Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have sought for more collaboration with the National Assembly for nation-building.
Civil Society Organisations have sought for more collaboration with the National Assembly for nation-building.The stakeholders made the call in Lagos during a two-day joint workshop for the Senate Committee on Diaspora...Civil Society Organisations have sought for more collaboration with the National Assembly for nation-building.
Founder, Centre LSD/Chair of Technical Committee on CSO Legislative Engagement, Dr OtiveIgbuzor, stated that CSOs solve normative issues that are necessary for societal development of which the government or private sector cannot do. He, therefore, urged the Federal Government to support the work of the CSOs so that the country could have peace, harmony and progress.
Meanwhile, Chairman, Senate Committee on Diaspora and Non-governmental Organisations, Victor Umeh, in his speech, said CSOs possess invaluable grassroots knowledge that enables them to identify local needs and devise context-specific solutions. Vice Chancellor of Elizade University, Ilara-Mokin, Ondo State, Prof. Kayode Ijadunola, yesterday, called on the federal government to take swift and innovative measures to address the country’s economic challenges towards...
Four days after President Bola Tinubu transmitted letters to the Senate and House of Representatives seeking repeal and reenactment of the Student Loan Bill, the National Assembly is set to hold a public hearing on the proposed legislation...
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