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- 9 Oct 2023
Nigeria Loses over N40 Trillion to Tax Incentives – CISLAC
Auwal Ibrahim Musa (Rafsanjani), executive director, Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), on Monday, called for robust legislative instruments that will block leakages through tax…
- 22 Oct 2025
Rafsanjani @ IMF/World Bank Meetings, Says Nigeria’s Debt Surge Reckless
Auwal Musa Rafsanjani, executive director, Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) and head of Transparency International Nigeria, has highlighted Nigeria’s escalating debt as reckless and…
- 3 Feb 2022
CISLAC Condemns FG Clampdown on Hausa Programme, Idon Mikiya
Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), has condemned the “needless clampdown” on Vision FM. The Federal Government sanctioned the Abuja-based radio station over a discussion on ‘Idon…
- 17 May 2024
TI-Nigeria Boss Alleges Nigerian Banks Offer Opportunities for Terrorism Tinancing
Awual Rafsanjani, executive director, Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) and head, Transparency International in Nigeria (TI-Nigeria), has accused banks of offering opportunities for…
- 23 Oct 2023
CISLAC Says Nigeria Loses $18Bn Yearly to Illicit Financial Flows
Auwal Musa Rafsanjani, executive director, Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), on Monday, expressed grave displeasure over the endemic corruption ravaging Nigeria which has led to…
- 2 Jul 2021
Multinationals, Politicians Move $18Bn Annually out of Nigeria- CISLAC
Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has said Nigeria losing about $18bn annually to illicit financial flows (IFFs) was due to the collusion of multinationals, foreign governments and…
- 16 Sept 2021
CAC Seeks Support on NIMC Database for Transparency
Management of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has sought the support of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) on the database system to curb the false disclosure of beneficial…
- 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…
- 8 Oct 2021
Ford Foundation Appoints Catherine Chinedum Aniagolu-Okoye as Regional Director W/Africa
The Ford Foundation, on Thursday announced the appointment of Catherine Chinedum Aniagolu-Okoye as its new Regional Director for its office serving West Africa. Catherine Chinedum Aniagolu-Okoye, new…
- 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…
- 12 Nov 2018
Group Raises Alarm, Asks CBN to Implement Sanction on MTN, Banks
SAY NO Campaign Nigeria, group of non-governmental orgsnisations, said there are attempts by private sectors and highly connected Nigerians to frustrate the sanctions the Central Bank of Nigeria…
- 19 May 2017
Military Chiefs, Others Steal $15Bn- TI
Former military chiefs and politicians have reportedly stolen a whopping $15 billion – a sum equivalent to half of Nigeria’s foreign currency reserves – through “fraudulent arms procurement deals” in…
- 13 Feb 2020
CBN Looks Elsewhere as Illicit Financial Flows Hit $17 billion -Stakeholders
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), must take a bold step in designing preventive measures and enforcing regulations that would curb commercial banks and individuals arbitrariness engaged Illicit…
- 17 Feb 2022
National Stakeholders Summit: Ashcraft to Address Vandalisation of Critical Infrastructure
The Ashcraft Centre for Social Science Research has chosen February 28th and March 1, 2022 for its forthcoming National Stakeholders Summit to address vandalisation of critical infrastructure and…
- 27 Jun 2022
Ashcraft Announces Date for South – South Zonal Stakeholders Summit
The Ashcraft Centre for Social Science Research, organisers of South – South Zonal Stakeholders Summit has announced 25th and 26th July, 2022 as date for this year’s summit. Chiakor Alfred, Chief of…