The Media and Democratization
On 26th March 2025, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), organised a webinar for media practitioners titled “The Role of the Media in Democratization: Enhancing Civic Engagement and Public Participation, and Inclusive Governance.” The event, which forms part of CAPPA’s commitment to ensuring peaceful and nonviolent elections under the European Union Support to Democratic […]
Declare Femicide a National Emergency, CSOs Tell Tinubu
Civil society organisations have called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to immediately declare the widespread violence against women and the escalating femicide crisis in Nigeria “a national emergency and threat to national security.” In a joint statement issued on the occasion of International Women’s Day 2025, the organisations emphasised that this year’s theme, “Accelerate Action,” […]
CAPPA Demands Reinstatement of Nasarawa State University Students Rusticated for Planning Peaceful Protest
Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) strongly condemns the violent intimidation and rustication of more than 25 students by the Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK), over a planned demonstration. We demand their immediate reinstatement and an end to this crackdown on student activism in Nigeria. NSUK suspended these students for one academic session on […]
Nigeria’s Crackdown on Dissent: CAPPA, YRC, Others Urge FG to Drop Treason Charges Against Peaceful Protesters
In every democracy, the right to protest is a fundamental tool through which citizens voice grievances and demand accountability from those in power. Organised dissent drives societal progress, compels governments to recalibrate policies, and secures justice. When authorities respond to peaceful protests with repression, it signals a dangerous shift away from democratic governance toward authoritarianism. […]
Preserve Intellectual Freedom in Student Loan Scheme, CAPPA Urges FG, NELFUND Managers
…Warns Against Transforming Fund into a Discriminatory Policy The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has called on the federal government and Trustees of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) to abandon plans to restrict access of the loan to specific courses deemed “high demand” and “practical” to national development. The organisation described this […]
Young Nigerians are Fed Up with Bad Governance
On the heels of recent tumult in Kenya, Senegal, Togo, Comoros and Uganda, Nigeria became the latest country in Africa earlier this month to witness mass discontent as thousands of Nigerians trooped to the streets in protest at the devastating cost-of-living crisis, acute hunger, insecurity, and rampant corruption in government. The idea of a ten […]
Address the Nation to Calm Frayed Nerves, CAPPA Tells Tinubu
Ahead of the planned nationwide protests from 1st to 10th August 2024, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to immediately address citizens in a state-of-the-nation broadcast to engage the people’s legitimate grievances, calm frayed nerves, and break the icy tension that has formed across parts of the […]
CAPPA Hosts Humanists on World Humanist Day 2024
World Humanist Day is celebrated annually on June 21st to raise awareness about humanism. It is a day dedicated to further promoting principles such as critical thinking, ethics, human rights and justice while rejecting oppressive societal values and actions that undermine the legitimate and fundamental freedoms of individuals. For this year’s celebration in Nigeria, Corporate […]
Promoting Non-Violent Elections
Since the preparations for Nigeria’s 2023 elections and after the exercise, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has continued to organise training and practical workshops for media practitioners on promoting peace during elections through conflict-sensitive reporting. On June 25 and 26, CAPPA organised a two-day capacity-building session for journalists in Makurdi, Benue State. The […]
June 12: CAPPA warns against planned clampdown on rallies, urges government to embrace true democracy
Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has warned the Nigerian Police Force and the Department of State Services against the planned clampdown on Nigerians engaged in a peaceful rally to commemorate democracy day. The non-governmental organisation’s statement, issued early Wednesday, follows a series of statements by the Department of State Services (DSS) and the […]
