LAGOS SEPTEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), pan-Yoruba socio-cultural and political organisation, Afenifere, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC), and some civil society organisations (CSOs), yesterday, expressed outrage at the recent hike in petrol prices, lamenting that the federal government is inflicting further hardship on Nigerians. PDP rejected what it described as the…
LAGOS JUNE 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP) and civil society organisations (CSOs) under the aegis of the Coalition of National Civil Society Organisations (CNCSOs) have demanded that the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, resigns from office. The CNPP and the CSOs issued a 14-day ultimatum to…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 8TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The Coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) of Nigeria has said that the Supreme Court ruling of Wednesday stopping the February 10 deadline for the validity of three old naira notes is designed to enable corrupt politicians to share old N200, N500 and N1,000 notes during the February 25 and March 11…
LAGOS DECEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Ahead of the 2023 poll, the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Human and Environmental Development Agenda, (HEDA Resource Centre) have expressed commitment to deepening democracy in Nigeria. The two institutions said free and fair elections are the panacea for growth and prosperity of Nigeria. The Netherlands officials led by the…
LAGOS APRIL 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Foremost Anti-Corruption and accountability Civil Society Organizations, the Human & Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre), Enough is Enough (EIE), PLAYYA, Centre for Accountability and Open Leadership (CACOL) and Campaign Coalition against Bad Governance (CACOBAG) have condemned the recent appointment of Mr. Musiliu Akinsanya, also known as M.C Oluomo, as the chairman…
LAGOS DECEMBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A coalition of civil society organisations (CSOs) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to release Omoyele Sowore within 14 days or face mass action. Sowore was re-arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) last Friday — less than 24 hours after he was released on bail. He had spent 125 days in…