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[Accountability Lab Nigeria @accountlabng]

@AgoraPolicy We strong agree Nigerias electricity crisis is structural.
@NERCNG @MinOfPower @Energygovng

[Accountability Lab Nigeria @accountlabng]

‼️This content is intended solely to promote civic awareness and public engagement.

We remain non-partisan and independent, with no affiliation to or endorsement of any political party or candidate.

[NEFERTITI @firstladyship]

They will use part of World Bank loans to buy luxury cars for APC women leaders. Guess what? You will pay back the loans. Don’t you think it is time to apologize to Mrs Jonathan?

[Accountability Lab Nigeria @accountlabng]

From online harassment and misinformation to identity theft and fear of speaking out, participants in @NasarawaGovt shared the realities of navigating digital spaces without adequate protection or trusted reporting channels.

These are everyday experiences shaping how citizens speak, engage, and protect themselves online.

We urge the @ndpcngr, @NOA_Nigeria, and @NITDANigeria to strengthen public awareness, improve access to functional reporting and redress mechanisms, and ensure that citizens, especially young people and vulnerable groups, understand and can exercise their digital rights safely.

#digitalrights #dataprotection #civicspace #humanrights

[Accountability Lab Nigeria @accountlabng]

A country cannot keep asking its citizens’ to survive on resilience while public spending refuses to reflect public suffering.

We deserve leadership that carries the weight of the crisis with us.

#ethicalleadership #publicfinancemanagement #activecitizens #responsibleleadership

[Accountability Lab Nigeria @accountlabng]

We call on @OfficialFCTA @GovWike @officialABAT to withdraw this directive, clarify its legal basis, or convert it into a properly constituted instrument. Undefined threats against private property owners are not governance. They are intimidation with administrative packaging.

@TheICIR @SERAPNigeria @Spaces4Change @PLACNG @YIAGA @nnngo @Globalrightsng @AmnestyNigeria @ActionAidNG @EiENigeria @NigBarAssoc @SolidarityCntr @MRA_Nigeria

[Accountability Lab Nigeria @accountlabng]

The @OfficialFCTA issued a directive threatening property title revocation for hosting “illegal organizations.”
No law cited. No definition offered. This is how administrative overreach begins, with a #pressstatement dressed as policy. 🧵

1. Illegal organization appears 4 times in this statement. It isn’t defined. Under Nigerian law, that classification belongs to the @cacnigeria1, relevant statutes, and ultimately the courts.
A spokesperson’s #pressrelease carries none of that authority.

[Lere Olayinka - Aresa 1 @OlayinkaLere]

FCTA PRESS RELEASE 

FCTA Warns Event Centre, Hotel Owners Against Use By Illegal Organizations 

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has sounded a note of warning to owners of Event Centres, Hotels and other public buildings in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to stop offering their facilities for use by illegal organizations.

The FCTA noted that allocations of lands in the FCT are strictly to carry out lawful activities, adding that "going forward, title documents of any event center, hotel or public building that is used for the gathering of illegal organizations will be revoked."

This was contained in a statement on Friday,  by Lere Olayinka,  Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the FCT Minister,  Nyesom Wike.

"In view of the need to further ensure the security of lives and properties in the FCT and sustain the efforts of security agencies in this regard, usage of Event Centres, Hotels and other public buildings will now be closely monitored. 

"This is aimed at ensuring that they are not used by illegal organizations for gatherings capable of disrupting the peace of the nation's capital.

"Owners of these facilities are therefore urged to take cognizance of the legality of organizations seeking to use their facilities and the purpose before letting them out.

"For instance,  in this political season, owners of Event Centres and Hotels in particular must ensure that they only deal with Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) recognised leadership of political parties in respect of the use of their facilities, and proper records of transactions must be kept.

"Failure to comply with this directive will result to revocation of the title documents such properties."

Lere Olayinka
Senior Special Assistant
Public Communications and Social Media
May 29, 2026

[Accountability Lab Nigeria @accountlabng]

3. Sections 39 and 40 of the 1999 Constitution protect freedom of expression and association. No ministerial directive overrides constitutional rights. Any enforcement of this statement as-issued is immediately open to legal challenge.

If there is a genuine security concern, the appropriate tools exist: gazette a regulation, cite enabling legislation, obtain a court order.
The gap between a lawful directive and this press statement is where accountability must stand!

[Accountability Lab Nigeria @accountlabng]

.@cenbank Governor just reaffirmed at the MPC workshop on May 21 that intervention programmes distort an institution’s balance sheet and weaken policy effectiveness. This warning applies beyond banking.
NNPC donating MRI machines to NAUTH Nnewi is a generous gesture, but it is not NNPC’s mandate.
When an oil company fills a #healthcare gap, it signals that the agencies actually responsible have vacated the space. #CSR should complement governance, not replace it.
@officialABAT @NGRPresident every agency must fix its lane first!

[NNPC Limited @nnpclimited]

PRESS RELEASE

NNPC Strengthens National Healthcare with MRI Machine Handover to Nnewi Hospital

NNPC Foundation, the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm of NNPC Ltd., has commissioned and handed over a fully installed 1.5 Tesla Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) System to the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH), Nnewi, Anambra State.

Read the full press release when you visit https://t.co/8EVUU4K2XY

[Accountability Lab Nigeria @accountlabng]

.@followlasg is showing @NigeriaGov what proactive housing governance looks like. Mandatory agent registration, capped agency fees, fast-tracked dispute resolution - This is the template we are advocating for.
@AmacOffice @amac_abuja, as the nation’s capital, has no excuse not to lead from the front. @OfficialFCTA must stop watching the rental market prey on residents and step in with clear rules, licensed operators, and enforceable tenant protections. Leadership on #HousingPolicy shouldn’t have to travel from Lagos to Abuja, it should start there.

cc: @IretiKingibe

[Channels Television @channelstv]

Lagos Unveils New Tenancy Bill To Regulate Rent Hikes, Estate Agency Fees

https://t.co/UZoZOUvhPW

[Accountability Lab Nigeria @accountlabng]

Read the policy brief, “What Citizens Said vs What Government Promised.”

Click the link ➡️ https://t.co/jqzHI8RrCw

[Nigeria Stories @NigeriaStories]

Our economic reforms are yielding results

~ President Bola Tinubu says

[Accountability Lab Nigeria @accountlabng]

Through our participation in the Stakeholders Engagement on the Methodology for Assessing Procurement Systems (MAPS), led in collaboration with @BPP_NG and supported by @PACE_Nigeria, we contributed to the broader MAPS process that culminated in the MAPS report.

The report provides a detailed assessment of the structural gaps, operational weaknesses, and reform priorities that shape Nigeria’s procurement system.

The MAPS process is now guiding the review of the #PublicProcurementAct, shaping the National Procurement Strategy, and informing key institutional reforms within @BPP_NG.

Overall, this work is contributing to strengthening coordination, supporting implementation structures, and equipping the Bureau to lead procurement reforms more effectively and sustainably.

#procurementintegrity #publicfinancemanagement

[Accountability Lab Nigeria @accountlabng]

“Gen Z has become one of the biggest targets for identity theft because they live so much of their lives online, often sharing personal information, photos, locations, and daily routines without fully realising how vulnerable that makes them.” — Participant

Conversations during the Data and Digital Rights Engagement in @PLSGov revealed how fear, insecurity, and weak accountability systems continue to shape how people engage online. Participants also spoke about the dangers of false information during periods of tension.

The discussions also highlighted the absence of trusted and functional reporting channels for victims of #digitalrights violations, leaving many citizens unsure of where to seek help or redress when abuses occur.

Beyond identifying the challenges, participants strengthened their understanding of digital rights, and available redress mechanisms under the Nigeria Data Protection Act (NDPA), while also exploring reporting pathways such as Ripoti.

As digital spaces continue to shape public conversations and #civicparticipation, building awareness, strengthening accountability, and equipping citizens with the tools to protect themselves online remain critical to creating safer and more responsible digital communities.

#dataprotection #civicspace #humanrights

[Accountability Lab Nigeria @accountlabng]

Our growing national ability to emotionally adjust to horror while victims are still missing should worry us just as much as the violence itself. Yes, President Bola Tinubu eventually condemned the attack and security agencies say arrests have been made, but Nigerians have heard this cycle before; outrage, promises, tactical operations, then silence. The deeper tragedy is not only insecurity itself, but how repeated violence has slowly trained citizens to expect less from the government.

We keep talking about rescue after kidnappings have already taken place instead of confronting what it means for a country when schools are no longer symbols of hope, but potential crime scenes. Years after Chibok, Kankara, Kuriga, and countless others, the most frightening thing is not just that attacks continue, but that they no longer shock the nation into sustained urgency. That is the real danger!

[Accountability Lab Nigeria @accountlabng]

@Shell @exxonmobil @Equinor @HeirsEnergies @Oando_PLC @Renaissance Apologies: @Renaissance_Afr not @Renaissance

[Accountability Lab Nigeria @accountlabng]

Nigeria sends 43% of its crude and 60% of its LNG to Europe. The @EU_Commission @EU_ENV new #MethaneRegulation (Regulation (EU) 2024/1787) will shut out exporters who cannot prove emissions compliance.

@officialABAT this is a revenue crisis (not a climate debate) in waiting.
@NigeriaGov needs to Disclose, Regulate, or lose the market!

#MethaneAccountability @NUPRCofficial @nigeriaeiti @NigeriaClimateC @Energygovng @Energy4Europe

https://t.co/vJX89pMBGK

[Accountability Lab Nigeria @accountlabng]

.@Shell, @exxonmobil & @Equinor are leaving #Nigeria.
@H@HeirsEnergies, @Oando_PLC & @Renaissance are taking over their blocks and their emissions liabilities.

Who is accounting for decades of #MethanePollution during these transfers?
@NUPRCng we need a public framework on #MethaneAccountability during asset transfer.

https://t.co/XPqGKgb7ZY

[Accountability Lab Nigeria @accountlabng]

@adedayoagarau @toomuchjay We will have to make another video using your info map 💪🏽
cc: @KayodeOkikiolu @ruffydfire @wearegst @mehdirhasan @fisayosoyombo @dayoaiyetan @Musikilu @Abdulfagge @JaafarSJaafar @RGAMeyer @anasglobal @HumAngle_

#CollectiveAction