Auwal Musa Rafsanjani
24 Jan
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has called on the Federal Government to investigate the re-award of the Abuja-Kaduna highway contract.
13 Jan
Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has applauded the repatriation of $52.88 million in recovered assets linked to former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, by the United States (US) government.
3 Jan
Across the globe, parliaments are judged by the impact of their legislation on governance, particularly in terms of security, economic well-being, and citizens’ standard of living.
2 Oct
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has urged President Bola Tinubu to show greater commitment to addressing Nigeria’s socio-economic and political challenges.
26 Sep
Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has launched its seventh Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16 Shadow Report, shedding light on Nigeria’s ongoing social, economic, and governance challenges.
25 Sep
With over five million complaints of human rights violations in three years, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is lagging in its core mandate of ensuring redress and justice.
13 Sep
Executive Director of the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), Auwal Musa-Rafsanjani, has claimed that counter-insurgency operations of the Nigerian military are characterised by extrajudicial killings, arbitrary arrests, incommunicado detention and sexual violence.
2 Sep
Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has condemned alleged extravagant spending by the leadership of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), as Nigeria struggles with hunger, hardship and rising inflation.
21 Aug 2024
Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), Transparency International Nigeria (TI-Nigeria) and the National Institute of Credit Administration (NICA) have called on state governors to prioritise due diligence
2 Aug 2024
Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has called for the protection of protesters, even as it urged protesters to maintain peace and avoid destruction of properties amid growing concerns that the demonstrations have been hijacked by criminal elements and political actors with nefarious intentions. In a statement signed by the Executive Director of CISLAC, Auwal…
28 Jul 2024
Amnesty International has cautioned the Nigerian government against threatening protesters. Amnesty said such actions would undermine President Bola Tinubu's legacy and commitment to democratic principles. The warning comes as the #EndBadGovernanceinNigeria' protest gains momentum, with protesters planning to demonstrate across 36 states and the federal capital from August 1 to 10. READ ALSO:Why IGP demanded…
3 May 2024
Civil Society Organisations in the anti-corruption community have urged the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and opposition parties, especially the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to suspend their members being investigated for corruption.
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A High Court sitting in Ilesa, Osun State on Friday ordered the leadership of the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC) to conduct the state local government elections in the state on Saturday, February 22, 2025. An enrollment order delivered by Justice A. Aderibigbe, mandated and compelled "all the Security agents comprising of the Nigeria…
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Members of the Doka Community in Kaduna have petitioned the state governor, Senator Uba Sani, to probe the circumstances leading to the death of a Senior Secondary Two (SS2) student of Government Technical College, Ahmed Musa, who was found with signs of brutalisation and strangulation. Furthermore, the father of the deceased, Comrade Musa Muhammed, a…
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The Delta State Police Command has assured the citizens of the state that their security is paramount and that the police are ready to ensure their lives and property are secured. The Police spokesperson, Bright Edafe, made this known on his X handle (formerly Twitter) as the state command showcased illegal arms and highlighted cases…
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Ugandan authorities said Friday they had abandoned a bid to try opposition leader Kizza Besigye for treason in a military court, passing the case to a civilian tribunal and prompting him to end his hunger strike. Besigye, 68, is a leading opponent of President Yoweri Museveni -- in power for nearly 40 years -- whom…
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Long years before Access Bank Lagos City Marathon and 10 years after Mudashiru Shittu Before the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon started 10 years ago on February 6, 2016, the last time there was an international marathon in Nigeria was probably in 1994 at the Milo International Marathon in Lagos, where there was a catastrophe…
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Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, on Friday, expressed deep sadness and condolences to the family of Pius Etim, a young man who tragically lost his life in an unfortunate incident on Thursday evening at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City, following heavy rainfall. Okpebholo described the collapsed mast that killed Pius Etim during the heavy…
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Supporters of former Minister of Power, Engineer Sale Mamman, have raised concerns that the N33.8 billion money laundering allegations against him may be politically motivated. In a statement released in Jalingo, Taraba State, on Friday and signed by Jacob Sunkani, the group argued that recent developments in the trial at the Federal High Court in…
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Thirteen Kenyan security officers pleaded not guilty to charges of murdering two Indian men and their Kenyan driver in 2022 in a politically-charged case, their lawyer said Friday. The policemen along with a national intelligence officer and a wildlife warden went before a judge on Thursday over the killing of driver Nicodemus Mwania Mwange and…
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Russia on Friday said it captured two more east Ukrainian villages in the Donetsk region, edging closer to the central Dnipropetrovsk region. Moscow has pressed a small but steady advance in eastern Ukraine since last summer, bringing home some successes, with morale in Russia now emboldened by US President Donald Trump opening talks with the…
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In defiance of the advice by the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi, Governor Ademola Adeleke has affirmed that local government elections will hold in Osun State on Saturday. According to him, the elections will take place unfailingly under the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC). Spokesperson to the State Governor, Olawale Rasheed,…