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Deconstructing Lawmakers’ Decision to Re-visit the NGO Bill

Ihesiulo Grace 11 October 2019 0

A peep into the history of attempts seeking regulation of non-profitable organizations (NPOs) in Nigeria will reveal that no bill has ever received the level of knocks like the NGO Bill sponsored by late Honorable Umar Buba Jibril and presented before the outgone 8th Assembly. The reasons for

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NGO Bill: Ajulo threatens court action to ensure passage

Ihesiulo Grace 19 December 2017 0

Human rights activist and former national secretary of Labour Party (LP), Dr. Kayode Ajulo, has threatened legal action towards ensuring that the controversial NGO Bill comes to fruition. Speaking Monday in Abuja, Ajulo alleged that human traffickers, shylock businessmen and dubious individuals have hijacked Non-governmental Organisations (NGOs), stressing that they now

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This ongoing NGO regulatory commission bill kerfuffle

Ihesiulo Grace 3 October 2017 0

In a democracy, the importance of a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) can’t be over-emphasized. Over the years, across many countries, NGOs have formed the fulcrum for complimenting government in actualizing social needs. They have also helped governments to stay rooted and focused on providing proper governance, especially in emerging economies, where some have been

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NGO Bill causes ruckus

Ihesiulo Grace 24 September 2017 0

A serving senator of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Shehu Sani, has kicked against the Non-Governmental Organisation, NGO regulatory bill which is currently before the House of Representatives. The controversial bill seeks to set up a federal agency to be known as the NGO Regulatory Commission to regulate activities of NGO’s and civil society organisations, […]