Elections: Discouraging Violence against Women
The rate of women’s political participation in Nigeria has remained poor over the years due to violence against women. Despite making up almost 50 percent of the country’s population, women remain largely underrepresented in the country’s governance, with only 6.42 percent in the country’s current National Assembly. In a 2015 report on Nigeria Elections and Violence […]
2023: Yiaga, NBA to Support Young Candidates
Young candidates participating in the 2023 elections are set to get relief as Yiaga Africa and the Nigerian Bar Association Young Lawyers Forum (NBA-YLF) have promised to provide them with free legal services. Yiaga Africa’s Executive Director, Samson Itodo, made this known at the Election Law Clinic for 30 young lawyers in Lagos State, southwest […]
Enter: Yiaga Africa Civic Innovation Challenge
Deadline: 30 September, 2021 Yiaga Africa has announced a call for participation in its inaugural Youth Organising School (YOS) Alumni Civic Innovation Challenge. The challenge is part of efforts to strengthen the community of young civic activists and community organisers that Yiaga Africa has trained and mobilised over the years. Benefits Win $500 to implement […]
Nigeria: Yiaga Makes Fresh Electoral Reform Call
Yiaga Africa has called for the rejection of any law that bars or prohibits Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from transmitting election results electronically from polling units. Development Diaries reports that the civil society organisation (CSO) made the call in its report on Electronic Transmission of Result in Nigeria and Why it is Necessary. […]
Nigeria: Yiaga Africa Raises Polling Unit Concerns
Yiaga Africa has advised Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ensure that the planned expansion of voter access to polling units is fair, free, transparent, and meets integrity standards. The non-profit organisation that promotes participatory democracy also advised Nigeria’s electoral umpire to ensure that relocation of polling units considers disability and other inclusivity needs. […]