By Jonathan Ugbal The Executive Director of Policy Alert, a civic space organization operating in the Niger Delta has been nominated alongside nine others to the National Steering Committee, NSC of the Open Government Partnership, OGP in Nigeria. The OGP is a global initiative that promotes transparency, citizen participation, and accountability in government. Nigeria joined
By Jonathan Ugbal Stakeholders drawn from different walks of life in the Niger Delta on Tuesday in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital called for proper attention to the ecological issues bedeviling the region at the second edition of the Niger Delta Alternatives Convergence, NDAC. Key among the issues is the divestments carried out by
By Sylvia Akpan A quarterly foster care meeting of the Basic Rights Counsel Initiative (BRCI) and partners has been held in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. A key partner, the State Ministry of Humanity and Social Welfare was absent in the meeting meant to look into teething issues of fostering and adoption in Cross
By Patrick Obia Center for Social Studies, Research, and Advocacy – We The People (WTP), has reopened its Rights Academy in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. Seventeen pioneer students were inducted. The Rights Academy is a platform to create a framework and opportunity for young people in Cross River and Nigeria, to come together
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A Cross Riverian, Endora Williams has narrated how one of the Police officers arrested in Rivers State for assaulting a citizen almost got killed when he was in Calabar. Endora, who took to Facebook to express herself after seeing the news of the arrest of the cops, said she was neighbors with
By Ogar Monday The Cross River State Chapter of the Inclusive Forum for Accountable Society, IFAS, has held its quarterly meeting in Calabar. Speaking at the meeting, the Chapter President, Josephat Ogar said IFAS is a community-led initiative aimed at empowering citizens to participate in governance. Josephat held that there is a need for every
By Jonathan Ugbal Nigerian Journalist and activist, Citizen Agba Jalingo on Tuesday visited the Executive Director of the Policy and Legal Advocacy Center, PLAC, Clement Nwankwo Esq as part of strategic visits to civic space actors to strengthen relationships. Citizen Jalingo who was released from the Medium Security Custodial Center Kuje, Abuja on Monday after
By Patrick Obia The Cross River State Government is willing to domesticate the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act. The decision was revealed by the State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Tanko Ashang (SAN) during a courtesy visit by a delegation by Connected Development (CODE). The visit is part of the Power of Voices Partnership (PVP)