Tag: CISLAC

By Bose Adelaja Against the backdrop of corrupt practices in Nigeria, Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Center CISLAC, on Tuesday, lamented rising increase in corruption in Nigeria saying the country loses about $18b annually to tax evasion, money laundering and other related offences especially outside the country. Speaking in Lagos, at a media workshop for investigative
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Says perceptions based on reality, no partial report Tasks govt on self-examination, commitment to anti-corruption fight By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre, CISLAC, Thursday, in its response to reactions trailing its 2020 Corruption Perception Index that rated Nigeria as a second most corrupt nation in the ECOWAS region, and scoring
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Says Nigeria recorded 2,860 kidnappings in 2020 Urges govt to tackle security sector corruption, nepotism, others By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja As economic recession continue to bite harder and inflation skyrocketing, Transparency International, TI, Thursday, disclosed that Nigeria ranked 149 on Corruption Perception Index 2020 out of 183 countries. This was contained in a publication
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Call States to establish anti-graft agencies By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to commemorate 2020 Anti-Corruption Day, the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre, CISLAC, and Transparency International Nigeria, TI, Thursday, tasked the government on producing tangible results in the anti-corruption fight. The Executive Director, CISLAC, Auwal Rafsanjani, stated
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Calls for support, interventions in critical issues By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre, CISLAC, on Saturday, congratulated the United States President-elect, Joe Biden, and Vice President-elect, Kamala Harris, on there for victory at the November 3rd, 2020 presidential poll. This was contained in a statement signed by the Executive Director,
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Reliable statistics indicate that acute malnutrition remains high in northern Nigeria with about 2.2 million out of 2.5 million children severely malnourished. It was against this backdrop that Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), a non-governmental organisation, convened a one-day legislative summit with legislators in affected five states. By Charles Kumolu, Deputy Editor Each year,
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The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), has called for sustainable funding for the prevention and treatment of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) in the country. The CISLAC Executive Director, Auwal Rafsanjani made the call during a legislative summit on prevention of malnutrition and treatment held on Saturday in Kaduna. The summit was attended by legislators
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