Month: December 2021
The Action Group on Free Civic Space (AGFCS) welcomes you to the launch and presentation of its latest joint action research reports: The Security Playbook of Digital Authoritarianism in Nigeria and, Harms from Abroad – The Impact of Global Security Measures on the Civic Space in Nigeria. The two reports present the findings of a […]
This report builds evidence of a Security Playbook of Digital Authoritarianism by showing how the massive financial resources, equipment, and technologies originally procured in the name of counterterrorism and curbing insecurity have been diverted to monitor the movement of citizens, to track activities of civic actors online, intercept private communications, restrict online civic space, and limit the ability of […]
What evidence is there of the role of transnational security architecture (such as the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy; Financial Action Task Force; UN Security Council Resolutions and others) in facilitating restrictions on civic space in Nigeria? What links exist between transnational and domestic entities promoting and implementing a hard security paradigm and measures? What regional […]
How do the transnational security architecture and the use of “the security playbook” manifest in key national contexts? What evidence is there of the role of transnational security architecture (such as the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy; Financial Action Task Force; UN Security Council Resolutions and others) in facilitating restrictions on civic space in Nigeria? What […]
This report builds evidence of a Security Playbook of Digital Authoritarianism by showing how the massive financial resources, equipment, and technologies originally procured in the name of counterterrorism and curbing insecurity have been diverted to monitor the movement of citizens, to track activities of civic actors online, intercept private communications, restrict online civic space, and limit the ability […]
Mutual Evaluations are in-depth reviews conducted by members of the FATF, FATF Style Regional Bodies (FRSB) including other recognized assessors like the International Monetary Fund and World Bank to assess the overall effectiveness of legal, regulatory, and operational measures implemented by a country to tackle money laundering (ML), terrorism financing (TF) and the proliferation of […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria on Wednesday knocked commercial banks across the country for not promoting the e-Naira launched with fanfare by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari(retd.), in October 2021. The apex bank also explained the operational benefits of its newly introduced eNaira to the public. Officials of the CBN took turns in Kaduna […]
The Lagos State Government has released the White Paper on the report issued by the Judicial Panel of Inquiry on the Lekki Tollgate shooting in the state, turning down one of the 32 recommendations that stipulated it erect a cenotaph in honour of the nine deceased protesters that died during military attacks at the facility. […]
