INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2020

The International Women’s Day is here again. A day to celebrate women’s achievements in varied spheres of life. It’s been a long time coming and we are thriving. Yes, we are thriving in the socio-economic, cultural, political and security spheres. But before we talk about our wins, let’s see our current challenges. Challenges Faced So Far… According to the International Parliamentary...Read More

PWAN ANALYSIS OF THE HATE SPEECH BILL 2019

The recent ongoing attempt by the Nigerian Senate to reintroduce a bill that seeks to penalize persons found guilty of hate speech in Nigeria has drawn the attention of the Rule of Law and Empowerment Initiative also known as Partners West Africa Nigeria. Here is our analysis of the Hate Speech Bill.    DOWNLOAD ANALYSIS   Read More

PWAN ANALYSIS OF THE SOCIAL MEDIA BILL

The recent ongoing attempt by the National Assembly to regulate engagement on social media activities in Nigeria has drawn the attention of the Rule of Law and Empowerment Initiative also known as Partners West Africa Nigeria. Here is our analysis of the Social Media Bill.    DOWNLOAD ANALYSIS.    Read More

COMMUNICATION FOR CHANGE!

Training on Impact Communication for NGOs facilitated by Mr. Diego Okenyodo (Isu Media) and Mr. Crispin Oduobuk (BW Binary) commenced on the 18th through the 21st of June 2019.   The training sessions commenced at 9:30 am and ended at 2:10 pm daily. It was a fully participatory and enlightening session as participants were schooled on many communication areas like audience segmentation,...Read More

THE BACKPACK

There are certain things in life that a privileged upbringing causes one to take for granted. The means may have changed over the years, but the level of privilege remains the same. Our parents who grew up in townships and urban cities, in the pre democratic, military era walked several miles to school, with sandals on their feet and satchels in their hands (those who could afford it)....Read More

AN OPEN LETTER #INTERNATIONALWOMENSDAY

I struggled with what to write about for International Women’s Day; not for a lack of topics or content, but rather because of the availability of too many- Too many angles to broach this from, too many stories to tell, and too many ways to tell them. Do I speak about the women that have surpassed and exceeded all expectations and barriers and proven time and time again that women are not the...Read More

FROM #16DAYS TO 365

One in Four, One in Two, One in Six. These are the current statistics on Sexual and Gender Based Violence against women in Nigeria. One in Four girls has experienced sexual violence in their lifetime; one in two girls has experienced physical violence, and One in Six girls have experienced emotional violence. I’ve realized that while statistics play an important role in passing across a...Read More

ACJL PLATEAU SIGNED INTO LAW

PWAN is pleased to inform the public, that the Plateau ACJL bill has been assented to by the Executive Governor, Plateau State on 25th September 2018. Through our #AccessNG project supported by the US Embassy Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL), PWAN has been advocating for the adoption of the bill in Plateau State and has been carrying out advocacy efforts to...Read More

SHINING LIGHT ON KANO PUBLIC DEFENDERS OFFICE

Behind the bolted doors of Kurmawa central prison in Kano State, Nigeria, an old wooden board hangs high on the wall of the warden’s office, keeping count of the inmates inside the prison. Written in white chalk, the board shows that over 1,000 men are held in this jail – a building that is intended to house no more than 750 –most of whom are not convicts at all. These men await trial. Among...Read More

PWAN MEMORANDUM ON THE NGO REGULATORY BILL

The recent ongoing attempt by the National assembly to regulate, control and undermine the activities of Civil Society Organizations and NGOs in Nigeria has drawn the attention of Rule of Law and Empowerment Initiative also known as Partners West Africa Nigeria as a non-governmental organization and also a member of the Civil Society. We are concerned with some clauses specified in the bill....Read More