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Sector: Democracy & Good Governance
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Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola of
Lagos State performed the official
passing out parade of newly
recruited traffic management
authority personnel & inauguration
of 1000 special traffic mayors,
among whom was the trustee of our
Network, Ms. Yemisi Ransome-Kuti, at
LASTMA headquarters, Ilupeju. |
10 Jan, 2008 |
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CSOs Committee of friends under the
aegis of Women Advocate Research &
Development Centre (WARDC) organised
a symposium on Nigeria and the 2020
agenda in honour of the trustee of
NNNGO, Ms. Yemisi Ransome-Kuti, and
Professor Akin Oyebode of UNILAG to
mark their 60th birthday
anniversaries at Lagos Travel Inn,
Ikeja. Dr. Otive Igbuzor of ACTION
AID NIG was the Guest Speaker. |
21 Dec, 2007 |
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The INDEPENDENT SECTOR (A vital
voice for us all) organised an
International Peer Learning Event on
Tools, Strategies, and Resources For
Effective Public Policy & Advocacy
Work at John Filer Conference Room,
1200 Eighteenth Street, NM, Suite
200, Washington, DC 20036 with NNNGO
participating.
www.independentsector.org |
10–12 Dec, 2007
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Lagos Metropolitan Development &
Governance Project (LMDGP) organised
a one-day Stakeholders’ Workshop On
Solid Waste Management by conducting
an Environmental and Social Impact
Assessment (ESIA) on existing
dumpsites at Solous, Gbagada and
Abule Egba Dumpsites. |
5 Dec, 2007 |
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2007 World AIDS DAY was marked by
Lagos State AIDS Control Agency at
Gbagada Open Ground, Kosofe Local
Government. Dr (Mrs) F.A. Dabiri,
LASACA CEO coordinated the
programme. |
1 Dec, 2007 |
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The Office of the Special Adviser
(Taxation & Revenue) to Lagos State
Government, Mr. Ade Ipaye, organised
the 1st Lagos State Taxation
Stakeholders’ Conference at Regency
Hall, Alausa. The Conference
afforded the government team to
receive a candid feedback of
comments and suggestions from
private sector participants on
recent efforts to radically reform
and improve tax admin in the State. |
28, Nov, 2007 |
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Attended the United Nations
Millennium Campaign Global Retreat
which was co-hosted by the
Municipality of Milan, Italy. |
12-16, Nov, 2007 |
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The British Council organised a
3-Day Summit at Planet 1
Entertainment, Maryland, Lagos, on
the Roles of Effective Taxation in
Sustainable Development: A Shared
Responsibility For All Stakeholders.
The major goal of the workshop was
to initiate a process for effective
taxation that is based on stable and
predictable tax regime, which
equally guarantees sustainable
development and attainment of the
MDGs |
6–8th, Nov, 2007
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The Office of the Deputy Governor of
Lagos State facilitated an
exploratory meeting to discuss the
benefit of partnership; the form,
the process, who collaborates and
potential areas of engagement, etc,
between the State Government & Civil
Society Organisations to bring about
a mutual relationship. |
24 Oct, 2007 |
A farewell reception in honour of
His Excellency, the British High
Commissioner, Sir Richard Gozney,
KCMG and Lady Gozney, was organised
by the Patron of The Nigeria-Britain
Association, Mr. Akintola Williams
at 17, Ilabere Avenue, Ikoyi, Lagos
nigerbritass@yahoo.com |
24 Oct, 2007 |
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With support from the United Nations
Millennium Campaign (UNMC), NNNGO
mobilized 671, 420 people to stand
up and speak out against poverty
within a 24hr period to add up to
the 43.7 million people standing up
and speaking out globally. |
16 – 17, Oct, 2007 |
The Independent Corrupt Practices
and Other Related Offences
Commission (ICPC) in collaboration
with the National Assembly
Committees on Anti-Corruption held a
3-day National Anti-Corruption
Conference with the theme:
“Promoting Integrity Through
Democratic Institutions: Strategies
and Goals.” At Leisure Spring
Hotels, Osogbo, Osun State.
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2-4 Oct, 2007 |
A National Open Forum on the Reform
of International Institutions was
organised by NNNGO and The World
Campaign for In-Depth Reform of the
System of International Institutions
(UBUNTU) to discuss the need for an
in-depth reform of international
institutions and also share
information on activities of the
world wide reform for international
institutions network and launch of
the reform of international
institutions reform campaign in
Nigeria.
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25 Sept, 2007 |
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P & G and Safe Water African
Community Initiative launched Safe
Water for Nigerian Children at Kano
Meeting Room, Transcorp Hilton,
Abuja |
25 Sept, 2007 |
LEAP Africa held its 3rd Annual
C.E.O.s Forum & Book Launch at the
Civic Centre, Ozumba Mbadiwe Road,
V/I on the theme: Global Corporate
Governance Realities and
Implications for Nigeria
Organisations. Keynote address by
Professor Philippe Haspeslagh.
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20 Sept, 2007 |
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Justice, Development & Peace
Commission (JDPC) Lagos, with
support from Heinrich Boll
Foundation carried out public
presentation of survey on “Service
Delivery in 3 LGAs of Lagos State at
Maye Street, Yaba. |
20 Sept, 2007 |
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President Umaru Musa Yar’ Adua
opened the 13th Nigerian Economic
Summit (NES#13) at Transcorp Hilton
Hotel, Abuja, under the aegis of the
Nigerian Economic Summit Group which
is dedicated to achieving economic
development through responsible
private sector initiative. The theme
of the Summit was: Nigeria:
Positioning For The TOP 20 League. |
5 – 7, Sept, 2007 |
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As part of ongoing efforts to
immortalize Alhaja Kudirat Abiola as
a woman who fought to see her
husband’s dream of democracy in
Nigeria realized as a result of the
military annulment of June 12, 1993,
general elections, a Lagos-based NGO
named after her, Kudirat Initiative
for Democracy (KIND) rolled out the
drums to remind women that the
battle to actualize Beijing’s
Declaration to have 30%
representation reserved for women in
governance should be intensified.
www.kind.org,
kindnigeria@yahoo.com. |
01-Aug, 2007 |
Justice, Development & Peace
Commission (JDPC) Lagos, with
support from DFID, held a public
presentation of the draft report of
the findings of a research project
on: “Measuring of Constituency
Offices on the Constituents.” JDPC
carried out the research project
aimed at evaluating the impact of
elected Legislators and their
constituency offices at the four
levels of representation (Ward
Councillors at the LGA level, State
House of Assembly on their
constituents in Lagos State,
Southwest Nigeria. The research
sampled the 20 LGA’s (including the
37 LCDA’s) within the 3 Senatorial
Districts of Nigeria’s most populous
city-state. In all, 10,000 residents
of Lagos State were sampled, at the
rate of 500 adults per LGA.
constituencies.
jdpcarchlag@yahoo.co.uk. |
26-Jul, 2007 |
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Six Days before 07-07-07, the midway
point for the Millennium Development
Goals, the Nigeria Network of NGOs
(NNNGO) launched a school report on
the progress of 36 states in
Nigeria. |
07-Jul, 2007 |
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Founding Member (with the Nigeria
Economic Summit Group) of the
National Steering Committee for the
Coalition for Issues Based Politics
& Good Governance (CIPOGG) –
successfully organized pre-election
activities with support from the
UNDP which included Presidential
debates (for the Presidential
candidates for the April 2007
elections) and Rivers State Town
Hall meetings (11 Governorship
candidates attended) and Lagos State
Town Hall meetings (6 Governorship
candidates attended) with support
from the UK Department for
International Development (DFID)
http://goodgovernance.nesgroup.org |
14-Feb, 2007 |
Roundtable CSO Forum World Bank-IMF
Annual Conference in Singapore and
delivered a paper on CIVIL SOCIETY
AND MULTILATERAL INSTITUTIONS:
Lessons and Reflections on
Infrastructure Development Towards
Sustainable Actions in Addressing
Displacement, Environment and other
Safe Guide Issues: The Nigerian
Experience
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/CSO/Resources/AM_2006_
Ransome-Kuti.ppt |
Mar-Apr 2007 |
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Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC) organised National
Forum, in collaboration with the
Joint Donor Basket Fund (JDBF) with
the Civil Society Organisations (CSOs)
on the theme: “Nigeria’s 2007
General Elections – The Critical
Challenges Ahead.” The forum was
attended by the Head of State
General Olusegun Obasanjo, the
Senate President Ken Nnamani, State
Governors and other Non State Actors
throughout the country at Ladi Kwali
Hall, Sheraton Hotel & Towers, Abuja |
14-20 Sep, 2006 |
Public Colloquium titled “Good
Governance – Key to Socio-Economic &
Political Development: The
Grassroots Involvement in honour of
Comrade Ayodele Adewale. Organised
by the Center for The Defence of
Democracy (CFTDD) & Alaba Olajide
Foundation (AOF) at Choicest
Multi-Purpose Hall, FESTAC Town,
Lagos.
2nd Graduation Ceremony of the
Police Human Rights Desk Officers at
Police Officers Mess was held at
Sobo Arobiodu Street, GRA, Ikeja,
under the chairmanship of Chief John
Aluya. |
29-31 Aug, 2006 |
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NGO Consultative Meeting with the
President of the World Bank, Paul
Wolfowitz on the “Economy –
Corruption and the World Bank’s Role
in Nigeria’s Development”. |
09-Dec, 2006 |
CIVICUS 2006 Governance of
Non-Governmental Organisations:
Towards A Global Statement
Workshop at CIVICUS World Assembly
hosted by the Governance Hub 24th
June 2006, Glasgow
Presented paper on Governance in the
Voluntary Sector
http://www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/vsmagazine/features/?id=2918 |
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Budget Monitoring & Tracking
Stakeholders Forum at Sheraton
Hotel, Ikeja and established the
Budget Monitoring & Tracking
Coalition in Lagos State. |
Jun, 2006 |
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4-day Training of Trainers course
for NNNGO States and Local
Government Coordinators at the
British Council, 20 Thompson Road,
Ikoyi. The course, Tagged:
“Developing Communities – Nigeria”
was conducted by Mr. Phil Hurst and
Mrs. Megan Evans from our partner
organisation, Wales Council for
Voluntary Action (WCVA)
http://www.nnngo.org/resources/resources/WCVA
Nigeria_reportOct_2.doc |
19 Feb, 2007
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Zonal Lead Civil Society
Organisation (CSO) for the
Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) of
MDGs Projects and Programmes funded
from the Paris Club Debt Relief
Gains (DRG) worth N100 Billion in
2006. |
12 June, 2006 |
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Institutionalizing Democratic
Controls and Anti Corruption
Practices in Grassroots Communities
in Nigeria (Ibadan North Local
Government as the Pilot Project)
with support from the UK Department
for International Development (DFID)
For further details on the project,
visit the created website:
www.ibadannorthcommunitypartnership.org |
Dec, 2005 |
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Campaign for Accountable Governance
through Elections (CAGE) organised
seminar on Elections 2007 & Beyond:
What EFCC & ICPC Should Do to
Comprehensively Combat Political
Corruption in Nigeria at the Airport
Hotel, Ikeja. |
26-29 Sep, 2005 |
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Exhibition and seminar ON: “NGO
POLICY & THE 12-POINT AGENDA ON
CORRUPTION IN NIGERIA – THE WAY
FORWARD”, at the People’s Forum of
the Commonwealth Heads of Government
Meeting (CHOGM).
www.nnngo.org |
2 Aug, 2006 |
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Roundtable Discussion – “Nigeria in
Numbers – The Governance Dimension,”
with Daniel Kaufmann, Director,
Governance at the World Bank, in
Abuja. |
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The 2nd Annual Public Lecture of the
Centre for Law and Business was held
on the topic: “CORRUPTION: It takes
two to tango; so what is the
international community doing about
it? & Tribute in honour of Late Hon.
Justice Mohammed Bello, former Chief
Justice of Nigeria. The Lecture was
chaired by His Excellency, Chief
Emeka Anyaoku, former secretary
general of the Commonwealth. |
Mar, 2006 |
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Quarterly Network Dialogues in
collaboration with United Bank for
Africa (UBA) for National &
International organisations. |
19 Oct, 2006 |
1. Poverty alleviation - “Organised
Private Sector, Government, NGOs,
and International Agencies
Collaborating Effectively to ensure
Reduction of Poverty in Nigeria”
2. DEMOCRACY and Good Governance -
“Proffering Strategies at Combating
Corruption in Nigeria”.
3. Aids - “Civil Society and the
AIDS Pandemic”. |
23-26 Dec, 2003 |
Developed the “NGO National Policy &
12 Point Agenda on Corruption in
Nigeria”
The “NGO policy and 12 Point Agenda
on Corruption in Nigeria” was
presented to
• The National Assembly
• The Attorney General for the
Federation
• The Minister for Information
www.nnngo.org |
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2-day Conference on “Civil Society
Network in Defence of Democracy in
Nigeria” organised by the Nigeria
Labour Congress (NLC). |
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Whistle Blowers Workshop on
Corruption, jointly organised by
Transparency in Nigeria (TIN) and
the Human Rights Law Group, in
Abuja. |
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One-day interface between the State
Security Service and the human
rights community in Nigeria on the
theme: “Partnership On the Nigerian
Project Among Strategic Actors,” at
SSS National Headquarters, Abuja. |
19 Dec, 2006 |
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NNNGO Media Coordinator
Nigeria Network of NGOs
25, Ogunlana Drive,
Surulere, Lagos State,
Nigeria.
Tel: +234-8033483421
Email:
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