Civil Society Organisations (CSO) under the aegis of Foundation For African Cultural Heritage (FACH) have called on the Federal Government to immediately rescind its directives to the effect...

Candidate of Lagos State Chapter of the African Democratic Party (ADP) for the 2019 gubernatorial election, Mr. Babatunde Gbadamosi, and some Civil Society Organisations (CSOs)

A coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) under the aegis of the Nigeria National Interest Defenders (NNID) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to order investigation

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it is planning to hold stakeholders meeting and national conversation to review the 2019 General Elections and management of the country’s electoral processes. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this at the commission’s meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners (REC) on Tuesday, in Abuja. Yakubu said that the commission…

A coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) yesterday urged the Federal Government to immediately constitute the board of the National Human Rights Commission NHRC for effective human rights monitoring and protection. The coalition, under the auspices of Nigerian Human Rights CSOs on Universal Periodic Review (UPR), noted that the non-composition had impacted negatively on past…

Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and civil society organisations (CSO) have praised Nigerian women for their strides and achievements in every endeavour. NBA, in a statement on the occasion of International Women’s Day (IWD), yesterday, hailed its female members for promoting the profession. The statement signed by its president, Paul Usoro (SAN), read in part: “In…

Ahead of the February general elections, a professor of law, Akin Oyebode has charged the Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) to work with Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct free, fair and credible elections. Oyebode who made the charge at the 15th Gani Fawehinmi lecture/symposium held in Lagos, said it is important for the civil…

The place of advocacy by the Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) has been thrown into the front burner of discourse again as Nigeria prepares for the general elections in February and March, this year.

The opposition political parties in the country, under the aegis of Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP), have directed all members of the group to stage a protest nationwide on January 15, 2019 at the state headquarters of all the police commands if the IGP is seen around his office. In a statement yesterday signed…

Participants at town hall meetings organised by the Niger Delta Budget Monitoring Group, with support from Oxfam in Nigeria for Igwuruta and Oyigbo communities in Rivers State have said communities in synergy with Civil Society Organisations...

The Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have been urged to shun partisanship to enable them create a healthy tension for political office holders to feel accountable to the citizens.

Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), under the auspices of Human Development Initiative (HDI), Joint National Association of Persons With Disabilities (JONAPWD), and Centre for Information and Technology Development (CITAD) have requested for an improved inclusion, and access of children with disabilities to quality basic education in the country. Speaking at the weekend, in Abuja, at a…