Tag: CSOs

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

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KANSIEC on LG polls

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…

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

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CSOs demand

Meanwhile, civil society and religious groups yesterday demanded a probe into activities of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, (NNPCL), following allegations Aliko Ɗangote made against some officials of the company. Recall that Ɗangote 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,…

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Akpabio under fire for linking soldiers’ killing to mercenaries

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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…

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

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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…

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

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…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…

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

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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…

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CSOs express outrage over alleged Betta Edu’s N585m palliatives scandal

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Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have raised concerns regarding a memo from Humanitarian Affairs Minister, Betta Edu, directing the payment of N585 million into a private account, sparking widespread demand for an investigation into the matter. The controversy centers around a directive issued to the Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Oluwatoyin Madein, for transferring these funds that were reportedly intended for vulnerable groups in several Nigerian states. In a detailed breakdown, the memo revealed specific allocations for each state, totalling N585, 189,500, intended for various social investment programs. The Media Assistant…

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NNPC: CSOs allege fresh plot by oil crooks to blackmail, smear Kyari

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A coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have said it has uncovered fresh plot by embittered oil thieves to blackmail, smear and tarnish the image of the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari. The CSOs, consisting of 42 different organisations, said yesterday that the move by the oil thieves, whose businesses have been truncated by the recent stoppage of payment for fuel subsidy by the Federal Government and the total war declared by the Kyari-led NNPCL against oil theft and pipeline…

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Civil societies threaten mass protest in 1 week if FG fails to address Nigerians’ suffering

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Civil Societies Coalition, in Osun State, has threatened to organise a massive protest if the Federal Government fails to better the lives of the citizens within one week. While reacting, following the recent petrol subsidy removal, naira float and other reforms of the President Bola Tinubu-led administration, the group, in an issued statement on Thursday, signed by its Chairman, Waheed Lawal, recommended a pause in interest rate hikes to relieve the pressures on economic agents. The group urged the Government to implement fiscal measures such as reducing/removing the tax on…

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2023 Election Tribunal Verdict: Labour, CSOs threaten mass action over May 29 inauguration of Tinubu

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The Labour and Civil Society Front (LCSF), an emergent citizens’ movement, has warned that it will have no other option than to mobilise a nationwide citizens’ mass action to save Nigeria’s democracy if Nigeria’s Judiciary fails to determine the rightful winner of the 2023 presidential elections by May 29. The group was convened by 70 prominent leaders of Labour and Civil Society Movements with the full backing of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Trade Union Congress (TUC), National Consultative Front (NCFront) and notable Youth coalitions. The group, in an issued…

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