Two non-governmental organizations, We the People and Policy Alert, have instituted a special prize for investigative journalists reporting open government issues in the Niger Delta. The prize is an initiative of the Niger-Delta Open Government Observatory (NOGO), convened by both organizations. The prize was announced today in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, during a…
Nigeria fares miserably on all major corruption indicators, the latest of which is Transparency International’s 2017 Corruption Perception Index rankings of 180 countries. Not only did Nigeria perform badly, it declined a few points despite the current anti-corruption mood in the country. Since Nigeria returned to civil in 1999, the country has witnessed the rolling…
As a measure to ensure that states in the Niger Delta become more compliant with the principles of the Open Government Partnership, We the People and Policy Alert have jointly launched the Niger Delta Open Government Observatory, NOGO. It is designed as an open government knowledge, innovation and advocacy hub for the Niger Delta region,…
At a certain time in Nigeria, the Federal Road Safety Corp was considered the most honourable and upright of all the law enforcement units. It was famed that once you were in violation of a traffic or road safety rule, paying a bribe to get off was not even an option. It was better to…
It was morning, that time of the day when the sun has come up but you wouldn’t want to leave the bed because sleep has a way of caressing your eyes after dawn. The sun had forced its way through the window blinds and Udo could feel the warmth of the morning even though he…
For the past 20 months, resident of Port Harcourt Nigeria’s oil and gas capital have witnessed the emergence of black hydrocarbon soot falling from the sky and contaminating everything it descends on as well as the air people breath. The emergence of the soot further compounds the serious environmental devastation suffered in the Niger Delta…
A civil society group, We The People-Center for Social Studies and Development, has called on the House of Representatives to make public how much its members earn monthly as running costs. The call was made in a statement signed by Mr. Ken Henshaw, the group’s Executive Director.
This Reports provides a guide to understanding the role of governments in realizing the human rights of citizens through its annual budgets. It highlights constitutional and international convention provisions in education and health.
Abuja-It is no longer news that Nigerian Youths are performing below par in comparison with their counterparts in other parts of the world and this can be traced back to the long years of corrupt leadership that has eaten deep into the system.
This budget briefing focuses on estimates contained in the 2018 budget speech presented to the Rivers State House of Assembly by the governor. It questions the plans of the state & recommends alternative fiscal policy options.
Every month, billions of naira is allocated to the 36 states & 774 local government areas in Nigeria. State & LGA officials collect them in trust for their citizens. This Report shows what each state & LGA got in 2017 & how fiscally viable they are.
Have you ever wondered why states of the Niger Delta are poor despite huge crude oil resource earnings? This Report by HOMEF & the Research Team of We the People examines this & provides exciting recommendations for moving the region Beyond Oil
Ekorinim is an indigenous community lying in Calabar the Cross River State Capital. Traditionally, the people earned a livelihood from farming on the vast hilly lands they possess, as well as fishing from the great Kwa River. Their way of life- and its tranquility- changed suddenly two decades ago when their traditional land caught the…
The leadership of the Cross River State REDD+ Communities Coalition representing forest communities delineated for the implementation of climate change mitigation in Cross River state have raised alarm over the rate of deforestation in the state. This information was made public during a consultative town hall meeting with We the People in Ikom, Cross River…
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