Spaces For Change | S4C
Anguishes, deprivations as Lagos Govt. house demolition squad moves from Lekki to Ebutte Meta
Cries of anguish and deprivation followed the demolition of Ifesowapo, Ifedapo, Otto/Ilogbo, and Ifeoluwa communities in Ebute Meta by the Lagos State Government....
S4C blasts LASG over demolition of houses of the vulnerable at Jakande Estate, Lekki, says it’s callous
Spaces for Change (S4C) has condemned in totality the demolition and burning of homes, a school, and a church in an underserved community...
Counter-terrorism legislations, policies impacting human rights, civic freedoms in Nigeria — Spaces for Change
Spaces for Change (S4C) has expressed worry about how counter-terrorism legislations and policies affect human rights and civic freedoms in the country. S4C...
Postponed Senegal presidential poll: Retrace your step, Spaces for Change tells Pres. Macky Sall
“S4C also appealed to the conscience of President Macky Sall to retract his steps and tow the democratic lane, insisting that the elections...
Spaces for Change to FG: Don’t let Shell escape with unresolved human rights violations in Niger Delta
The Federal Government has been urged to take urgent steps to prevent SHELL from evading accountability for its violations of fundamental human rights...
Ibadan explosion: Spaces for Change calls for swift succour to victims, high-powered investigation
Spaces for Change (S4C) has condemned in totality the January 16, 2024, explosion in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, triggered by the activities of...
Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023: Spaces for Change hails Pres. Tinubu, describes it a milestone in safeguarding privacy, fundamental rights of Nigerians
With the establishment of the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC), which replaces the Nigeria Data Protection Bureau (NDPB), this law strengthens the regulatory...
Spaces for Change says African leaders now use coups, elections, insecurity, bad governance to obstruct civic space
``The five major drivers of future threats to the civic space in the region are coups, elections, youth bulge, digital technologies, and insecurity,...
Nigeria’s energy transition plan, recipe for renewed violence — Spaces for Change Executive Director
The Executive Director, Spaces for Change (S4C), Victoria Ibezim-Ohaeri, says the neglect of oil-producing communities in the Energy Transition Plan (ETP) will be...
Delisting of Non-Profit Organizations from Designated Non-financial Institutions (DNFIs) commendable, says Spaces for Change
Spaces for Change (S4C) has reacted to the delisting of non-profit organizations (NPOs) in the country from the Designated Non-financial Institutions (DNFIs), lauding...
Closing, restricting civic space in Nigeria: Real threat to democracy, says Spaces for Change
The Executive Director, Spaces for Change (S4C), Victoria Ibezim-Ohaeri, has cautioned against closing and restricting the civic space in Nigeria, describing such a...
Spaces for Change at 10, recommits to championing citizens’ civic participation in governance, economic, environmental justice
Raised from an online discussion forum on Facebook social networking site in May 2011, and now transformed to a highly-respected advocacy organization...
Twitter suspension: Nigerian economy lost N555 billion — Spaces for Change
More reactions have continued to trail the lifting of the ban on Twitter activities in Nigeria about 222 days after it was...
20 days after, oil spill ravaging Opu Nembe in Bayelsa uncurtailed
More than 20 days after an oil spill which resulted in inferno broke out in Opu Nembe Community at the Southern field...
Spaces for Change worries about “over-application or abuse’’ of security infrastructure to crack down on civic actors
“According to the dialogists including media professionals, misapplication or misuse of counter-terrorism strategies have resulted in some politically-motivated criminal prosecutions bordering on...
Journalists are “foot soldiers’’ of democracy, enforcers of civic space, legislations, says Prof. Ananaba (SAN)
“They are at the forefront of activities which empowers human rights defenders to take proactive steps to stay safe and secure in...
