Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun assumed office as Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) in August 2024. A few days before then, civil society groups, senior legal experts, members of academia, and other reform advocates led by Tap Initiative outlined a specific and measurable agenda: end the abuse of ex-parte orders by politicians, enforce discipline within the judiciary, implement digital courts, and restore public trust amid ongoing allegations of corruption and bias
Category: transparency
TAP INITIATIVE 2024 ANNUAL REPORT
Last Year was an eventful year for Tap Nitiative as we worked to advance transparency, accountability, human rights and justice in both the judiciary and the Civil space. With the unwavering support of our stakeholders and our esteemed donors, we made strides toward a stronger society. As we progress into 2025, we are excited to…
COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF THE: TAP INITIATIVE CONFERENCE (ORGANIZED WITH SUPPORT FROM OPEN SOCIETY FOUNDATIONS), ON: IMPACT OF JUDICIAL ACCOUNTABILITY ON DEMOCRATIC RESILIENCE AND PUBLIC TRUST IN THE LEGAL SYSTEM Held at the Shehu Musa Yar’adua Center, Abuja on 1st March 2024 by 10am
The Conference which featured a keynote address from Honourable Justice Ibrahim Buba, Rtd and a robust panel of discussants from the Senior Advocates of Nigeria, gender rights groups and the medida addressed several key themes and was able to coalesce some thoughts on the way forward.
Tweetmeet with EFCC
We had another Tweetmeet with EFCC! On the 23rd of May 2019, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) participated in a Q&A session on our Anti-Corruption, Financial Crimes and Accountability themed TweetMeet. This was an opportunity for the EFCC to shed more light to the Nigerian citizens on the commission’s continuous fight against anti-corruption…
TweetMeet with Chief Okoi Obla Obono
The Special Presidential Investigative Panel, as established by the Recovery of Public Property (Special Provisions) Act, is chaired by Chief Okoi Obla Obono who is a special adviser to the President. On the 18th of April 2019, Chief Obono was invited to participate in our anti-corruption and transparency tweetmeet. It was an opportunity for citizens…
#tweetdebate
#tweetdebate between APC and PDP It is evidential that corruption is one of Nigeria’s biggest challenges. Local and International observers alike are aware of the concerning level of corruption in the country. Billions of Dollars meant for infrastructural development have been misappropriated and mismanaged. It is in this light that TapNitiative considered it crucial, as…
#tweetmeet with EFCC
#tweetmeet with EFCC On our very first event, TAPNitiative hit the ball rolling with a stimulating Q&A session. It was on the 22nd of November 2018, starting from 12 noon to 1pm. The special part of this initiative was the innovative platform used to convey this discussion which we termed a ‘Tweet Meet’. The idea…