Tag: The Activism Blog
[The Activism Blog] UN: Nigeria needs $1 Billion to solve its humanitarian crisis In 2018
The United Nations speaking through the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA, Nigeria) has stated that ...
[The Activism Blog] SERAP, CSO’s have rejected FG’s plans to withdraw $1 Billion to ‘fight’ Boko Haram
The National Economic Council decided last week through the Nigerian Governors Forum that it was going to approve the withdrawal ...
[The Activism Blog] Falana Sues FCDA N100m for negligent practice
In an unusual development that might give rise to public consciousness and change the shape of recognition for human rights ...
[The Activism Blog] Paradigm Initiative condemns alleged impending clampdown on Online Newspapers
As far as press freedom goes, the current administration has proven it is just as closeminded as its predecessors. Most ...
[The Activism Blog] HURIWA calls on Buhari to reinstate unjustly dismissed army officers
The Human Rights Writer’s Association of Nigeria, HURIWA has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to reinstate 38 officers who were ...
[The Activism Blog] Group raises alarm about increasing Sickle Cell Disease
A non-governmental organization, the Sickle Cell Support Society of Nigeria (SCSSN) has raised alarm about the increasing number of people ...
[The Activism Blog] Falana carpets military’s plans to arrest hate speech offenders
Senior Advocate of Nigeria and Human right lawyer, Femi Falana has declared as unlawful the plan by the military to ...
[The Activism Blog] BudgIT’s Tracka uncovers constituency project fraud
Civic tech organisation BudgIT, recently uncovered how Senator Bala Ibn Na’Allah diverted his constituency project. The discovery was made by BudgIT’s ...
[The Activism Blog] CSOs condemn ‘slow’ Ogoni cleanup process
by Adesina Tosin Nathaniel The Hydorcarbon Pollution Remediation Programme (HYPREP) which was set up to midwife the cleanup of the ...
[The Activism Blog] The Senate’s statement on protests demanding Buhari’s resignation is foolish
The Bukola Saraki-led eighth Senate has been a plethora of jesters. Irrespective of party affiliation they are all the same ...
[The Activism Blog] The good guys at BudgIT just showed us Lagos’ budget exceeds its revenue
Last week was a sweet sour experience for the BudgIT family. The Twitter account of Seun Onigbinde, its Co-founder was ...
[The Activism Blog] This damning report by NOI polls on Nigeria’s doctors’ deficit should make you weep
There is an impending health crisis in Nigeria that needs to be nipped in the bud immediately. The new report ...
[The Activism Blog] Some Nigerians are ready to force Buhari to resign or be impeached via a daily sit-out
Tired over the silence on the health of President Muhammadu Buhari, a coalition of Civil Society Groups are set to ...
[The Activism Blog] BudgIT’s Seun Onigbinde’s Twitter account hacked
The Twitter account of lead partner of civic tech organisation, BudgIT, Seun Onigbinde has been hacked. The organisation said this ...
[The Activism Blog] This NEITI report finally proves why Nigeria doesn’t need oil
The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has done an audit of Nigeria’s Oil and Gas industry in 2014, and ...
[The Activism Blog] When Paradigm Initiative met with the Presidency
A short clip from the Digital Engagement and Rights Forum, organised by Paradigm Initiative with the Presidential Office of Digital ...
[The Activism Blog] The CC Hub is now training its sights on young graduates
Bothered about the current challenge employers face with getting the right graduate to meet their needs, Co-Creation Hub is beginning ...
[The Activism Blog] The National Assembly has killed #NotTooYoungToRun, and Nigerian youth are fighting back
You should know YIAGA (Youth Initiative for Advocacy, Growth and Advancement), they have pioneered the massively successive #NotTooYoungToRun campaign alongside ...
[The Activism Blog] SaharaReporters Civic Lab vs BudgIT Civic Hive?
Okay, so that headline was some weird form of click bait because we certainly don’t think this is a versus ...
[The Activism Blog] Civic Hive, BudgIT’s sexy new project will now be launched 29 July
So, obviously you already know that BudgIT is Nigeria’s sexiest civil society organisation. Let’s not even argue about that. Local ...
[The Activism Blog] EiE adds Calabar to its list of cities for its radio network
So this week, on 13 July, EiE added another station to its network of radio programmes focused on its #OfficeOfTheCitizen ...
The Activism Blog: Media leaders from across Africa met in Durban last week – and issued this statement
Convened by the Centre for International Media Assistance, and hosted by the National Endowment for Democracy, media leaders from across ...
The Activism Blog: We are paying very close attention to The Alternative. You should too
First launched in 2014 and suspended for three years, The Alternative – a Twitter-based handle seeking to sensitise younger Nigerian ...
The Activism Blog: Ayisha Osori has just one message for Twitter Warriors
Political candidate in the last elections and (former?) activist, Ayisha Oshori, spoke at the Party Politics 101 event organised by ...
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- Outdoor weddings will always make us swoon. Jesse and Shadiat’s is no different
- An Isiagu Wedding, Sign us up
- This Groom’s epic moves to his Trad Engagement will make you smile
- Two Sisters get married on same day to honor their mum (photos)
- More photos from Actor Gideon Okeke and fiancée, Chidera’s prewedding session