Nigeria: ActionAid Urges Timely #EndSARS Response
ActionAid Nigeria has called on the government of the country to set definite timelines to meet the demands of #EndSARS protesters. This call was made at the organisation’s Board of Trustees meeting, where members reviewed the state of the nation, according to a statement. Protests, with hashtag #EndSARS, were triggered by the alleged killing of […]
Nigeria: BF Offers Youth Inclusion Advice
Baywood Foundation (BF) has attributed youth restiveness in Nigeria to non-inclusion of youths in governance in the country. The non-governmental organisation urged Nigerian leaders to involve youths in governance for even development and avert youth restiveness. The organisation made this call in the wake of the #EndSARS protests in Africa’s most populous nation. Director of the […]
#EndSARS and Nigeria’s Hunger for Leadership
By Hamzat Lawal I have never experienced a near-national annihilation as we did after the #EndSARS protests turned bloody. I have heard about the Civil War, but I was not born then. I also heard about the 1993 post-election crisis; I was a toddler at the time. So in terms of living through a nationwide […]
Nigeria: Activists Indict Celebrities, INGOs
A group of human rights defenders has noted in a memorandum that several Nigerian celebrities and some international non-governmental organisations (INGOs) spread misinformation while supporting the #EndSARS protest. Development Diaries gathered that the Global Amnesty Watch (GAW) summitted the document to the Lagos State judicial panel on the #EndSARS protest. The memorandum was signed by Abdulmalik […]
Nigeria: Yiaga Addresses Youth, Women Concerns
Yiaga Africa has called for the inclusion of youths and women in the constitution amendment process to address issues affecting them. Yiaga Africa Director Programme, Cynthia Mbamalu, made the call at the ‘Young Parliamentarian Forum (YPF) National Strategy Meeting on Youth Development’. Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamiala, Chairman of the YPF, […]
Nigeria: VPCI Writes Lagos Panel on EndSARS Protest
Vendor Positive Change Initiative (VPCI) has called on the Lagos State judicial panel on the #EndSARS protest in Nigeria to summon all promoters of misinformation. VPCI’s Southwest Coordinator, Gbolahan Bakare, noted in a petition that the invitation was necessary as the spread of misinformation (fake news) fueled civil unrest during the protest. Thugs were reported to […]
Nigeria: Osinbajo-led Committee Engages CSOs
The Vice President Yemi Osinbajo-led committee that has six state governors as members will engage youths, representatives of civil society organisations (CSOs), religious and traditional leaders on the fallout of the recent #EndSARS protests. The #EndSARS protests were triggered by the alleged killing of a young man by the operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) […]
Nigeria: CSOs Urged to Submit Lekki Shooting Proof
The Lagos State Judicial Panel of Enquiry and Restitution has urged civil society organisations (CSOs) to assist it with credible evidence as the panel investigates the shooting of peaceful protesters at the Lekki tollgate. Chairman of the panel, retired Justice Doris Okuwobi, made the call while addressing newsmen at the Lagos Court of Arbitration. At […]
Nigeria: Rights Groups Seek Justice for Protesters
A coalition of civil society organisations (CSOs) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to prosecute the soldiers that killed unarmed #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki Tollgate Plaza in Lagos, southwest Nigeria. The coalition including the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD), Enough is Enough (EIE), Partners for Electoral Reform, Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), […]