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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 Continue Reading

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 was passed into law in May 2011 by then President Goodluck Jonathan. Its major purpose is to guarantee citizens’ rights to information. Continue Reading

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, I heartily welcome you all to this important meeting bringing together key stakeholders associated with the implementation of Freedom of Information Act. Continue Reading

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 around the United Nations Headquarters in New York, USA. The National Voluntary Report was mainly done in Room 4 of the UN while many side events took place within and around the premises. There was a ministerial declaration of the high-level segment of the 2017 session of the Economic and Social Council and the high-level political forum on sustainable development, convened under the auspices of the Council, submitted by the President of the Council, Frederick Musiiwa Makamure Shava (Zimbabwe).It is interesting to note that the representatives of many CSOs across the globe were part of the process in spite of funding challenge apart from the fact that many were denied a visa to enter the US. Continue Reading

Highlights Of The Day One Of The Two-Day Capacity Enablement Workshop Organized For Government Officials On Freedom Of Information Act Held At Queens Court; Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, On 24^th And 25^th Of May, 2017.

Introduction

The two-day capacity enablement workshop was organized by CAFSO-WRAG FOR DEVELOPMENT with support of OSIWA from 24^th to 25^th of May, 2017 at Queens Court, Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State for participants drawn from key government ministries in Ekiti State. Others were participants drawn from Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) across South West, Nigeria. The workshop was organized with the intention of equipping the skills of the principal officers in government ministries in the area of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) thereby strengthening their skills in responding to requests in accordance with the FOIA while also safe-guarding penalties and fines even when request is being turned down. Continue Reading

A Welcome/Keynote Address by the Principal Coordinator, CAFSO-WRAG for Development David Tola Winjobi (PhD) On The Occasion Of A Two-Day Training For Principal Officers Of Selected Government Ministries On FOIA, On Wednesday 24th May 2017 At Queen’s Court Hotel, Ado-Ekiti Ekiti State,  Nigeria

On behalf of the board, management and staff of CAFSO-WRAG for Development and OSIWA, I heartily welcome you all to this august meeting bringing together some key public officers associated with Freedom of Information Act.  This is important because it is coming from the southwest, and the first of its kind in Nigeria as no other zone has ever come up with the idea of building the capacity of its key officers in relation to the implementation of FOIA. Continue Reading