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- 16 Jan 2015
AfDB Partners CSOs to Spur Development in Africa
A committee comprising the African Development Bank (AfDB) and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) has been relaunched with the aim of fostering partnership between the two players in order to enhance…
- 1 Mar 2022
CSOs Call Out NIMC, NCC for “Ignoring” FOI Request on Security Agencies Accessing Citizens’ Data
Paradigm Initiative (PIN) and Ikigai Innovation Initiative (Ikigai Nation), two civil society organisations (CSOs) have said that the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and the Nigerian…
- 17 Feb 2021
Nutrition: MeCAM Coordinator Urges CSOs to Optimize ICT Tools
Mr. Remmy Nweke, National Coordinator of the Media Centre Against Child Malnutrition (MeCAM Nigeria), has urged Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) to optimize the use of Information and Communication…
- 26 Dec 2022
CSOs Sue NDDC over Alleged Failure to Make Available 2020 Budget Breakdown
Three civil society organisations (CSOs) have dragged the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to court over alleged failure to furnish them with its 2020 Budget breakdown in line with the…
- 13 Sept 2019
CSOs Asks FG Not Hike VAT, Says It Will Increase Poverty
Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) have warned federal government not to go ahead with the proposed increase in the Value Added Tax (VAT), saying that such action would exacerbate poverty and…
- 19 Mar 2024
CSOs Laud Cybercrimes Act Amendment, Urges FG to Further Safeguard Freedom of Expression
Six civil society organisations (CSOs) have called on the Federal Government of Nigeria to take decisive action in further amending the Cybercrimes Act of 2015 to safeguard freedom of expression. The…
- 16 Jun 2021
IPC, CSOs Kick against Proposed Tariff Regulation for Satellite TV
International Press Centre (IPC), as well as civil society organisations (CSOs), have rejected the proposed tariff regulations for satellite television in the new National Broadcasting Commission…
- 14 Sept 2021
CSOs Condemn Call for Resignation of CBN Gov by Arewa Youth
Coalition of Civil Society Groups (CSOs) has condemned in strong terms the call for the resignation of Godwin Emefiele, governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) by the Arewa Youth Assembly over…
- 6 Sept 2021
CSOs Knock FIRS over Proposed Social Media Tax
Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) on Monday condemned the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) over its decision to impose taxes on social media activities. The FIRS is currently seeking the…
- 15 Oct 2021
EU Partners FIRS to Deepen CSOs Tax Knowledge, Compliance
Determined to ensure accountability and transparency as part of its good governance drive in Nigeria, the European Union has engaged with the Federal Inland Revenue Service to deepen the knowledge of…
- 8 Nov 2020
#EndSARS: Fresh Protest Looms as CSOs Urge FG to Unfreeze Promoters’ Accounts
Controversies have trailed the ex parte order obtained by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to freeze the accounts of 20 individuals and an organisation linked to the #EndSARS campaign. This is…
- 14 Jun 2026
CSOs Raise Alarm over Nigeria’s Data Protection Crisis
A coalition of civil society organisations has warned that Nigerians’ personal information remains vulnerable to abuse despite existing data protection laws. In a statement titled “Protected From the…
- 6 Feb 2019
CSOs, Nigerians Urge President Buhari to Sign Digital Rights Bill
The National Assembly on Tuesday transmitted the Digital Rights and Freedom Bill to President Muhammadu Buhari for his assent. Sodiq Alabi, Communications Officer, Paradigm Initiative,…
- 16 Jul 2025
France Moves to Tackle Online GBV in Africa with $4.3m Funding
France has unveiled a $4.3m grant to combat technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV) against women across Africa and the Middle East. The multi-million-dollar financial funding being…
- 24 Jun 2026
Privacy Crisis May Undermine Local Hosting of Data by Banks, Fintechs
Nigeria’s weak data protection guardrails may undermine the recent directive by Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to banks, fintech firms, and other payment service providers to store payment transaction…
- 16 May 2021
HURIWA Accuses FIRS of Witch-Hunt for Demanding 70m Tax
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has accused the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) of exhibiting tendencies of tyranny in an illiterate manner by illegally asking the…
- 19 Jul 2022
CBN, PenCom Rated Low in Revenue Remittance Index
In its quest for transparency and accountability in the petroleum sector, OrderPaper has unveiled the Volume 1 of its Revenue Remittance Compliance Index The Revenue Remittance Compliance Index is…
- 24 Mar 2017
Cisco 2017 Annual Cybersecurity Report Reveals True Cost of Cyber Breaches
Cisco, worldwide leader in IT and networking released its Annual Cybersecurity Report (ACR). The Cisco Annual Cybersecurity Report, now in its tenth year, examines the latest threat intelligence…
- 19 Apr 2023
FG to Hike Tax on Tobacco Products by 50 Percent
Federal Government has said it will increase excise tax on tobacco products from 30 per cent ad-valorem to 50 per cent as part of measures to control tobacco smoking in the country. Dr Mangai Malau,…
- 13 Jun 2021
TSA, BVN Eliminating Ghost Workers in Government – NITDA Boss
Malam Kashifu Abdullahi, Director General (DG), National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) said that the use of the Treasury Single Account (TSA) and Bank Verification Number (BVN)…
- 6 May 2022
Orodata Science Launches Vaccine Tracker to Enhance Economic Recovery & Improve Access to Data
Orodata Science sets another significant milestone with the launch of its vaccine tracker, “Orodata Covid19 Vaccine Tracker” driven towards achieving equitable economic recovery by improving access…
- 6 Apr 2023
PIAFo Rallies Stakeholders to Dissect Pending NITDA Bill on April 13
Organisers of the fast-growing consultative event brand, Policy Implementation Assisted Forum (PIAFo), have dedicated the event's next edition to robust engagement on the pending amendment bill of…
- 10 Apr 2023
We're Not Responsible for Monitoring Social Media Contents - NCC
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said it is not the regulator of the contents of the social media networks that many stakeholders have complained about. L - R: Nafisa Rugga, Head, Digital…
- 15 Jan 2024
FG Launches Intervention Program for Large, Medium Scale Enterprises
The Federal Government is working on an intervention program targeted towards large and medium-scale enterprises, tagged the “Business Champion Program”. This was announced by Dr Jumoke Oduwole, the…
- 28 Dec 2012
NEITI Recovers N69bn Underpayments from Oil Coys
Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has disclosed that about N69billion have been recovered from operators of the petroleum industry following its audit of the sector from…
- 16 Oct 2025
FG, Others Preach for Online Safety after $32.8m Data Privacy Settlement with NDPC
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Federal Ministry of Justice, Nigeria Data Protection Bureau (NDPB), Paradigm Initiative (PIN) and other experts in the information communication technology (ICT)…
- 31 May 2026
MTN, ALTON, Upperlink, NiRA back 2026 Nigeria DigitalSENSE forum, awards
Leading telecommunications, technology, and internet governance stakeholders have thrown their weight behind the 16th milestone edition of the annual Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum (NDSF) on Internet…
- 14 Jun 2024
Stakeholders to X-ray Nigeria’s Renewed Digital Economy Agenda @PIAFo 2024
Key stakeholders in the country’s digital economy sector are set to converge at the forthcoming Policy Implementation Assisted Forum (PIAFo) to dissect and stimulate effective implementation of…
- 1 Jan 2014
NOIPolls Commences Journey to 2015 Elections with Bi-Monthly Polls
NOIPolls Opinion Polling Center; NOPC said that it is adding an exciting aura to the country’s journey to 2015 Elections with a bi-monthly polls on the Nigerian voting public, “our snap polls…
- 5 Feb 2015
Cyberoam Extends Its Layer-8 Technology Innovation with UTQ
Cyberoam, a leading global provider of network security appliances has introduced a unique capability – User Threat Quotient (UTQ). This is expected to help IT security managers identify users posing…