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Friday, August 7, 2020 EiE Nigeria Weekly Update

"The purpose of government is to enable the people of a nation to live in safety and happiness. Government exists for the interests of the governed, not the governors."– Thomas Jefferson (3rd President of the United States)

Dear Active Citizen,

We know a lot is happening at the same time and it just feels like it won't end, but please, take some

"me time"

and just breathe.

In the midst of the chaos, step back and pull your thoughts together.

With a clear mind, we can forge alliances to make things better. 

With a clear understanding of the issues plaguing Nigeria, we are announcing a call for applications to

Hacking the Nigeria Code - a 9-week online course to help connect the dots about our dear country Nigeria.

The course covers a diverse set of topics including National Questions in National Conferences; Causes & Consequences of Systemic Corruption; Historical Antecedents; and The World Around Us.

The application portal opened on

Wednesday, August 5th

.

Register

for the course

here

for #1,000. Only

60 successful applicants

will be selected to mark Nigeria’s

60 years of independence.

Would you be among the select few?

From Revolution "Now" to Revolution "Wow"

It was indeed a shocking (read: wow) experience for the #RevolutionNow protesters on

Wednesday, August 5, 2020,

when the

government directed security operatives to arrest them despite it being a peaceful protest.

Na protest dem protest, dem no kill pesin!

Protesting is a human right which is enshrined in the Nigerian constitution and it is unlawful to malign protesters who are expressing their rights. 

We condemn this act of impunity and

demand that those still in custody are released unconditionally!

Today on the

'Call of Duty'

conversation, 

Ishaya Bako

 (Filmmaker) and

Kate Henshaw

 (Actress and EiE's RSVP Ambassador) will discuss 

How Movies can Drive Social Change.

Join the conversation on

EiE Nigeria's Instagram live

by

8 pm.

Earlier in the week, we hosted 

Dorothy Njemanze

 (CEO, Dorothy Njemanze

Foundation) and

Toun Okewale Sonaiya

 (CEO, Women Radio 91.7) who discussed the

Role of Media in Curtailing Sexual and Gender-Based Violence.

Missed it? Catch up

here.

Wednesday, September 7, 2017:

An active citizen, Bisi Ariyo,

filed a class-action suit

at the Lagos High Court for himself and

on behalf of unmetered customers of Eko and Ikeja Electricity Distribution Companies

. EiE helped curate the list of complainants through an online call. The case is ongoing and we anticipate a favourable judgment.

In continuation of our advocacy on estimated billing and metering,

we are conducting a survey to compile accurate data for our advocacy.

Over 160 Nigerians have taken the survey.

Fill here.

#OOTCRadio

is back and better, and we are here for it!

From Adamawa to Ogun to Kaduna, this week saw

professionals in the healthcare sector discuss the effects of the pandemic on their states;

 efforts being made to curtail it; and how funds are being expended.

Have a great weekend,The EiE Nigeria Team