NIGERIA

NIGERIA

NATURAL RESOURCE GOVERNANCE AND INCLUSION

AL Nigeria’s CivActs teams have focused on natural resource governance projects to strengthen and advocate for the inclusion of marginalized groups in oil-producing communities. This included multiple town hall meetings and citizen engagements in Uquo, Esit Eket, and Upenekang host communities in Akwa-Ibom state; Abudu, Ikobi, and Oben communities in Edo state; and Asaa, Mmahu, and Obile host communities in Imo state. The team also organized a series of townhalls and multi-stakeholder meetings focused on inclusion and gender equity across Akwa Ibom, Kaduna, Edo Imo, and Abuja. Solutions have included using community radio for better dissemination of local government information. CivActs has been a key part of regenerating a level of trust between communities and local government officials.

ARTICLES

  • Strengthening Public Procurement Systems with Accountability Lab Nigeria’s AI-Enabled Open Contracting Tool

    Published On: December 8, 2025

    Procurement processes in Nigeria are often opaque and difficult for the public to access or understand. Citizens barely have no way of knowing how public contracts were awarded, and journalists struggle to ...

  • When Citizens Speak, Change Happens: The Restoration of Illawe Road in Ekiti State

    Published On: December 8, 2025

    Located at the heart of Ado-Ekiti in Ekiti state, the Illawe road is one of the major town roads, a 2-lane road that connects neighbourhoods, markets, and business hubs. For ...

  • Community Concerns on Radio Prompt Edo and Ekiti State Government to Tackle Infrastructure Gaps

    Published On: June 18, 2025

    “We’ve always felt ignored when it comes to community infrastructure , but the radio program gave us a platform to speak and be heard. Now, the government is acting and ...

  • A CSO has opened dialogue between oil companies, host communities and government

    Published On: September 1, 2023

    The discovery of crude oil in Nigeria has unfortunately led to tensions between oil corporations and members of host communities. Most notable of these is the emergence of militancy in ...

  • Five Things We’re Doing To Fight Back Against Closing Civic Space In West Africa

    Published On: July 4, 2022

    By Kibo Ngowi West Africa is a rich and diverse part of the world-spanning 16 countries and boasting an estimated population of close to 400 million people. Accountability Lab has ...

  • The Value of Translocal Networks

    Published On: August 11, 2020

    Written by Director for Growth and Operations, Jean Scrimgeour The Accountability Lab (AL) started to demonstrate how governance can work for people by supporting creative solutions for accountability. Nine years ...