EiE Nigeria Weekly Update Friday, February 17, 2017

#OfficeOfTheCitizen Hackathon 2.0

EiE Nigeria Weekly Update

Friday, February 17, 2017

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed. It is the only thing that ever has.”

-Margaret Mead(American Author and Speaker)

 Office of the Citizen Hackathon 2.0 – Not Everytime Rant; Sometimes ACT! 

EiE in collaboration with BudgIT, Paradigm Initiative and CcHUB will host the Office of the Citizen Hackathon 2.0 with the theme ‘Not Everytime Rant; Sometimes ACT’. Mixed teams of developers, designers, governance practitioners and active citizens will collaborate to build prototypes of technology platforms/apps where citizens can engage and solutions will be provided on key trending issues in their locality.Hackathon 2.0 is scheduled to hold Feb 24 – 26, 2017.Are you a mobile or web developer interested in using your skills to solve social challenges? Sign Up.

 Emefiele Must Go!  

In a letter written by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami (SAN) to the Central Bank governor, Godwin Emefiele, Malami said there are fraud allegations in the CBN’s foreign exchange allocation and transaction which is supported by several documents.EiE, BudgIT and 14 entrepreneurs had earlier written an open letter to the Central Bank governor, Godwin Emefiele, demanding for his resignation. This is due to CBN’s foreign exchange policies which have grossly affected the growth of industries and the economy at large.Would you like to sign up or donate towards the publication in newspapers? Sign Up!

 2 Months to 3 Years  

Valentine’s Day was 1,037 days since our girls were kidnapped.276 abducted.57 escaped. 3 found. 21 released. 4 infants with our girls.19 parents dead.   We are still missing 195!Many more men, women and children have been abducted since then.Lend your voice in your own way or join our gatherings:Abuja – Unity Fountain, Daily, 5 - 6pmLagos – Falomo Roundabout, Ikoyi, Saturdays, 11am – 1pmLagos – Ejigbo Local Council Area, Opposite NNPC, Ejigbo, 2nd & 3rd Saturdays, 11am – 1pmSubscribe to get periodic updates.

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 1st Volunteer Day in 2017 – Tomorrow!  

Our 1st Volunteer Day for 2017 will hold tomorrow!We look forward to welcoming our confirmed volunteers.Still interested? Call this number: 08076468401

Opportunities

There are vacancies for different positions at EiE Nigeria.

Have a great weekend!

The EiE Nigeria Team