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- 28 Oct 2021
Civil Society Group Applauds NCC for Digital Economy Initiatives, Presents Certificate of Performance to Danbatta
The Civil Society Groups for Good Governance (CSGGG), a coalition of over 180 civil society organizations, has commended the Management of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) led by Prof.…
- 15 Mar 2014
Civil Societies Organize to Protest Missing $20Bn
Chief Dino Melaye, former member of the House of Representatives and executive secretary, Anti Corruption Network, yesterday, said that 96 civil society organisations have indicated interest in the…
- 10 May 2023
Group Expresses Displeasure over Exclusion of Civil Society Groups from the Proposed Data Protection Council
Paradigm Initiative (PIN) has expressed concerns over the exclusion of civil society in Nigeria from the proposed Data Protection Commission’s Governing Council, terming it worrying. The…
- 22 Oct 2014
Civil Society Group, ART Want New NCAA Boss to Resume
The federal government has been called upon to mandate Engr Benedict Adeyelika, acting director general of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to handover to the substantive DG, Capt. Usman…
- 17 Jul 2017
Presidency, Civil Society Set for Roundtable Talk on Digital Rights
Paradigm Initiative (PIN), a leading outfit on digital rights and inclusion, is collaborating with the Presidency Office on Digital Engagement (PODE) to organise a roundtable talk on digital…
- 24 Feb 2021
2021 Edelman Trust Barometer Reveals Nigerians Trust NGOs
The 2021 Edelman Trust Barometer Report has revealed that out of the four institutions of government, business, media and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), Nigerians trust civil society…
- 10 Jun 2026
Internet Blackout Could Threaten Gambia's Democracy, Rights Groups Warn
Thirteen civil society organisations have called for the protection of digital rights and warned against internet shutdowns, surveillance and other actions that could undermine transparency and…
- 15 Mar 2019
ACSIS Urges President Buhari to Sign Digital Rights Bill
The African Civil Society for the Information Society (ACSIS), a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to give presidential assent to the Digital Rights and…
- 17 Jul 2022
SNM Rejects Duplication of NBC Functions
Save Nigeria Movement (SNM), a civil society organisation, has kicked against the bill seeking to establish the Society of Nigerian Broadcasters to duplicate the functions of the existing National…
- 7 Jul 2026
PIN Engages 1,300 Stakeholders Across Africa to Advance Digital Rights, Inclusion
Paradigm Initiative (PIN), a pan-African digital rights and inclusion organisation, says it has engaged more than 1,300 stakeholders across 11 African countries through a series of forums, training…
- 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…
- 26 Jun 2026
Meta, FG Unveil New Safety Measures to Protect Nigerian Teens Online
Meta on Thursday convened the Nigeria Youth Safety Summit in Abuja, bringing together government officials, civil society organisations, parents, educators, content creators and youth leaders to…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 15 Nov 2022
CSO, IPC kick as NBC Fines Stations over Fake Reports on Tinubu
Civil society organisations and the International Press Centre have kicked against the sanction imposed on Arise television station by the National Broadcasting Commission for publicising a fake…
- 2 Jan 2024
Coalition Commends Tinubu for Suspending NSIPA Boss, Shehu
Nigerian Coalition of Civil Society Organisations (NCCSO) has praised President Bola Tinubu for promptly suspending and ordering an investigation into Halima Shehu, the National Coordinator and CEO…
- 16 Aug 2024
Paradigm Initiative Urges Meta to Show Transparency in Govt Interactions over $200m Fine
Paradigm Initiative, civil society organisation, has called on Meta Platforms Inc. and WhatsApp LLC to demonstrate greater transparency in their dealings with the Nigerian government and relevant…
- 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…
- 18 Nov 2025
UK Government, Blue Sapphire Hub Partner to Accelerate Digital Adoption in Northern Nigeria
The UK Government, through its Digital Access Programme, has partnered Blue Sapphire Hub, a leading Civil Society Organisation, to scale digital literacy and inclusion in rural communities across…
- 1 Aug 2018
Legal Battle over CyberCrimes Act Moves to the Supreme Court
The legal battle over the constitutionality of sections of the Cybercrimes Act 2015 has now moved to the Supreme Court. Three civil society organisations, namely Media Rights Agenda, Paradigm…
- 5 Aug 2018
Battle over CyberCrimes Goes to Supreme Court
The legal battle over the constitutionality of sections of the Cybercrimes Act 2015 has now moved to the Supreme Court. Three civil society organisations, namely Media Rights Agenda, Paradigm…
- 26 Apr 2024
OJI Demands Ban on Netflix, TikTok, Others over Same-Sex Content
Civil Society Organisation (CSO) under the auspices of Open Justice Initiative (OJI), has threatened to drag the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to court if it fails to ban Netflix, TikTok,…
- 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…
- 5 Apr 2019
Coalition Urges Buhari to Review Decision on the Digital Rights and Freedom Bill
A coalition of civil society organisations promoting the objectives of digital rights in Nigeria and the rest of Africa has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to review his decision on the Digital…
- 4 Sept 2020
ADVERTORIAL: GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS’ UNHEALTHY FIXATION WITH PRICE FIXING
The Centre for Social and Economic Rights (CSER), a civil society organisation, is becoming increasingly worried about attempts by institutions of state in Nigeria to fix prices of goods and services…
- 13 Sept 2017
Group Asks Buhari to Sack Fashola, Others for Non-Performance
Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership (CACOL), a community-based and civil society organisation has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently rejig his cabinet and as a matter of…
- 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…