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  • WTO: How Okonjo Iweala’s Stewardship Can Benefit Nigeria, Africa…Soludo
    WTO: How Okonjo Iweala’s Stewardship Can Benefit Nigeria, Africa…Soludo0
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    • February 19, 2021

    Former Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Prof. Chukwuma Soludo has strongly advised Nigeria and other African countries to invest in production of quality goods that meets international standard in order to benefit from the emergence of Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the director general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Okonjo-Iweala who served as Finance

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  • Xenophobia: Obasanjo Wants AU to Intervene
    Xenophobia: Obasanjo Wants AU to Intervene0
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    • September 20, 2019

    …Says Nigeria, South Africa Must Collaborate to Champion Africa’s Development Former President, Mr Olusegun Obasanjo has urged Nigeria and other countries affected by the raging xenophobia attacks in South Africa to table appropriate motions at the African Union (AU) and consider other measures if the situation is allowed to continue. This is coming against the

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  • Yemi Cardoso Assumes Duty as CBN Governor, Apex Bank Confirms Emefiele’s Resignation
    Yemi Cardoso Assumes Duty as CBN Governor, Apex Bank Confirms Emefiele’s Resignation0
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    • September 22, 2023

    Dr. Yemi Michael Cardoso, officially assumed office as the Acting CBN Governor on Friday, along with four Deputy Governors, pending the ratification of their appointments by the Nigerian Senate. It has also emerged that the former governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele and the four deputies that served with him have resigned their appointments as Executives of

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  • Yiaga Africa Identifies Six Factors That May Impact Tomorrow’s Election, Deploys Observers Across Nigeria
    Yiaga Africa Identifies Six Factors That May Impact Tomorrow’s Election, Deploys Observers Across Nigeria0
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    • February 24, 2023

    For YIAGA Africa, a leading Civil Society Organisation in Nigeria, six factors may likely affect Saturday’s presidential election. These include Permanent Voters’ Card (PVC) collection challenges, relocation of voters to new polling units and economic hardship. Others are addressing challenges experienced during mock accreditation, security concerns and threats to the conduct of election and possible

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  • Yiaga Africa Identifies Trust Issues in Nigerian Electoral Process, Calls for Electoral Reforms
    Yiaga Africa Identifies Trust Issues in Nigerian Electoral Process, Calls for Electoral Reforms0

    One year after the 2023 general elections, held in February and March, Yiaga Africa, a Civil Society Organisation has pointed out some key factors, trust issues and events that indicate trends that may cast a long shadow of doubt on the credibility of Nigeria’s electoral process. The non-governmental organisation’s latest report, “Electoral Trust Restored? Nigeria’s

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  • YIAGA Africa Opposes Scrapping State Independent Electoral Commissions
    YIAGA Africa Opposes Scrapping State Independent Electoral Commissions0

    YIAGA Africa, a Civil Society Organization has opposed the proposal to scrap the State Independent Electoral Commissions (SIECs) and transfer their duties to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). It cautions that the action could be counterproductive and weaken decentralisation by suffocating the INEC. Last month, the Attorney General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, proposed

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  • YIAGA Africa Says Edo Election Failed Integrity Test, Queries Its Credibility
    YIAGA Africa Says Edo Election Failed Integrity Test, Queries Its Credibility0
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    • September 23, 2024

    Yiaga Africa has faulted the results of the Edo State governorship election announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, saying it failed its integrity test. The civil society group said it concluded after it deployed the Process and Results Verification for Transparency (PRVT) methodology to observe the Edo State governorship election, utilizing 300 stationary

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  • YIAGA Africa Wants Deeper Strategic Collaboration Among CSOs
    YIAGA Africa Wants Deeper Strategic Collaboration Among CSOs0
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    • November 29, 2022

    YIAGA Africa has called for strategic collaboration among Civil Society Organisations to achieve higher participation of youths in the coming election in 2023. Mr. Samson Itodo, the Executive Director of the civil society organisation made this call during the voter mobilisation lab for the 20 winners of #ThePowerOf18 Challenge 3.0. He noted that achieving youth

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