Wednesday, July 15, 2026

Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room

March 30, 2026

LG’s financial autonomy critical to fight against bandits, terrorists: CSO

A civil society organisation has said that administrative and financial autonomy for local councils is a critical, non-kinetic strategy to combat insecurity and foster development.

Bandits
March 13, 2026

Centre advocates full implementation of local government autonomy

Mr Ononamadu said that LG autonomy and improved accountability would reduce corruption in the country, strengthen the local economy and reduce insecurity.

ALGON members
March 2, 2025

Don’t appoint politicians into INEC, CSOs, NUJ tell Tinubu

The communique also urged the president to protect the independence of the judiciary and INEC.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
November 15, 2024

Ondo Election: Vote selling will mortgage quality governance, group warns

The co-convener of the organisation, Franklin Oloniju, stated this at a pre-election news conference on Friday in Akure.

voters
September 24, 2024

Edo State governorship election failed credibility test: Observers

Mr Achakpa said that voters with disabilities resorted to assisted-voting.

Edo State gov poll
November 11, 2023

Polls: CSOs demand probe of pre-filled result sheets indicating APC’s victory in Kogi

The Situation Room urged INEC to take measures to ensure that the incidents would not disenfranchise the registered voters in these areas.

PRE-FILLED RESULT SHEET
November 1, 2023

Stakeholders task INEC on Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi guber elections

INEC has been urged to ensure credible conduct of the November 11 governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi.

Mahmood Yakubu
June 8, 2023

CSOs want more reforms for INEC, say 2023 elections lacked transparency

The CSOs said the polls was marred by poor organisation, logistical and operational failure, lack of transparency, disruption of voting, and violence.

Nigerians queue to vote
February 23, 2023

CSOs urge NCC, CBN to deliver effective service during elections

Catriona Laing expressed concern over a potentially adverse effect of the naira scarcity on logistics for deploying foreign election observers.

NCC, CBN