Citizen Commons Hosts 5 YANN Conversation Across 5 Different States in Nigeria to celebrate Nigeria @62
Over the weekend to celebrate Nigeria @62, we held a series of the YANN conversation Town meetings in 5 different locations in the country. The…
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IN NIGERIA, POLICE HARASSMENT FORCES BUSINESS OWNERS, TECHIES TO PAY DEARLY FOR ‘DOING NOTHING’
By Niyi Oyedeji Police brutality and extortion have plagued many young Nigerians and frustrated many start-up businesses for years. In 2020, thousands of youths across…
EndSars: Victims Wallow In Pains, Anguish Amidst Unfulfilled Promises By Enugu Gov’t
By CHIKA MEFOR-NWACHUKWU October 23, 2020 was the day the paths of two men, Ebere Udechukwu and Uche Chiagozie, crossed. Nothing pleasant followed the meeting because…
No Hope of Schooling for Children Displaced by Terrorism in Northern Nigeria
By Emmanuel Audu For the Saheed family, the day is monotonous; they arrive at a spot in Oja-Oba road in the morning, disperse to different…
Nigerian Air Force officials killed two innocents, justice remains elusive
By Qosim Suleiman Maryam Abdulrahman, 40, was at her home in Sokoto, preparing to perform ablution for the Muslim prayers that Sunday evening of 20…
SPECIAL REPORT: Inside Katsina IDP Camp ‘Where There’s No Hope’
By Abdullah Tijani Thousands of displaced people in Katsina State have three things in common: they are defeated, scattered and helpless. Some of them turned…
PRESS STATEMENT – CITIZEN COMMONS INTERNATIONAL LAUNCHES THE NIGERIAN YOUTH VOICE SURVEY
Thursday, 29th September 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: PRESS STATEMENT – CITIZEN COMMONS INTERNATIONAL LAUNCHES THE NIGERIAN YOUTH VOICE SURVEY Welcome and Protocols. Today, we are…
Two years after, families who lost breadwinners during #EndSARS protest struggle for survival in Enugu
Story By Arinze Chijioke Chinedu Solomon was only six when his father died in 2004. After his father’s death, his mother, Esther Obi, did menial…
Citizen Commons Community Change Enablers BootCamp | Social Justice Academy Highlight
In May 2022, as part of our #FromProtestToAction project, we hosted the Community Change Enablers BootCamp as a special edition of our Social Justice…
#FromProtestToAction #BeyondEndSARS Citizens Commons graduates 20 Community Change Enablers from Social Justice BootCamp in Abuja, Commits to the delivery of a New Nigeria powered by young social innovators and emerging change leaders.
5 Days. 20 Change Enablers. One Possibility. Our New Nigeria As part of a targeted effort to make sure that the #EndSARS protest does not…
