On Tuesday, the Federal High Court in Abuja ruled in favour of the 35% Affirmative Action for appointive offices, stating that the Federal Government must enforce the National Gender Policy by allotting 35% of appointments in the public sector to women.

Community Organizing Institute (COI) is formalizing and institutionalizing the annual capacity building program on community organizing for young civic actors and activists in Nigeria and the West African sub-region. COI was established after 8 successful Youth Organizing Schools (YOS) which has so far produced over 240 community organizers.

Nigeria’s democracy is increasingly experiencing a decline in citizens' trust in elected officials, political leaders and political parties. This has raised issues around the value of democracy, its ability to deliver the expected dividends and if governmental actions and policies truly reflect the interests of the people. This has further widened the gap between the government and the people.

Yiaga Africa has concluded a four-day training which equipped 40 young men and women in Sokoto State skills on direct action organizing, leadership, advocacy, storytelling and public narrative, coalition building, and community mobilization. This training termed ‘Community Organizing Training’ is part of the TurnUp Democracy project which is supported by the United Kingdom Foreign, Commonwealth, Development Office (FCDO) to equip them with relevant skills to effectively engage stakeholders.