Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
Nigeria Office
Abuja & Lagos

Phone:
+234 (0)9 6708 569 (Abuja)
+234 (0)1 7942 077 (Lagos)

E-Mail: info@fes-nigeria.org
web: www.fes-nigeria.org

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Upcoming activities

  • Harmattan School Preparatory meeting will take place in Kaduna 16-17 September, in cooperation with Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC)
  • The Petroleum Industry Bill and its effects on Workers in the Oil and Gas Industry will take place in Warri 15-16 September, 2010 with partner National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers Union (NUPENG)
  • FES Tripartite Roundtable: Collective Bargaining in Nigeria’s Public Sector will take place in Abuja 29 September, 2010 with partner Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC)
  • Policy Dialogue on the Revival of the Nigerian Textile Industry will take place in Abuja October, 2010 with partner National Union of Textile Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria (NUTGTWN)
  • Welfare of Senior Citizens in Nigeria will take place 5-6 October, 2010 with patner Nigeria Labour factsheet

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E k’abo si FES t'ile Nigeria!
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Increasing Citizens’ participation in the Katsina Local Government Areas

Increasing Citizens' participation in Kastina LGA

On the 23rd of March 2010, the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung and the Community Information Project (CIP), organized a community dialogue in Yar Tsamiya Gino, Kankara LGA, Katsina State. By facilitating a dialogue between members of the community and their elected officials for the first time since the elections in 2007, the area’s people were able to express their questions and concerns about how electoral promises towards the development of their community are being fulfilled. It represented an opportunity for them to bridge the gap between them and the political level by making practical requests, according to the needs and priorities of the community. These requests included among others the construction of two Health Centers, the rehabilitation of the road or the construction and engagement of youths in “Fadama farms“. In creating a space of dialogue, the sequence of seminars on this topic promoted by FES and its partners, aims to trigger a more active participation of citizens in governance, increase community ownership of political processes and to improve accountability at this level of government.

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