ICNL’s resources and information on Nigeria.
Nigeria
Overview
ICNL provides technical assistance to key local partners such as the Nigeria Network of NGOs (NNNGO) to analyze laws affecting the operations of civil society and advocate for an enabling legislative framework. ICNL has supported CSO in their advocacy against restrictive laws through providing comments on proposed bills impacting on freedom of expression, association, assembly rights such as the Hate Speech Bill; the False News Bill; the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 2020; the Infectious Diseases Bill (2020) in response to COVID-19.
ICNL’s work has expanded to include technical assistance to CSOs to monitor legislative measures in response to COVID-19; strengthening civil society oversight during enforcement of emergency measures and responding to restrictions on civil society resulting from government’s attempts to counter money-laundering and terrorism financing.
Global Grantmaking Country Notes
In partnership with the Council on Foundations, ICNL maintains reports on thirty-four countries that help U.S grantmakers undertake equivalency determinations for foreign grantees. The reports in this series describe the legal frameworks for nonprofit organizations and provide translations of relevant legislative provisions.
Philanthropy Law Report
Although Nigeria does not have a formal philanthropic sector, giving is an important pillar of society. The environment for philanthropic giving is generally supportive, with few restrictions. This report explores the current state of laws and regulations affecting philanthropy, unpacking the history, and the present-day legal environment. It is accompanied by supplemental materials to provide more context on civil society and philanthropy in Nigeria.
Civil Society Organization Sustainability Index
The index, funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development for twenty years, documents the development of civil society in seventy-one countries around the world, including Nigeria. ICNL and FHI 360 work with local partners to produce the index annually.
Civic space implications of Nigeria’s Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Health Protection Regulations 2021
This ICNL briefer outlines the civic space implications of Nigeria’s Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Health Protection Regulations 2021, including an analysis of provisions that may fail to meet applicable human rights standards governing pandemics.
Resources
2021, Analysis, Botswana, Burkina Faso, English, Mauritius, News Post, Nigeria, resource item, Senegal, South Sudan, Sub-Saharan Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe
FATF Standards and Their Misuse in Africa
This ECNL and ICNL briefer, gives an introduction to FATF, why its standards matter for civil society in Africa, and ... Read More
Nigeria’s COVID Regulations and Civic Space
This ICNL briefer outlines the civic space implications of Nigeria’s Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Health Protection Regulations 2021, including an analysis ... Read More
2021, Analysis, English, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Association, Freedom of Expression, icnl report, News Post, Nigeria, resource item, Sub-Saharan Africa, Technology & Civic Space
The Human Rights Implications of Nigeria’s Twitter Ban
On June 4, 2021, Nigeria’s government suspended Twitter. While it is unclear which law the suspension stems from; nonetheless, the ... Read More
News
2017, Announcement, Asia & the Pacific, China, English, Ethiopia, In the News, Kuwait, Middle East & North Africa, News Post, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, United Arab Emirates
ICNL Launches Philanthropy Law Reports
The International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL) is pleased to announce the launch of the Philanthropy Law Reports. Reports are currently ... Read More
2015, Announcement, Burundi, English, Ethiopia, In the News, News Post, Nigeria, Sub-Saharan Africa, Zambia
Latest ICNL Publication Explores Civil Society Challenges in Africa
What impact has a foreign funding cap had on HIV/AIDS groups in Ethiopia? How can the right to peaceful assembly ... Read More
Nigerian Ban on Homosexual Associations Threatens Freedoms of Assembly and of Association
Sweeping legislation signed into law in Nigeria last week threatens the rights to freedom of assembly and of association for ... Read More