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ActionAid throws weight behind Nasarawa Youth Development Commission Bill On By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja As youths are said to be national assets and leaders of tomorrow but are cramped with various challenges leading to various agitations including the recent EndSARS protest in order to have their place and space in national development and governance, ActionAid Nigeria, Friday, threw weight behind the Nasarawa State Youth Development Commission Bill sponsored by the Deputy Speaker of Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Nehemiah Dandaura. Speaking at the ‘Advocacy Roundtable with Nasa...

Vanguard News Esther Uzodinma: We’ve lost a ‘general’, fighter — ActionAid On By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja As Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, in Nigerian continues to mourn the sudden demise of a renowned activist and Convener of the Civil Society ‘Situation Room NG and Founder Proactive Gender Initiatives, ActionAid Nigeria, AAN, Friday, expressed the heavy heart and described her as a ‘general’ and fighter whom it has lost. This was stated by the Country Director, AAN, Ene Obi, in a chat with Vanguard, while recalling the impact the late Uzoma made on humanity before her dep...

Translate Home » News » Suspension of Electricity Tariff: CSOs call on FG to fix power sector, provide stable light Suspension of Electricity Tariff: CSOs call on FG to fix power sector, provide stable light On By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja Following the suspension of electricity tariff hike by the Federal Government on Thursday, Civil Society Organisations, CSOs including ActionAid Nigeria, AAN, One Love Foundation, OLF, Grassroots Empowerment, and Justice, GEJ Initiative, and others, Friday, called on Federal Government to fix power sector and provide Nigerians stable el...

•Agbakoba, Utomi, Kukah, 43 others demand service chiefs’ resignation Adedayo Akinwale, Udora Orizu, Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja, John Shiklam in Kaduna, Christopher Isiguzo in Enugu and Sylvester Idowu in Warri The House of Representatives yesterday faulted the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), for querying its power to summon President Muhammadu Buhari. It fired back at the minister that contrary to his claim, the constitution empowers it to invite the president. The president, who was earlier scheduled to appear before the House ye...

Some women rights activists in the country have said that perpetrators of Gender-Based violence (GBV) should be punished for their actions. They argued that Nigeria is not making headway with ending GBV because perpetrators go unpunished and government institutions are always looking for ways to settle the case out of court, despite the pain suffered by the victims. ActionAid Country Director, Ene Obi, at the launch of the Women-Led Integrated Protection Action Against Gender-Based Violence Project and the commemoration of the 16-day activism to end GBV in the country, lamented the increasi...