Month: August 2017

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Report of a Two-Day Advocacy Training on Corruption, Accountability and Access to Justice Focusing on SDG 16

THE REPORT OF A  TWO-DAY ADVOCACY TRAINING ON CORRUPTION, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOCUSING ON SDG 16 ORGANIZED BY CIVIL SOCIETY COALITION ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (CSCSD), CAFSO-WRAG FOR DEVELOPMENT AND TAP NETWORK HELD ON WEDNESDAY 16 AND THURSDAY 17 OF AUGUST 2017 AT DIPLOMAT HOTEL, IKEJA, LAGOS NIGERIA The training started with the registration...

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Harnessing the FoI Act for Transparency, Devt

Abimbola Akosile looks at the impact an effective implementation of the Freedom of Information Act can have on transparent governance and development in Nigeria, as spearheaded by a civil society organisation CAFSO-WRAG for Development, with support from the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) For twelve years, the Freedom of Information Act suffered setbacks...

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Town Hall Meeting for Stakeholders on FOIA

A WELCOME ADDRESS BY THE PRINCIPAL COORDINATOR, CAFSO-WRAG FOR DEVELOPMENT DAVID TOLA WINJOBI (PhD) ON THE OCASSION OF A TOWN HALL MEETING FOR STAKEHOLDERS ON FOIA, ON THURSDAY 27TH JULY 2017 AT IBADAN BUSINESS SCHOOL, OLD BODIJA, IBADAN OYO STATE,  NIGERIA On behalf of the board, management and staff of CAFSO-WRAG for Development and OSIWA,...

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My Thoughts as A Participant at July 2017 HLPF VNR New York USA

MY THOUGHTS AS A PARTICIPANT AT JULY 2017 HLPF VNR NEW YORK USA BY TOLA WINJOBI (PhD) NATIONAL COORDINATOR, CIVIL SOCIETY COALITION ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND PRINCIPAL COORDINATOR, CAFSO-WRAG FOR DEVELOPMENT Convened under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council, the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development was held from 10-19 July in and...