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World Corruption Perception Index: Nigeria Ranks 154 Out Of 180 Countries

The 2021 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) released by Transparency International (TI) on Tuesday indicated that Nigeria’s ranking had worsened, rated 154 out of the 180 covered in the report, despite claims by the Buhari administration’s anti-corruption crusade. The latest rating showed that Nigeria steeped five places, scoring 24 out of 100 points. Addressing journalists on […]

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CSOs Differ On Proposed Social Media Tax, As NASS Backs FIRS

Leading civil society organisations (CSOs) in the country have expressed divergent views on current moves by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to legalize collection of taxes on online businesses and social media organisations. Already, the revenue agency is seeking the consent of the National Assembly for further amendment of the just enacted 2021 Finance […]

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Open Treasury: BudgIT, CISLAC Laud FG On Drop In Suspicious Payments

BudgIT, a civic advocacy society and accountability organisation on budget and public finance issues and the Civil Society Legislative and Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) have commended the Federal Government for its commitment to curb frauds in the public finance payment system through the Open Treasury initiative. Barely seven month after the government launched the Open Treasury […]

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CISLAC’s Boss At Biden’s Swearing In, Tasks Him On Graft, Human Rights

The Executive Director of the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), Comrade Auwal Musa Rafsanjani, is among international dignitaries attending the swearing in ceremony today of the United States of America’s President-elect, Joe Biden, at the Capitol, Washington D.C In a statement made available to the media from the United States, Comrade Rafsanjani called on […]

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CISLAC Decries Poor Measures To Combat Kidnapping, Tasks Govt

The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has decried the delayed response and  poor measures by government in the country over the growing  rate of kidnapping. The group, in statement signed by its Executive Director, Auwal Ibrahim Musa (Rafsanjani), noted that since 2007, the country had been witnessing increased  spate of kidnapping in the South, particularly South-South […]

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CSOs Ask Buhari To Sanction Indicted MDAs Over Financial Abuses

A coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) on Thursday called on President Muhammadu Buhari to sanction officials of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) indicted of violating financial regulations. The position of the CSOs coalition was expressed by the Executive Director of Civil Society Legislative and Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), Auwal Musa, at a media briefing on […]