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May 19
Advocacy Centre Condemns the Demolition of Hotels in Eleme LGA by Rivers State Government

Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre (YEAC) condemns in the strongest terms, the summary demolition of two hotels in Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers State by Governor Nyesom Wike in less than 24hours after they were allegedly accused of violating lock down orders of the State Government.   The demolition of those hotels under the […]

May 19
RULAAC: Assuaging the plight of the poor in this perilous time

Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre (RULAAC) has been monitoring and receiving information on public compliance with the federal government ordered lockdown in Abuja, Lagos and Ogun States, which contain measures to contain the ravaging Covid-19 pandemic.   Our monitoring of the compliance with the lockdown and stay at home orders in Lagos, Abuja […]

May 15
Promoting Social-distancing in FG’s Cash Transfer Programme

Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) is leading civil society monitoring of the returned Abacha loot to poor Nigerians by the Federal Government under the Conditional Cash Transfer programme. After days of monitoring the disbursements in Kwali, Abuja, ANEEJ director, Rev. David Ugolor, urged the National Cash Transfer Office to ‘take social distancing into consideration in subsequent payments.’   https://www.aneej.org/observe-social-distancing-at-cash-payment-points-mantra-partners-urge-fg/

May 15
Integrating Gender into Nigeria’s COVID-19 Response

The impact of COVID-19 worldwide show that the pandemic will affect people differently as well as magnify existing inequalities along lines of age, class, disability, gender and income. For measures to be effective, the COVID-19 response must integrate understanding of gender norms, roles, and relations from the start. In this brief, Chitra Nagarajan tells how […]

May 15
RULAAC on the Decongestion of Prisons

https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2020/04/08/a-call-to-decongest-correctional-centres/

May 15
Tracking the Distribution of COVID-19 Palliatives in Kwara

Centre for Community Empowerment and Poverty Eradication (CCEPE)  is monitoring the distribution of relief materials to the poorest of the poor in Kwara  State. CCEPE along with other civil society organizations (CSOs) were invited to join the Kwara State COVID-19 Palliative Distribution Sub-committee in the bid to involve CSOs in the distribution of food items to the poor in various local […]