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- March 12, 2025
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
READ MORE…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
READ MOREDr. 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
READ MOREFor 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
READ MOREOne 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
READ MOREYIAGA 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
READ MOREYiaga 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
READ MOREYIAGA 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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