Tag: CSO

PEPT: Tribunal judgement may erode progress made in use of technology in elections – CSOs

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The Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room says the verdict of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) on the 2023 presidential election may erode the progress made in the use of technology in elections. In a statement issued on Friday, jointly signed by the three co-conveners of the Situation Room: Y.Z Ya’u, Mimidoo Achakpa and Franklin Oloniju, the Situation Room said the verdict may present challenges for the innovative reforms achieved through the Electoral Act of 2022. The PEPT had on Wednesday, in a unanimous decision, dismissed the petitions of Atiku,…

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“Tinubu’s palliative programmes worsening Nigerians’ hardships” – Informal Workers’ organisation

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…Backs NLC strike The Federation of Informal Workers’ Organisation of Nigeria (FIWON) says it supports the warning strike declared by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), and advised the Federal Government to create minimal social protection for workers. In an issued statement signed and issued by the federation’s General Secretary, Gbenga Komolafe, yesterday, it said, “The programmes announced by President Bola Tinubu’s government to cushion the effects of the present realities have further led to a spike in absolute poverty”. Recall that the NLC declared a warning strike to press for…

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Dangote Refinery: Why young Nigerians were ignored, 11,000 Indian workers hired – CSO

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A civil society organisation, (CSO) has cited the reason why Dangote Refinery hired 11,000 trained workers from India while ignoring young people from Nigeria and other African countries. The CSO, Sub-Saharan African Skills and Apprenticeship Stakeholders Network, (SASASNET), which stated this in an issued communiqué yesterday, signed by its Secretary-General, Ousman Sillah, following its two-day conference in Abuja, cited the reason was because young people from Nigeria lacked the necessary abilities to do the task. The Network said that it had decided that each African nation should create a national…

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DSS/Emefiele: “Fake news alert on Sarkin Hausawan Lagos”- CSO

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A Civil Society Group, Good Governance Initiative, has described as ‘very wicked’ and ‘satanic’ the news flying around stating that the Department of State Services (DSS) found the sum of N407billion in three accounts belonging to the Sarkin Hausawa of Lagos and the Chairman of the Arewa Council of Chiefs, Aminu Yaro, and another spurious lies that the sum of N100billion was found in the wife’s account.  Recall that according to reports, the Sarkin Hausawa has been held by the DSS incommunicado for the last few days following what initially…

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OPL 245: HEDA accuse AGF of misleading Nigerians

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…Urges Buhari to reject Malami’s advice A civil society  organisation, (CSO), the Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA) Resource Centre has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to reject the advice of the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, to abandon the OPL 245 prosecutions in the country.  In a letter to the President, signed by its Chairman, Olanrewaju Suraju, HEDA argued that abandoning the prosecutions would send a signal that companies are insulated from prosecution where prosecutions are likely to interrupt significant but corruptly-obtained money flows. The group maintained that…

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Vote-buying, electoral fraud could trigger violence – AUDA-NEPAD warns

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The African Union Development Agency-New Partnership for African Development, (AUDA-NEPAD), has said that vote-buying and other forms of electoral manipulations could result in electoral violence. The AUDA-NEPAD/African Peer Review Mechanism National Coordinator/CEO, Princess Gloria Akobundu, stated this while briefing newsmen in Abuja. She said on 7th February, 2023 President Muhammadu Buhari, launched the Second Review Report of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Flag-off the Zonal Sensitization and Stakeholder’s Engagement on effective implementation of the national Programme of Action (NPoA) which led to the Kick-off of the Nationwide Violence…

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2023: 22 States at high risk of election manipulation – Report 

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As preparations for next month’s elections reach an advanced stage, a coalition of 10 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have said 22 Nigerian States are at high risk of election manipulation. The group made this known in a 26-page report, titled: ‘Election Manipulation Risk Index (EMRI)’, released on Friday. The report is an evidence-based tool designed to curb election manipulation, facilitate strategic election planning and promote citizens oversight of the electoral process, the group said The 10 CSOs are Yiaga Africa; Center for Journalism Innovation and Development; SBM Intelligence; Dataphye; International…

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“Terrorism ‘ll threaten conduct of 2023 polls in North-East, except…” — CornWest Africa

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The Conflict Research Network, West Africa (CORN West Africa) yesterday alerted the Federal Government and security agencies that terrorism will threaten the conduct of 2023 elections in the. North-East region except pro-active context specific security plan is designed for the zone. This was part of the recommendations given at the CORN West Africa Research Colloquium webinar, themed: “Nigeria Decides 2023: Conducting Elections in Context of Political Violence and State Fragility”. CORN West Africa is a knowledge platform and academic community for scholars based in institutions in West Africa, who are…

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Artificial Fuel Scarcity: CSO commends DSS’s intervention, urges Nigerians to expose saboteurs

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A Civil Society Organisations (CSO), ‘The Natives’, has commended the Department of State Services (DSS) for seizing the initiative to put a stop to the scarcity of petroleum products at retail outlets across the country. The group, in an issued statement at the weekend, noted that the move has suddenly changed the narrative of fuel queues. Checks revealed that the DSS at a meeting with Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, (NNPCL), the leadership of the Major Marketers, the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, (IPMAN) and the Tanker Drivers Branch…

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2023: CSO advocates conducting States’ election before Presidential, to counter plot against voters

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The likely diabolical strategies of unleashing terror to deter voters can best be countered by conducting the State elections before the Presidential and National Assembly polls. The Citizens Centre for Election Monitoring and Observation (CCEMO) stated this yesterday, in Abuja. Addressing newsmen in Abuja, the Executive Director of CCEMO, Dr. Israel David, explained that the teeming masses shall own the process and wholeheartedly participate if the order of elections is tilted in favour of the gubernatorial and State legislative polls. He said: “In the build-up to the 2023 general elections,…

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