The Lagos State Police Command has reached an agreement with 15 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) on the conduct of planned protests taking place on Thursday, 12 June. It was gathered that they all agreed that Gani Fawehinmi Park in Ojota will serve as the only approved protest venue for citizens participating in the protest in Lagos. This was disclosed in …

Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have called for the NNPCL to account for the money spent on the turnaround of the Port Harcourt refinery. Reacting to the controversy surrounding the shutdown of the Port Harcourt refinery, the head of Transparency International (TI), the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), and the Transition Monitoring Group (TMG), Awwal Musa Rafsanjani, condemned the action …

Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) across the South-East region of Nigeria have accused security agencies of operating with a bias, alleging that while Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) activists are routinely targeted with swift and forceful action, armed herdsmen responsible for violent attacks on communities are ignored. In a joint statement, the CSOs expressed deep concern over what they described as …

Prominent Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) have called on Senate President Godswill Akpabio to step aside from office following the Court of Appeal’s affirmation of the conviction of Professor Peter Ogban, the returning officer in the 2019 Akwa Ibom North-West Senatorial election, for electoral fraud. In a Press statement made available to newsmen by 56 Coalition CSO’s maintained that ‘The appellate …

Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) under the aegis of the Initiative for Leadership and Economic Watch in Nigeria have expressed their desire to team up with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on monitoring budgets at the national and sub-national levels to ensure optimal performance. During a courtesy visit to EFCc’s Executive Chairman, Mr. Ola Olukoyede at the headquarters in …

The Nigeria Civil Society Organisations Strategy Group on Sustainable Development Goals (CSOSG-SDGs Nigeria) has elected a new national executive, led by the Chairperson, Dr. Alexander Akhigbe. Other officers elected are: Vice Chairperson (Administration), Jane Douglas; Vice Chairperson (Operations), Egondu Esinwoke-Ogbalor; Secretary, Dr. Auwal Ahmed; Project Coordinator, Glory Otuojor; Treasurer, Dr. Adewale Kupoluyi; Resource Mobilisation Officer, Ayodele Taofiq-Fanida; Public Relations Officer, Gerald …

We, the undersigned civil society organizations, wish to commend the President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr. Afam Osigwe (SAN), for his principled demonstration of support for the rule of law by appearing at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday, 29 January 2025 to observe proceedings in the arraignment of human rights and pro-democracy campaigner, Mr. Omoyele …

A coalition of over 73 Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) has protested against the allegations by the former Air Officer Commanding (AOC) one of the operations commands in the fight against terrorism. In a recent report, the unnamed AOC alleged that NGOs had made the anti-terrorism battle difficult to execute. He was quoted as saying: “If Nigeria is serious about ending terrorism, …

A coalition of over 67 Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Nigeria has called on the Bola Tinubu administration to end the harassment, threats against Amnesty international and other civil Society Organizations in Nigeria. In a joint statement, the coalition said: “We, the undersigned civil society organizations are seriously concerned about the ongoing intimidation, harassment and threat against Amnesty International in …

A coalition of over 84 civil society organisations (CSOs) has strongly condemned a member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Alex Ikwechegh over his assault on an e-hailing driver, Mr. Stephen Abuwatseya, last Sunday in Abuja. The CSOs insist that the federal lawmaker should face the full consequences of his action before the courts and at the House of Representatives. …