CSOs

Over 4 Million Children In Northeast, Northwest Nigeria Suffer From Malnutrition

Aug 22, 2024. by Praise Ben

The Federal Government has revealed that over four million children in Nigeria’s Northeast and Northwest regions are currently suffering from malnutrition. This alarming statistic was shared by Ladidi Bako-Aiyebusi, Director of the Nutrition Department at the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, during a five-day strategic meeting in Keffi, Nasarawa State. EDITOR’S PICKS #Endbadgovernance: … Read more

2023 Election Review: INEC Meets With Local Observers, CSOs

Jul 24, 2023. by Praise Ben

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu and National Commissioners of the Commission are currently meeting with accredited local elections observer groups and civil society organisations at its headquarters in Abuja. This is the first public meeting that the electoral umpire is having with members … Read more

Emefiele: Respect Rule of law, NBA, CSOs Urge FG

Jul 16, 2023. by Ekohot Editor

Eko Hot Blog reports that the Nigerian Bar Association, human rights activists, and civil society groups have called on the Federal Government to uphold the principles of the rule of law, fairness, and justice in the case against the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele. Emefiele was arrested at his Lagos … Read more

CSOs Call For Sacking, Imprisonment of EFCC Chairman Bawa, Give IGP 7-day Ultimatum

Feb 18, 2023. by Praise Ben

CSOs have called for the sacking and imprisonment of the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, during a town hall meeting in Lagos. The CSOs gave the Inspector General of the Nigeria Police Force a 7-day ultimatum to arrest Bawa and commit him to prison for contempt, as ordered by … Read more

INEC, CSOs Tells Buhari To Sign Electoral Amendment Bill Into Law

Nov 23, 2021. by Ekohot Editor

The bill empowered the electoral umpire to determine the use of electronic voting as well as the transmission of results… EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and civil society organisations on Monday called on President Muhammadu Buhari to sign the Electoral Act Amendment Bill. The National Assembly has passed the … Read more

Boko Haram: CSOs Call For New Strategies In The Fight Against Insurgency

Nov 16, 2020. by Ekohot Editor

Insurgency Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Borno have called for new strategies by the military to effectively deal with insurgency in the state, in the light of the resettlement of displaced persons on their ancestral homes commenced by the state government. The state Chairman, Network of Civil Society Organisations, Amb. Ahmed Shehu, made the call … Read more

Coalition Groups give Enugu Govt 14 days Ultimatum To Free Alleged Culprits Over Murder

Jan 3, 2020. by Ekohot Editor

The Coalition of Civil Society Groups in Enugu State has given the state government a 14 days ultimatum to release the alleged culprits of the murder of the former head of nursing services, Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Enugu, late Mrs Maria Amadi. The group demanded their immediate release from detention. It could be recalled that health … Read more