GENDER-BASED PRE-2023 ELECTION SECURITY THREAT ASSESSMENT IN NIGERIA
Despite the fact that women have historically been underrepresented in Nigerian political processes, there has been a significant increase in women’s political participation over the years, but not in comparison to the number of male counterparts actively participating in Nigerian politics. Women have been lobbying, sensitising, and advocating for the passage of the Bill to amend the...Read More 0
Promoting Survivor-Centered Policing In Nigeria
While Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) is prevalent in Nigeria, inadequate response mechanisms deny survivors the needed access to survivor-centred services and support. In late 2020, Partners West Africa Nigeria (PWAN) published the report of a study we carried out on the impact of the lockdown across the country during the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria on Women; one of the findings...Read More 1
PWAN’S POLITICAL MENTORSHIP AND BOOTCAMP PHOTOBOOK 3
Given the re-emergence of authoritarian regimes across Africa and several other countries around the world in the last decade, the concept of democracy has struggled to thrive in some of those countries. Nigeria has particularly suffered from the effects of poor leadership at all levels and the state of democracy in the country has remained constant in the last 10 years. The country has...Read More 1
PWAN’S ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR 2021
In 2021, PWAN demonstrated operational resilience after the downturn of 2020 and was faced with ongoing global and national impacts. PWAN was able to navigate the year with the help of a focused strategic plan, strong leadership model, and the professionalism and experience of its staff. We strengthened our work processes as an organization and showcased the promotion of more accountable and...Read More 1
PWAN’S POLITICAL MENTORSHIP AND BOOTCAMP PHOTOBOOK 2
The results and appointments following the 2019 general elections, led to a decline in the representation of women at the Federal, State, and Local levels of government compared to the previous administration. 2,970 women were on the 2019 electoral ballot, representing only 11.36% of nominated candidates. Of this number, 60 women are currently in office representing about 4% of elected...Read More 1
AMAC ANTI-CORRUPTION STRATEGY AND ACTION PLAN (2021-2022)
PWAN and the Transparency and Accountability Practitioners (TAPs) carried out a general diagnosis survey to assess certain of the Area Council’s vulnerabilities to corruption. The survey listed the services that the local government provides, and asked respondents to rank (1) the level of monopoly that the Area Council has over service provision; (2) Area Council staff’s discretion in making...Read More 1
ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY IN AMAC (IN-DEPTH DIAGNOSIS REPORT)
In May and June 2020, PWAN and TAPS held a workshop with the local government’s selected junior and senior staff in order to identify root causes to the vulnerability to corruption rating in the general diagnosis and also to suggest solutions to the root causes. The workshops focused on the four service categories (Licenses and Permits, Control and Inspection, Public Procurement of Goods...Read More 1
NARRATIVE REPORTS ON THE ASSESSMENT OF NUMAN AND DEMSA LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
The administration of Local governments in Nigeria has been faced with challenges despite being the third tier of government and the closest to the citizens. With 774 LGAs across the country, it has become increasingly difficult to differentiate between the duties of States and even the Federal Government as a whole, which has led to ineffectiveness and inefficiency of basic service delivery....Read More 1
FCT COURTS SENTENCING GUIDELINES
The issue of decongestion of our correctional centers has been on the burner in public discourse for a long time now. Many interventions have been made by the government in this regard, however, the focus on litigation and legal representation as a solution has proven ineffective. According to the provisions of Part 44 of the ACJA and S.40 to 44 of the Nigerian Correctional Service Act,...Read More 1
ASSESSMENT OF AMAC AND BWARI AREA COUNCILS’ SERVICE DELIVERY ON EDUCATION, HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION
Service delivery in the Nigerian public service structure is complicated and has created concerns about services rendered to citizens by the local governments ( LGs ) as inaccessible and inadequate. Local governments or area councils, constitutionally created as the third tier of government (government at the grassroots) have become appendages of states’ government, leading to...Read More 1
ASEESSMENT AND SUMMARY OF GENDER IN THE JUDICIAL SECTOR OF NIGERIA
The aim of this assessment is to interrogate to what extent the legal, policy, practices, and institutional frameworks flowing from the UNSCR and the NAP have coalesced towards fulfilling their underlying principles. Anchoring its probe on the judiciary, this study examines the levels and quality of gender awareness, representation and participation, the extent of gender sensitivity,...Read More 1
REPORT AND SUMMARY OF GENDER ASSESSMENT OF THE SECURITY SECTOR IN NIGERIA
Despite the fact that women make almost half of the Nigerian population, they are largely excluded from governance processes, conflict management structures and peacebuilding mechanisms In recognition of the pivotal role that women play in conflict resolution and peacebuilding, Nigeria launched its first National Action Plan (NAP) in August 2013 to domesticate the United Nations Security...Read More 1