Lydia Odeh News Today

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The Chief of Party, SCALE-Palladium, Lydia Odeh, said, “We understand that issues of corruption have to be addressed in collaboration with stakeholders, whether from government, civil society, development partners and the media.

Shrinking Nigeria’s Civic Space : USAID steps in …Open and safe civic spaces serve as unique havens for citizens from diverse backgrounds to build required competences to participate in conversations around nation building. 3 min read With rising allegations of incessant harassments, arrests and sometimes ‘abductions’ of holders of opposing views to state-backed positions, Nigeria’s human rights record in the recent time isn’t attractive to many social commentators. ...

A USAID funded project, Strengthening Civic Advocacy and Local Engagement (SCALE) project, has held a dialogue session with the military, police, civil society organizations (CSOs), government, media, and other stakeholders as part of its dialogue series aimed at strengthening collaboration for safeguarding civic space in Nigeria. The dialogue with the theme, “Safeguarding Civic Space”, which held on Wednesday in Lagos, stressed the need for key stakeholders to identify and develop action p...