***Lauds Reforms on Transparency, Improved Crude Production The Coalition of Civil Society for Transparency in the Extractive Industry (CCSTEI) has highly commended the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), Engr. Bashir Bayo Ojulari, for his transformative leadership in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector. Speaking at a press […]
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Banditry: Christian clerics, others call for arrest of Bafarawa, Yerima over killings in north West
A group of inter-faith religious leaders from northern Nigeria, styling themselves as the Concerned Northern Inter-Faith Clergy for Peace, has urgently called on President Bola Tinubu to order the immediate arrest and prosecution of former governors Attahiru Bafarawa of Sokoto State and Ahmed Sani Yerima of Zamfara State. The clerics led by Bishop Sunday Bawa […]
FRC Deepens Regulatory Reforms as Stakeholders Align to Strengthen Nigeria’s Financial Integrity Framework
Nigeria’s drive toward stronger financial accountability and institutional transparency took centre stage as the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRC) engaged civil society leaders and accountability stakeholders at the 2nd Edition of the Roundtable Engagement on Strengthening Nigeria’s Financial Integrity Framework. The high-level forum, organised by the New Era for Sustainable Leadership and Accountability Initiative […]
Banditry: Victims’ Families write President Tinubu Over Turji’s Confession, Demand Former Govs Yerima, Bafarawa’s Arrest.
Bothered over persistent insecurity across the country, a coalition of families torn apart by rampant banditry in Northwest Nigeria has appealed directly to President Bola Tinubu to investigate serious allegations against two former governors. The Coalition of Families Affected by Banditry, representing victims who have lost loved ones, homes, and livelihoods to relentless violence, has […]
ON THE BENUE RANCHES ESTABLISHMENT AND OPEN-GRAZING PROHIBITION LAW ⚖️ AONDOAKAA BARES HIS MIND
Any idea that the anti-open grazing law will be repealed is unrealistic. Firstly, I will use dialogue and education. I will deliberately engage all those who are directly concerned under the law to understand the importance of the law. I will defend Benue people and no part of our land will be taken. The law […]
“Strengthening Financial Integrity Is a Moral Responsibility for Nigeria” — NESLAI
….As Roundtable Reviews Achievements, Challenges and Prospects of Nigeria’s Financial Integrity Framework Nigeria’s drive toward stronger financial accountability took centre stage as the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRC) and civil society leaders converged for the 2nd Edition of the Roundtable Engagement on Strengthening Nigeria’s Financial Integrity Framework, a high-level forum focused on the achievements, […]
CBIAMEC Urges Tinubu to Act on Allegations Against NMDPRA CEO
…..Calls for Policy on Domestic Schooling for Officials’ Children The Civil Society Budget Implementation, Assessment, Monitoring and Evaluation Committee (CBIAMEC) has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to take urgent action over corruption allegations leveled against the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Mr. Farouk Ahmed. In a […]
NMDPRA Boss Farouk Ahmed Repositioning Petroleum Sector, Corruption Allegations Baseless — CSOs
…Accuse Dangote of Undermining Regulatory Independence More than 50 civil society organisations (CSOs) have publicly defended the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Mr. Farouk Ahmed, dismissing corruption allegations attributed to the Chairman of Dangote Industries Limited, Mr. Aliko Dangote, as unsubstantiated. The CSOs made their position known […]
Coalition Announces Nationwide and Global Protests Demanding Immediate Removal of NMDPRA CEO Farouk Ahmed
A powerful coalition of civil society organizations has declared joint nationwide protests across Nigeria, with simultaneous demonstrations in New York and London, to demand the immediate removal of Farouk Ahmed as Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA). The protests will commence on Wednesday from Ahmed’s office in Abuja […]
APC National Solidarity Vanguard Lauds Matawalle Over Mass Exodus Of PDP Members To APC In Zamfara
The APC National Solidarity Vanguard has showered encomiums on the Honourable Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Bello Matawalle, for his outstanding leadership and political sagacity that have engineered a massive defection of key Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara State. In a statement signed by its National […]