Prioritise equity, transparency in Tax Bill, CISLAC tells NASS
By Gabriel Ewepu The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has called on the National Assembly to ensure equity, inclusivity, and transparency in the ongoing deliberations over the controversial Nigeria Tax Bill, 2024. In a statement signed by its Executive Secretary, Auwal Rafsanjani, CISLAC emphasized that the Tax Bill represents a landmark opportunity to overhaul […]
National Debt/COVID-19: CISLAC, Transparency Int’l warns FG of catastrophe ahead
As Nigeria’s debt profile continues to increase due to assessing foreign loans and ravaging the COVID-19 pandemic, the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre, CISLAC, and Transparency International, TI, Wednesday, warned the Federal Government of catastrophe ahead
Nigeria loses $18b annually to tax evasion, money laundering, others – 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 […]
Chukwuma was ‘human right activist with great sense of humour’, CISLAC mourns
By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre, CISLAC, Monday, mourned a foremost human rights activist in the Civil Society Community in Nigeria, the Founder and Pioneer Executive Director of CLEEN Foundation, Innocent Chukwuma. The Executive Director, CISLAC, Auwal Ibrahim Rafsanjani, in a statement described Chukwuma as an exemplary Civil Society leader […]
Attack on 2020 CPI performance, sign of desperation and lack of policy to address problems — CISLAC
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 […]
Corruption Perceptions Index 2020: Nigeria ranks 149 out of 183 countries — CISLAC
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 […]
