Nigerian Democratic Report

Ondo Poll: Court Dismisses Case Against Qualification of Aiyedatiwa, Deputy 0
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- December 2, 2024
A Federal High Court in Akure has dismissed a case filed against the qualification of the winner of the Ondo State governorship election, which was held on November 16th, and his deputy, the candidates of the All-Progressives Congress (APC), Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa and Adelami Olayide. The case filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate

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IPC, Ministry of Justice Deepen Capacity for FOI Act Desk Officers 0
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- December 1, 2024
It was more than a forum or workshop. It was a refresher course and step-by-step learning of their mandate as Freedom of Information Desk officers. Very few civil servants pray to be posted to the FOI desk in government establishments, yet it has one of the veins that goes directly to the heart of every

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Cross Rivers, Zamfara States Yet to Approve Implementation of New Minimum Wage 0
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- November 30, 2024
Workers in Zamfara and Cross River states may embark on industrial action from 1 December 2024 following the states’ governments’ inability to implement the N70,000 minimum wage. Katsina state was the third state that did not approve the payment until Saturday morning. It approved N70,000. Legislation on the N70,000 new minimum wage in Nigeria was

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IPC, MRA Other Groups Condemn Arrest of Investigative Journalist Fisayo Soyombo 0
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- November 29, 2024
The Safety and Protection of Journalists (SPJ) hub of the International Press Centre (IPC), and the Media Rights Agenda (MRA) have condemned the arrest of investigative journalist and the founder of the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), Fisayo Soyombo, who was arrested by the 6th Division of the Nigerian Army and detained in custody for

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Amnesty International Says 24 Nigerians Killed by Police During #ENDBAD Governance Protests 0
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- November 29, 2024
Echoes from the #Endbadgovernance protests reverberated on Thursday when Amnesty International accused the Nigerian police Force of using excessive force to suppress the demonstrations killing 24 people in six States. Amnesty, in a report titled “Bloody August: Nigerian Government’s Violent Crackdown on #Endbadgovernance Protests,” said that the Police killed at least 24 people between August

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Stakeholders Want Electronic Voting at Fifth Stakeholders Meeting on Trust and Elections 0
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- November 28, 2024
The search for improvements to Nigeria’s electoral process by rebuilding trust berthed in Yola, Adamawa State on Wednesday where the participants agreed that rebuilding trust in our electoral system is a collective responsibility that every Nigerian has a role to play. It was the fifth edition of the Election Multi-Stakeholders’ Dialogue organised by the International

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