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They demanded among others that the president “provide political and moral leadership for the security crisis and ensure governmental actions are humane in tandem with Section 17 (2) ( C ) of the Constitution.” They also charged him to end impunity, abuse of power and sectionalism through his appointments by balancing the need for competence with the federal character principle.” The CSOs include the Centre for Democracy and Development, Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre, Media Rights Agenda, Centre for Information Technology and Development, Socio-Economic Right and Accountabil...

Introduction Nigeria is in dire straits.  All over the country, Nigerian citizens, including children, are killed daily by terrorists and criminals as well as in extra-judicial killings by state actors with the government doing little or nothing about it. The government, through the Minister of Defence, has instead callously abdicated its responsibility and called Nigerian citizens ‘cowards’ and urged Nigerians to ‘defend themselves’. Kidnapping for ransom has assumed an industrial and deadly scale never witnessed on the African continent. Our children are no longer safe in schools a...

Insecurity: Step down or be impeached, coalition tells Buhari The coalition says President Buhari and his administration have failed in their primary responsibility of ensuring the security and welfare of Nigerians. 4 min read A coalition comprising 43 frontline civil society organisations and Femi Falana’s law firm have asked President Muhammadu Buhari to resign or be removed from office by the National Assembly if he cannot address the persistent insecurity in the country. This is one of the five-point demand of the coalition in a statement on Sunday declaring that Mr Buh...

NDDC unable to account for N90.9 billion in ten years NDDC has been embroiled in allegations of corruption which has led to a series of probes by both Houses of the National Assembly as well as an order by President Muhammadu Buhari to carry out a forensic audit on the agency's finances. ADVERTISEMENT Between 2008 and 2018, about N90.9 billion meant to execute 176 projects was unaccounted for in the coffers of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), a review of the auditor-general’s reports has shown. The discovery was made through the review and analysis of the data from the 2008-2...

BudgIT Foundation, a civic-tech non-governmental organisation has raised concerns over the capital projects breakdown in 2021 federal government’s Appropriation Bill. BudgIT also implored the federal government to allocate more funds to capital projects that directly affect the welfare of the citizens. “More importantly, it stated that it was expedient that more funds be allocated to ongoing projects to ensure the government’s commitment to their completion. Likewise, MDAs involved in splitting their Capital Expenditure to subvert checks and balances should be identified and made to fac...