President Bola Tinubu and members of the National Assembly have been urged to deepen the fight against corruption by ensuring a law to secure whistleblowing in Nigeria. Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), including the Progressive Impact Organisation for Community Development (PRIMORG), African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL), and the International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) called on the executive …

African Director of Macarthur Foundation, Dr. Kole Shettima has applauded the Progressive Impact Organisation for Community Development (PRIMORG) for putting grants from the Foundation into good use over the years. During an official visit to PRIMORG’s newly completed office building in Pyakassa, Lugbe, FCT, Abuja on Wednesday, Shettima expressed excitement that PRIMORG has been able to build its own office space, …

The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye has promised protection of the identities of informants and Nigerians who report corrupt acts. While participating in a radio town hall meeting on whistleblowing, organised at the weekend in Abuja by the Progressive Impact Organisation for Community Development (PRIMORG), Owasonoye gave the assurance owing …

Poor welfare has been identified as one of the major causes of corruption in contemporary policing of Nigeria, with junior police officers said to be the most affected. Policemen and other participants made the submission on an anti-corruption radio programme, Public Conscience, aired on Wednesday in Abuja. It is produced by the Progressive Impact Organisation for Community Development (PRIMORG), On …

Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) have faulted the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over what they described as poor inclusion and participation of the vulnerable population in the recently concluded elections. INEC is said to have failed to make adequate provisions for persons with special needs during the general elections. Suitable means of communication such as braille, large embossed print and …

Irked by incidence of violence, vote-buying and other forms of election fraud in some parts of the country during the governorship and state assembly elections, more Nigerians have condemned the development while calling for probes and reforms ahead of future elections. Local and international observers had condemned increased violence, voter intimidation and vote trading during last Saturday’s Governorship and State …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been urged to learn the essential lessons from its failure to conduct a seamless and transparent presidential election as outcry by Nigerians persist over the manual upload of results. INEC had failed to transmit results electronically from polling units nationwide in last Saturday’s presidential election despite its assurances ahead of the election day. …

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has declared the operations of an elite health facility, The Lilu Specialist Hospital, frequented by wealthy Nigerians, as illegal over activities that fall short of standards in medical practices. After four years of operating in Abuja, the irregularities around Lilu Hospital, purportedly run by North Koreans, were brought to the public glare following a recent …

Exasperated by rising corruption in Africa’s most populous country, stakeholders in the fight against corruption in Nigeria have identified adequate inclusion of women in governance as an antidote to public sector corruption while lamenting the government’s effort in implementing the revised National Gender Policy (NGP). They have called for the inclusion of more women in governance had been necessitated by …

As part of events marking this year’s 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence, the Progressive Impact Organisation for Community Development (PRIMORG) staged an enlightenment campaign at an Abuja secondary school on the effects of violence against women and girls. With the 2022 campaign having a theme, “UNITE! Activism to End Violence against Women and Girls”, senior secondary students of …