ADDRESS BY MR. AFOLABI JOSEPH-RAJI – CHAIRMAN, KOGI STATE SELECTION COMMITTEE AT THE OFFICIAL FLAG-OFF OF THE FGN SPECIAL PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAM (774,000 JOBS) IN KOGI STATE AT THE LOKOJA OLD TOWNSHIP STADIUM ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 16, 2021.

  Protocols. The Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary and Members of Kogi State Selection Committee of the Federal Government of Nigeria Special Public Works (FGN-SPW) Program express our immeasurable gratitude to the Almighty God for His immense grace and mercies upon our lives to witness this day and auspicious occassion. We express our profound gratitude to…

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COMMUNIQUE ISSUED BY PARTICIPANTS AT THE END OF A ONE-DAY NATIONAL MULTISTAKEHOLDERS WORKSHOP ON SHRINKING AND CLOSE CIVIC SPACE IN NIGERIA, ORGANISED BY CAFSO-WRAG FOR DEVELOPMENT IN COLLABORATION WITH CSCSD AND WITH THE SUPPORT OF CIVIL SOCIETY PARTNERSHIP FOR DEVELOPMENT EFFECTIVENESS HELD IN IBADAN, OYO STATE NIGERIA ON MONDAY 11TH JANUARY 2021.

  Preamble According to the Belgrade Call to Action (2019), over six billion people are living in countries where there are serious constraints on civic space: the conditions are closed for civil society in 23 countries; civil society is highly repressed in 35 countries while civil society faces substantial legal and political obstacles in 53…

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EAGLES LOVE THE STORM By Edward Onoja (CIK)

By Edward Onoja (CIK) Eagles are the only birds that love the storm. They see potential and profit in what often spells death and destruction to other birds. While other birds flee from the storm and try to hide from its fierceness, eagles instinctively fly into it. In the midst of all that turbulence they…

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PRESS BRIEFING BY THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE LAGOS STATE, CP HAKEEM ODUMOSU, ON THE GROSS VIOLATION OF COVID-19 PROTOCOLS AND ARREST OF VIOLATORS, TODAY 9TH JANUARY, 2021

  Gentlemen of the press, distinguished ladies and gentlemen, you are welcome to the Command Headquarters Ikeja today where I intend to brief the media on the update on the enforcement of COVID-19 protocols in Lagos State. Generally, it has been observed that many Lagosians have disregard for compliance with COVID-19 protocols across the state…

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“GOVERNMENTS: TAKE CONCRETE STEPS TO REVERSE TRENDS OF SHRINKING AND CLOSING CIVIC SPACES IN NIGERIA”, BEING THE TEXT OF A PRESS CONFERENCE ORGANIZED BY CAFSO-WRAG FOR DEVELOPMENT AND CIVIL SOCIETY PARTNERSHIP FOR DEVELOPMENT EFFECTIVENESS AS PART OF THE ACTIVITIES OF CPDE NATIONAL LEVEL CAMPAIGNS AGAINST SHRINKING CIVIC SPACE 2020 HELD ON FRIDAY 8TH JANUARY 2021 IN IBADAN NIGERIA, WEST AFRICA.*

  According to the Belgrade Call to Action (2019), over six billion people are living in countries where there are serious constraints on civic space: the conditions are closed for civil society in 23 countries; civil society is highly repressed in 35 countries while civil society faces substantial legal and political obstacles in 53 countries….

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