As the Continuous Voters Registration, VCR, exercise was closed on Sunday, July 31 across the country, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has again ruled out the chances of many Nigerians, particularly young people making frantic efforts to register for and obtain their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) with a view to exercising their franchise during … Read more
ICC is set to probe the abduction of students in Nigeria. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim A. Khan, is set to seek authorisation to investigate the abduction of students in Nigeria. This online news platform gathered that the probe will cover kidnappings in Northern region, closure of schools, and the persistent … Read more
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against Director General Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Chikwe Ihekweazu and Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire over “their failure to account for the public funds so far spent to combat the spread of COVID-19 in Nigeria. SERAP announced details of the lawsuit in a … Read more
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the Federal Government to “publish weekly details of exact funds and other resources allocated by the authorities to combat the spread of coronavirus in Nigeria.” According to a press release made available to Ekohotblog, the human rights group said it had sent Freedom of Information requests to … Read more