• Prescribing National Minimum Wage Not Against Tenets of Federalism0

    Even though the Government of Nigeria ratified the Minimum Wage-Fixing Machinery Convention 1928 (No. 26) in 1961 Protection of Wages Convention, 1949 (No. 95) in 1960. Convention 26 seeks to protect workers’ freedom to dispose of their wages by ensuring non-compulsion on how, where, and when such wages are expended and also protects and promotes

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  • Off-Cycle Edo, Ondo Governorship Elections: Opportunity to Restore Trust in Electoral Process

    Off-Cycle Edo, Ondo Governorship Elections: Opportunity to Restore Trust in Electoral Process0

    In Nigeria, the credibility of electoral processes is a critical issue, reflecting the broader health of its democracy. As Edo and Ondo states prepare for off-cycle gubernatorial elections on 21 September 2024 and 16 November 2024 respectively, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) the security agencies, the political parties, and the judiciary face the crucial

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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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