EiE Nigeria Weekly Update Friday, January 31, 2020

Let’s Talk Governance!

January 31, 2020 • Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes

Friday, January 31, 2020 EiE Nigeria Weekly Update

"Deliberation and debate is the way you stir the soul of democracy."Jesse Jackson (American Civil Rights activist)

Join us and our amazing lineup of speakers at this year’s #SMWLagos. Our session will shed light on diverse perspectives on the regulation of social media & hate speech and share international best practices. We look forward to interacting with you on Thursday, February 27th.

 Tenure of Service Chiefs: Long Overdue?   

The House of Representatives passed a resolution on Wednesday, January 29th directing the service chiefs to resign over their failure to curb the rising insecurity in Nigeria. Share your view with us on the tenure of the service chiefs. #CitizensSpeak

Naija Matters, a conversation on the state of the nation with Nigerians in the diaspora.The first edition was held on Tuesday, January 28th in Maryland, USA. One of the major highlights is diaspora voting during elections. Stay tuned for the next edition.

We had an insightful session on “#MyLG101: How to engage your local government!” at our monthly conversation #ThursdayTalks.The chairman of Yaba Local Council Development Area, Kayode Omiyale and his Vice-Chairman, Bolanle Aileru paid a surprise visit to the event and engaged the audience.Missed it? Catch up here. Do join us next month!

#OOTC on Radio

On #OOTCLagos, Editor, YNaija, Edwin Okolo discussed implementing an inclusive transport policy. Catch up on the conversation.You can follow the conversations on the #OfficeOfTheCitizen radio programs.Never forget, the Office of the Citizen is the highest office in the land!Tweet at @EiENigeria using #OfficeOfTheCitizen to be a part of the conversation.

How do we know who is poor? How do we properly assess demography and shifting movements within the country? How up-to-date is our revenue allocation sheet? Read more

We hope that the missing girls will once again have a reason to dance and smile again.

We will keep demanding until our girls are brought BACK & ALIVE!#EducationIsNotACrime #BringBackOurGirls #5YearsTooLong 

Abuja – Unity Fountain, Daily, 5 – 6pm

Lagos - Noon – 1pm

Ikoyi (Every Saturday) – Falomo Roundabout, Ikoyi.

Ejigbo (2nd & last Saturdays) - 64, Adewale Adenuga Street, Orilowo Bus stop via Binta International School.

Call for applications for the 3rd cohort of the Digital Rights and Inclusion Media Fellowship organized by Paradigm Initiative.Are you a media professional? Apply