Nigerians from across the country have widely publicised a peaceful #June12Protest to register their displeasure at the way the country has been governed. By this statement, the Civil Society Consortium on Civic Space wishes to remind the Nigerian Government and its security services that every citizen has a constitutionally guaranteed right to protest. Making this known in a…
PRESS RELEASE ON SUSPENSION OF TWITTER IN NIGERIA
The Civil Society Consortium on Civic Space received with consternation the news of the decision of the regime of Major-General Muhammadu Buhari to suspend Twitter in Nigeria. Over the years, Twitter has become one of the drivers of freedom of expression, speech and Assembly not just in Nigeria but all over the world. It is…
PRESS RELEASE BY THE CIVIL SOCIETY CONSORTIUM ON CIVIC SPACE
The Civil Society Consortium on Civic Space condemns in the strongest of terms the tear gas canister fired at Omoyele Sowore by a Police Officer at the Unity Fountain in Abuja. The attack on Sowore is an attack on the Civic Space, and our collective freedom to assemble and engage the Government of Nigeria at…
THE BIRTH OF CIVIL SOCIETY CONSORTIUM ON CIVIC SPACE.
Tap initiative For Citizens Development and Heinrich Boll Stiftung hosted a meeting of civil society actors, religious leaders, traditional rulers, litigation lawyers, gender and sexual reproductive rights activists, scholars, youth groups, people living with disabilities, media organizations, media practitioners and community-based organizations. The organizations came together to form a consortium in response to the continuous…
FCT Primary Healthcare Board Seeks Partnership with Tap Nitiaitve on Basic Healthcare Provision Funds
“the Board welcomes you (Tap Nitiative) to carry out research on the 62 facilitates that were given funds within the FCT. We will support you, we will partner with you because we strongly believe in accountability, transparency and good governance” – Dr. Ndaeyo Iwot On the 15th of October 2020, Tap Nitiative and Dataphyte held…
PRESS RELEASE: CORRUPTION VICTIMIZATION SURVEY
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, June 23, 2020 CONTACT: Tap Nitiative For Citizens Development OR Dataphyte info@tapnitiative.org Corruption victimization survey shows more than 81% of people who used primary healthcare in Abuja were not issued receipts. The report, Corruption Victimization Survey In Nigeria, has revealed that the most prevalent form of corruption that exists in…
COVID-19 ABUJA FOOD DRIVE
Our organization in partnership with Nigerian Fallen Heroes and PLAY Network is carrying out humanitarian activities to cushion the effect of State lockdown in Abuja. We are also cognizant of the fact that, as the days go by, the humanitarian crisis will escalate. People who have been forced into State isolation will run out of…
CIVIL SOCIETY STATEMENT ON THE STATE OF THE NATION & FG’S RESPONSE TO COVID-19
Today, we, the Civil Society Alliance Against COVID-19 (CSAA COVID-19) received with shock the news that a number of politicians have been recklessly ignoring measures for isolation of travellers returning from overseas. Most notably, the Chief of Staff to President Buhari, and the Governor of Bauchi State, have tested positive for Covid-19. We are also…
Statement on the Fundamental rights to freedom of expression, Freedom of the press and failure to reform the Criminal Justice system in Nigeria.
Position of coalition of civil society organizations read by Mbasekei Martin Obono, Executive Director, Tap Nitiative at the 65TH ORDINARY SESSION OF THE AFRICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS BANJUL, THE GAMBIA, OCTOBER 2019 Nigerians, human rights organisations and Human rights defenders in Nigeria are concerned by the continued stifling of the press, erosion…
REPORT: Colloquium on Shrinking Media and Civic Space in Nigeria On 7th November 2019
BACKGROUND Even though the attention of the world was on the role of the media in elections and democracy on this year’s World Press Freedom Day in May, the shadow of last year’s murderous attacks on free speech and journalists still loom large. Will this be the new normal? In July, The Economist, quoting a…