Some Civil Society Organisations in the country have warned against plans by some unpatriotic groups to blackmail the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, following the 9.6 billion dollars judgement obtained by Process and Industrial Developments Ltd (P & ID).
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The coalition of CSOs under the Partnership for Advocacy in Child and Family Health (PACFaH@Scale) made this disclosure on Saturday during a press conference in Minna to commemorate the World Population Day.
The Independent National Electoral Commission and Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre, have urged political parties and civil society organisations to propose electoral reforms for the sustenance of the nation’s democracy.
Some Civil Society Organisations say Nigeria is placed in the forefront of leading efforts in Africa to mitigate the effect of climate change.
Civil Society Organisations and the Media in Niger State have called on government at all levels and security agencies to scale up security apparatus at flash points across the state, especially at border towns, to reduce the rate of killing in the country.
The Empowerment for Unemployed Youth Initiative on Saturday applauded the reappointment of Godwin Emefiele for a second tenure as Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, describing it as a “timely economic masterstroke” of the present government.
Civil Society Organizations and professional bodies in Nigeria have expressed worry at the rate poor and vulnerable Nigerians are facing the full wrath of the law over petty acts that constitute offences often committed due to poverty and hunger.
A Non-Governmental Organization, Development and Integrity Intervention Goal Foundation, has queried the Independent National Electoral Commission over the disparity between the statistics of registered voters in the presidential election and that of the governorship poll in Ebonyi State.
A coalition of over 70 Civil Society Organisations has urged the United States and the United Kingdom to actualise their threat to sanction any politicians whose actions undermined the Nigerian general elections.
A coalition of over 70 civil society organisations has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission to be transparent with Nigerians on the challenges it faced that might affect election conduct.
The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, has warned that Nigerian politicians who incite or execute violence during Saturday’s elections would have their visas banned and assets in the UK seized.
The CSOs stated this while addressing newsmen in Abuja as part of activities to mark the anti-corruption day.
The CSOs, under the umbrella name of Advance Forum on Sustainable Development, made the call during a peaceful protest in Asaba on Thursday.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the group made the call during a peaceful rally to the US Embassy on Friday in Abuja.
A coalition of 22 Civil Society Organisations on Thursday cautioned politicians against hijacking the clash between members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria and the military for personal gain.
Thirteen-year-old Ochanya who died on October18 was allegedly violated, molested, defiled, drugged and abused from age five to death by her 52-year-old uncle, Andrew Ogbuja, a Lecturer attached to Benue State Polytechnic, Ugbokolo and his son, Victor Ogbuja.
This was the thrust of a two-day reflection session organized by DFID/PERL through the Engage Citizen Pillar, which took place in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory.
The National Coordinator of the group, Kalu Victor, made the commendation in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Saturday.
In a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja, the Executive Director, Women Arise for Change Initiative, Joe Okei-Odumakin, said the security agencies had so far displayed the highest level of professionalism in their coverage of the exercise.
Addressing a press conference at the Ola-Oni Centre in Osogbo, the state capital, the CSOs noted that the preparation of INEC for the election was great and urged the people of the state to troop out in large number and vote for candidates of their choice.