CSOs are Partnering Nigeria to Drive SDGs

A COVER INTERVIEW (March 2018) with Dr David Tola Winjobi Dr. David Tola Winjobi, National Coordinator, Civil Society Coalition on Sustainable Development (CSCSD) is a seasoned human rights activist, trainer of trainers, gender analyst, community development consultant, thoroughbred researcher, and conflict manager. With over 20 years’ development and human rights experience in organizations such as Amnesty International, Centre for Constitutional Governance, Catholic...

Post-HLPF Membership Survey

As members of Together 2030, working in local, national, regional and global civil society organizations, networks, alliances, coalitions, social movements and research centers, from over 90 countries, both developing and developed, we welcome the organization of the HLPF, held from July 10-17 2017 in New York and its contribution to the ongoing mobilization of governments and stakeholders on the implementation...

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 of participants at around 8:45...

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 from the legislators before it...