Civic Space Strengthening

2025 State Ranking of Civil Society Regulatory Environment in Nigeria

This report presents the findings of the 2025 State Ranking Mapping Assessment of the CSO Regulatory Environment in Nigeria, building on earlier baseline and update exercises conducted in previous years. The assessment provides a comparative analysis of the enabling or restrictive nature of civic space at the state level and identifies areas where reforms are needed to strengthen the operational environment for civil society.

Power in Plain Sight: A Practical Guide to Legislative Processes, Access, and Citizen Engagement

This Citizen Engagement Toolkit for the 10th House of Representatives primarily aims to bridge the gap between Nigerian citizens and their elected representatives toward fostering robust participation in the legislative process. It serves to raise awareness among citizens about the roles and functions of the House of Representatives while establishing direct channels of communication between the people and their representatives.

CAMA Factsheet: Strategic Litigation on the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) 2020

With support from the Open Society Foundations (OSF), Global Rights and NULAI Nigeria are pursuing strategic litigation challenging selected provisions of the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) 2020. The case focuses on whether specific regulatory powers granted to the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) are consistent with constitutional guarantees on freedom of association, fair hearing, and civic space protections.

Regulatory Compliance Schedule Toolkit for Non-for-Profit Organizations (NPOs)

Many CSOs unintentionally fall short when it comes to fulfilling regulatory obligations simply because the processes are often complex, scattered, or poorly understood. The Global Rights Compliance Schedule is a practical, easy-to-use tool to help CSOs stay on top of their legal and administrative responsibilities.

Disarming Weapons of Lies and Hate: Countering the Weaponization of Identity-Based Hate and Fake News In Nigeria’s Elections

Enhancing Inclusion in Nigeria’s Civic Space

The principle of inclusion is the bedrock of a democratic society, ensuring that all citizens have equitable access to add their voice in shaping their nation. In Nigeria, systemic barriers disproportionately exclude several interest groups, including the youth, the elderly, and internally displaced persons (IDPs) from participating meaningfully in civic processes.

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A Strategic Research on Nigeria’s Shrinking Civic Space

In Pursuit of Justice: Forensic Insights into Nigeria’s 2023 Election Atrocities

The 2023 general election in Nigeria was characterized by a multitude of atrocities encountered before, during, and after the electoral processes, several of which are not unfamiliar in the nation’s democratic history. The perpetrators involved in orchestrating these episodes encompass a wide range of actors, including desperate politicians and their equally desperate supporters, factions within the government, purveyors of violence, and diverse groups that exploit the prevailing climate of insecurity within the country for their benefit. Regrettably, the 2023 general elections adhered to this perennial pattern.

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World Justice Forum II

Measuring Adherence to the Rule of Law around the World

ELECTION MANDATE PROTECTION TOOLKIT

Protecting the People’s Mandate in Nigeria