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EiE Nigeria Weekly Update Friday, September 15, 2017
#DinoRecall Update
EiE Nigeria Weekly Update Friday, September 15, 2017
"Even in the face of impossible odds, those who love their country can change it."Barack Obama (44th President of the United States)
#OpenNASS: 50 Days after Voting on the #ConstitutionReviewBills
50 days after the National Assembly voted on the #ConstitutionReviewBills, the records of how each member voted on all the bills have not yet been made public. #OpenNASS demands the National Assembly makes public their voting records.Over 10,000 Nigerians have signed the petition demanding for an #OpenNASS. Lend your voice and sign the petition.
OfficeOfTheCitizen Radio Programmes!
City/Station
Date/Time
Summary
Lokoja/Prime 101.5FM
Tuesday/9am
Kogi State House of Assembly member, Haruna Idoko discussed legislative responsibilities in a democracy.
Abeokuta/Sweet 107.1FM
Tuesday/10:30am
Osiyemi Joshua of
discussed the 2017 federal government constituency projects in Ogun State.
Lagos/Nigeria Info 99.3FM
Wednesday/8am
Tayo Adegbemle of
and an active citizen, Abolade Adeleye engaged our listeners on resolving their Disco issues.
Missed the conversation?
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Calabar/Hit 95.9FM
Thursday/8am
Resident Electoral Commissioner
, Cross River State, Frankland Briyai and Efanga Etim of
discussed the ongoing
Continuous Voter’s Registration Exercise.
Abuja/NigeriaInfo 95.1FM
Thursday/10am
Funmi Olaide of
and Henry Ushie of
discussed
Inequality in Nigeria’s budget.
Anambra/Blaze91.5FM
Friday/10am
Chairman,
Anambra Civil Society Network (ANSCONET)
discussed the
Role of Citizens in Good Governance.
Kano/Arewa 93.1FM
Friday/10am
Executive Director of
VOWAN
, Hajiya Altine Abdullahi discussed
Women Participation in Politics.
Ibadan/Splash 105.5FM
Saturday/10am
Chairperson of
Nigerian Association of Women Journalists
, Oyo State, Bose Oyewole and an Economist, Kehinde Ogunfalu discussed the
Realities of the Economic Downturn in Nigeria.
Join us again tomorrow, September 16th as we discuss youth empowerment through quality education.
#OfficeOfTheCitizen in Gombe coming soon! 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.
106 #ChibokGirls Start School
The federal government has granted the 106 released #ChibokGirls scholarships to study in American University of Nigeria (AUN), Yola. The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Aisha Al-Hassan made this known on Wednesday, September 13th at the send forth in honour of the girls. The girls left Abuja immediately for Chibok to enable them spend 2 weeks with their families and friends before proceeding to the university. We look forward to the return of the remaining 113 #ChibokGirls to their families soon. Our hope still endures!
Chibok Girls:276 abducted.57 escaped. 3 found. 103 released. 5 infants with our girls.19 parents dead. We are still missing 113!
Lend your voice in your own way or join our gatherings:Abuja – Unity Fountain, Daily, 5 - 6pmLagos – Falomo Roundabout, Ikoyi, Saturdays, Noon – 1pmLagos – Ejigbo Local Council Area, Opposite NNPC, Ejigbo, 2nd & 3rd Saturdays, 11am – 1pmSubscribe to get periodic updates.
#NigeriaDecides2019 is Around the Corner!
INEC has started countdown to 2019 general elections – have you registered to vote?
Local Government elections in Akwa Ibom & Kwara; gubernatorial elections in Anambra, Ekiti & Osun and the 2019 elections are around the corner.
Visit to know where you can register.
Infograph: #DinoRecall Update
Concert for Active Citizens
Active citizens had fun at the Eargasm which was hosted by Jos Chillin’ & Buckwyld Media in Jos on Friday, September 8th. The show was headlined by one of our #RSVP ambassadors, 2Baba.EiE was live at the event to reward active citizens who had their voter’s card with 50% discount off their tickets.
Recruitment of Court Observers
The Rule of Law and Empowerment Initiative also known as Partners West Africa Nigeria (PWAN) is a non-governmental organization dedicated to enhancing citizens’ participation and improving security governance in Nigeria and West Africa broadly. In furtherance of our Rule of Law program area, we seek to recruit Court Observers with drive and desire.Job Title: ObserverJob Type: Full time (period of 3years)Qualification: Graduates with BA/BSC/HNDExperience: 1-2years (Preferably self-starters)Location: Abuja, Lagos, OndoClick for more information.
Have a great weekend!
The EiE Nigeria Team