As part of early preparations towards the 2023 general elections, Yiaga Africa convened a two-day roundtable meeting of election stakeholders on electoral technology to examine its contributions to election administration, electoral integrity, and citizen participation. This has become critical as in the last decade, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has increasingly relied on electoral …
Yiaga Africa has charged the leadership of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and the media in Anambra State to address the poor political culture which led to the abysmally low turnout in the just concluded November 6th Governorship elections in the State. The charge was given by Ezenwa Nwagwu, a member of the board of Yiaga …
In a bid to document the lessons, successes and challenges experienced during the Anambra governorship election, Yiaga Africa’s Elections Team conducted a post-election debrief with its observers to chart pathways for an improved electoral process. The debrief which was held in Awka, the Anambra state capital, provided an opportunity for its Watching The Vote State …
Yiaga Africa has called for more young people to participate in governance at various levels of government. This is in order to mobilize young people to engage the political process towards the 2023 elections, with a view to increasing youth candidacy. This was stated by Yiaga Africa’s Governance and Development Program Manager, Ibrahim Faruk at …
*Says BVAS deployed to 95 percent units, failed in 45 *Late distribution of PVCs disenfranchised many *10 percent voter turnout in Anambra, lowest in history Much as last Saturday’s governorship election in Anambra State didn’t live up to pre-election prognosis of a generally flawed exercise, so many aspects of the poll raised concerns about Nigeria’s …
As part of its interventions to promote the development of women and girls and eliminating all forms of violence against women and girls, Yiaga Africa organised a 2-day capacity building workshop for committee clerks of the National Assembly on effective and gender-responsive budgeting. This is in recognition of the roles of the Clerks as the …
Recent elections in Nigeria have continued to reveal how increasingly difficult it is to manipulate the process either by politicians or electoral officials. This may not be unconnected to the improving synergy between electoral stakeholders and continuous deployment of technology to enhance further transparency while blocking loopholes that can be exploited for electoral manipulation. There …
On 9th November, Yiaga Africa took its Campus Conversation series to University of Abuja Main Campus, Gwagwalada to provide a platform for interactive learning, engagement and conversations with students of tertiary institutions and to educate the students on active participation throughout the electoral cycle. The conversation is aimed at intensifying engagement of students of tertiary …
The Bill for an Act to repeal the Quarantine Act and enact the Control of Infectious Diseases Act make provisions relating to quarantine and regulations for preventing the introduction into and spread in Nigeria of dangerous infectious diseases, and for other related matters, 2020 (SB. 413) is on the floor of the Senate, awaiting a …
INTRODUCTION On Saturday, November 6, the people of Anambra state went to the polls to elect a governor that would lead the state for the next four years. Yiaga Africa employs the Parallel Vote Tabulation (PVT) methodology – the gold standard for citizen election observation to provide oversight on elections. On Election Day, Yiaga Africa …
