Tag: CSOs

Over 130 CSOs, Lawyers Resume ‘Bawa Must Go Campaign’

ADEOLA YUSUF

No fewer than 130 frontline anti-corruption Civil Society Organisations, CSOs have resumed their campaign for the sack of the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa, over alleged politicisation of the commission, disobedience of Court orders and infringement on human rights of Nigerians, among others. Joined by 20 Constitutional lawyers led by Mogbojuri Kayode of the Citizens Rights Advocacy Group, CRAG, the CSOs claimed the desperation of the EFCC chairman to remain in office had taken a laughable turn, insisting that no amount of “purchased CSOs’…

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CSOs Urge FG To Unpack Regulatory Bottlenecks

ADEOLA YUSUF

AS part of efforts to create a favorable operational environment for Civil Society Organisations, CSOs in Nigeria, CSOs have called on the Federal Government, FG, to expunge repressive legislation and policies. The programme manager, Global Rights, Edosa Oviawe, who spoke on behalf of other CSOs during a press briefing, in Abuja, said despite the availability of legislations and policies that currently guide the activities of the not for-profit sector, several attempts have been made by different regulatory agencies to introduce new legislations to further regulate CSOs’ operations without recourse to…

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CSOs Demand Probe of Premier Academy 14-Yr Old Female Pupil, Keren Akpagher’s Death

Aliyu Aliyu

A coalition of Civil Society Organisations has called for more intense investigation of the circumstances surrounding the death in June 2021 of Keren Akpagher, a 14-year-old student of the Premiere Academy, Abuja. The call comes amid the raging controversy over the death of a student of Dowen College, Lagos, Sylvester Oromoni Jnr. The coalition of CSOs said the many unanswered questions about the circumstances of Akpagher’s death, especially her final 48 hours, can no longer be swept under the carpet. READ ALSO: VIDEO: Dowen College ex-Staff, Mother in Shouting Match…

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