A civil society organization under the auspices of the Coalition for Peace and Security Monitoring in Nigeria, CPSMN, has condemned the latest report by Amnesty International on the recent attack in Zikke village, Bassa LGA of Plateau State. The group described the report as… Plateau killings: CSO faults Amnesty International over ‘inflated death toll’ …C0NTINUE … Read more
A civic group, the Centre for Constitutional Watch, CCW, has criticised the leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, over what it described as a “muted, convenient reaction” to the ongoing constitutional crisis in Rivers State. A statement issued on Saturday and… Emergency rule: NBA leadership not fighting enough for our democracy – CSO …C0NTINUE … Read more
Worried by what it described as an “unusual gas flare” at the Qua Iboe Terminal (QIT) in Ibeno, Akwa Ibom State, the Ibom Peoples’ Empowerment and Ecosystem Restoration Foundation (Ibom PEER Foundation) has called on oil giant Seplat Energy PLC to remediate and compensate… Akwa Ibom: CSO demands remediation, compensation from Seplat over unusual gas … Read more
A civil society organisation, Peace Point Development Foundation, PPDF, has called on the Nigerian government, as well as the Akwa Ibom State government, to ensure transparency, fairness, and accountability in the disbursement of the incoming Loss and Damage Funds. This was… Climate finance: CSO tasks govts on transparency in disbursement of funds …C0NTINUE READING HERE … Read more
Human Rights activist lawyer, Maduabuchi Idam has issued a Pre-Action notice against Abuja Municipal Area Council, Gwagwalada Area Council, Kuje and Bwari Area Councils over the enforcement and collection of outrageous taxes. Idam charged the area councils to cease and desist… Outrageous Taxes: Lawyer, CSO issues Pre-Action notice against FCT area councils …C0NTINUE READING HERE … Read more
Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in the South-South region of Nigeria have called on the Judiciary to, as a matter of urgency, invalidate the “unconstitutional proclamation” of a State of Emergency in Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu. This comes after the National… CSOs seek judiciary’s invalidation of Tinubu’s State of Emergency declaration in Rivers …C0NTINUE … Read more