Tag: NGO

Arewa New Agenda Raises Concerns Over Calls to Sack SGF Akume; Urges Unity and Peace

Aminu Imam

A voluntary organization that promotes peace and development in northern Nigeria, Arewa New Agenda (ANA), has raised concern over calls to sack the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume. The ANA members led by its Convener and Chairman of Arewa New Agenda, Sen. Ahmad Abubakar MoAllahyidi, voiced their concern in a statement on Saturday. The statement read in part: “At the heart of the matter is the recent statement by Chief Audu Ogbe, a respected elder statesman, who called for the removal of the Secretary…

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Elections; NGO tells political parties to Focus on issue-based campaign

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Kimpact Development Initiative (KDI), a non-governmental organisation, has called on political parties and their candidates to focus on issue-based campaigns and not attack the personality of their fellow contestants. Bukola Idowu, Team Lead, KDI, made the call at first High-Level National Dialogue on Mitigating Electoral Violence ahead of the 2023 General Elections, in Abuja. The event had in attendance representatives from the NOA, Civil Defence, DSS, among others. He said that political candidates and their parties should desist from making inciteful messages, as their actions and inactions speaks a…

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1999 Constitution Amendment: ‘Govs. opposing local autonomy enemies of Nigerians’ – NULGE, NGO 

Aminu Imam

A non-governmental organisation, (NGO), the Social Development Integrated Centre/ SocialAction, has declared that State governors objecting to Local Government autonomy are enemies of Nigerians, advising voters to use the 2023 general elections to vote against such governors and their parties. This was made known in an issued statement at the end of a one-day capacity-building workshop in Ado-Ekiti, organised by SocialAction with support from the United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF), and signed by the NGO’s Senior Programmes Officer, Prince Edegbuo.  The NGO noted that failure to grant autonomy to the…

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NGO tasks FG on incessant ASUU strike

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Nigeria Development Front (NDF) has urged the Federal Government to put in place mechanism to end Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) incessant strikes in the country. Mr Charles Adeyemi, the NGO’s President, said this when he spoke on Wednesday in Osogbo. Adeyemi said that what ASUU was fighting for was adequate funding for the education sector and a better welfare for university lecturers. According to him, inadequate funding of universities impedes the development of the education sector, hence the need for government to address huge…

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Ramalan to launch ‘Liberty for Women and Children Initiative’ NGO to partner with UN, others  

Aminu Imam

…To promote women, youth participation in politics, deepening democracy and good governance  By Aminu Imam Founder of LibertyTV and RadioFM Stations, Alh. (Dr.) Ahmed Tijjani Ramalan, has announced that he would soon be working with a team of Women from the United Nations (UN) and others to launch the  ‘Liberty for Women and Children Initiative‘, (LWCI), a community-based non-governmental organisation. Dr. Ramalan disclosed this in a press statement issued yesterday. According to Veteran Broadcaster, the Initiative will focus on promoting, assisting and canvassing for socio-economic benefits for the less-privileged women…

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Ramalan to launch ‘Liberty for Women and Children Initiative’ NGO to partner with UN, others

Aminu Imam

…To Promote Women and Youth participation in Politics, Deepening democracy and Good Governance Ahmed Tijjani Ramalan, the Founder of LibertyTV and RadioFM Stations, says he would soon be working with a team of Women from theUnited Nations (UN) and others to launch the ‘Liberty for Women and Children Initiative’, (LWCI), a Community-Based Non-Governmental Organisation. Ramalan disclosed this in a Press Statement issued on Wednesday. According to Veteran Broadcaster, the Initiative will focus on promoting, assisting and canvassing for socio-economic benefits for the less-privileged women and vulnerable children, promoting communal love…

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Kano women advocate stiffer penalties against rapists, others

Aminu Imam

A non-governmental organisation, Women Peace Council, in Dala local government area of Kano State, has joined calls for stiffer penalties against perpetrators of gender-based violence to serve as a deterrent to others who might have the intention of committing the same crimes. The Council’s Women Development Officer, Fatima Muhammad, made the call during a town hall meeting organised by Women Peace Council under the Community Initiative to Promote Peace, (CIPP), to acquaint women in the area with the Violence Against Persons Prohibition Act 2015. Muhammad expressed the Council’s worry over…

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Plateau attacks: PDP chieftain pleads with FG, NGOs to assist victims

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Dr James Dalok, a chieftain of Plateau Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has urged the federal government and non-novernmental organisations to assist victims of recent attacks in the state. Dalok, a former deputy to the state PDP governorship candidate, Lt.- Gen. Jerry Useni, in 2019 general elections, made the call in a telephone interview in Pankshin on Friday. He also appealed to corporate organizations and wealthy individuals to come to the aid of the victims in the mostly affected local government areas are Bassa and Riyom. He described the carnage left…

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NGO holds storytelling competition in FCT IDPs camp

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

A non-governmental organisation NGO, Skills Africa Network, on Friday held a story telling competition for female children at the New Kuchingoro Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) Camp in the FCT. The competition was organised in collaboration with GirlSpace Charity Foundation, Tabitha Kids Bookshop, Trinity Boys Football Club, Partnership Opportunities for Women Empowerment Realisation and Ajebota Kids Luxury Spa. Afolabi Williams, the Founder, Skills Africa Network, said the competition was organised to help the children pursue their education and career goals amidst their condition. Williams, who was represented by Awele Otakpor, the…

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