Aminu Imam

�Says �It�s too powerful� Legal practitioners and civil groups in Nigeria have called for the unbundling of the office of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, on the grounds that the occupant possesses �overbearing and ubiquitous powers� which can impact negatively on the Judiciary. This was part of recommendations contained in a communique issued at the end of a one-day conference in Abuja on �Judicial Accountability, organized by TAP Initiative�, with support from Open Society Foundations. According to them, the Office of the CJN, as it is presently constituted, is…

�There’s increasing spate of poverty, insecurity, political conflicts across the land” – Conference of Northern CSOs tell Tinubu

January 8, 2024January 8, 2024 Aminu Imam

The Conference of Northern States Civil Society Networks, at the weekend, has lamented the increasing spate of poverty, hunger, insecurity and political conflicts in Nigeria. They called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to take the bull by the horn and declare a state of emergency on security, particularly, in some States in the North. The Conference of Northern States Civil Society Networks also expressed deep concern over what it described as looming danger as a result of plots to truncate Nigerian democracy on the, �conspicuous fixation to snatch the mandate…