The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of Nigeria has been instrumental in charging and prosecuting senior political leaders and...

The importance of increasing inorganic fertiliser use in subSaharan Africa is generally accepted and fertiliser subsidy schemes have existed in...

As part of her effort towards fostering peace, reconciliation and reintegration in Borno State. The Centre for Democracy and Development...

Verdict: FALSE The Claim: On July 9, 2019, Blueprint newspaper published on its online platform with the caption “Adeosun replaces...

Over the next four years, Nigerians want the President to focus mainly on job creation and improving security, and most...

The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) was established in the United Kingdom in 1997 and subsequently registered in Lagos...

The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) was established in the United Kingdom in 1997 and subsequently registered in Lagos...

The Fourth Republic differs from the three previous Republics we had in Nigeria in several respects. For one, it is...

The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) was established in the United Kingdom in 1997 and subsequently registered in Lagos...

VERDICT: FALSE THE CLAIM: A claim has been spotted circulating on social media, including WhatsApp and Facebook, which was credited...

Verdict: False Claim: Multiple websites and blogs have been circulating a story of the Russian President, where he is alleged...

Verdict: False Claim: Several online blogs have claimed that the Kaduna State Religious Preaching (Regulation) Law 2019 is specifically enacted...

Focus on the Jobs, Economy and Security – Nigerians urge President Buhari The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD-West Africa)...

Verdict: False Claim: On 5th June, a story appeared on the website – ‘saharanews.co’ which made a number of spurious...

Verdict: False Claim: On 4th and 5th June, thecableng and PMNews, an online media respectively, released a story claiming that...

The Department of History, University of Ibadan & The Centre for Democracy and Development, Cordially invite Contributors for the Book...

Verdict: FALSE Claim: CDD has spotted a news circulating on Social media, and traditional media space, claiming that the EFCC...

VERDICT: TRUE THE CLAIM: A claim has been spotted circulating on social media, including WhatsApp that the Peoples’ Democratic Party...

3RD MAY, 2019 The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) heartily felicitates with the Press on the celebration of the...

Verdict: Partially True The Claim: A WhatsApp post questioning the monetary value of the new minimum wage has gone viral. The post...

Verdict: False The Claim: Dr Chris Ngige, Nigeria’s Minister for Labor, has asserted that doctors who practice overseas are not doing...

Verdict: FALSE The Claim: CDD has spotted a story claiming that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has threatened to...

  Verdict: False Claim:  The CDD have spotted a story circulating on WhatsApp alleging that Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association...

Verdict:  FALSE The Claim: Following a report by reuters.com on the 2nd of April, that Exxon Mobil recently held talks...

Verdict: FALSE The Claim: An online blog, exclusive103.com on April 3rd, reported that the Senate president, Bukola Saraki had sacked...

Claim: An image of the Nigerian Army logo has been spreading on WhatsApp with the claim that it has been...

  Verdict: False The Claim: Today, a Twitter account belonging to a PDP support group, @PDPVanguard, posted a tweet attributed...

Nigeria’s population is estimated to be 200,923,640.1 Women form 49.4% of this figure, with a total of 99,180,412. However, female...

Fake news is not a new concept in Nigeria, but the exponential growth in the use and availability of mobile...

The Centre for Democracy and Development’s (CDD) Election Analysis Centre (EAC) deployed trained observers to five states (Bauchi, Benue, Kano,...

There were 29 candidates that contested for governor of Kano State but the major battle had always been between Governor...

There were 29 candidates that contested for governor of Kano State but the major battle had always been between Governor...

CDD has deployed trained observers to observe the Saturday, March 23, 2019, supplementary elections in Bauchi, Benue, Kano, Plateau and...

Did Buhari make a Statement Suggesting he will not Support a Yoruba Presidency come 2023? Verdict: UNSUBSTANTIATED RUMOUR The Claim:...

Verdict: FALSE The Claim: A post alleging that in Kaduna, pastors will no longer be able to preach unless they...

The Centre for Democracy and Development’s Election Analysis Centre (EAC) deployed observers to 17 politically-charged and violence-prone battleground states for...

PREAMBLE The Centre for Democracy and Development’s Election Analysis Centre (EAC) deployed observers to 17 politically charged and violence-prone battleground...

Nigeria’s return to the polls for the governorship, house of assembly and the FCT area council elections on March 9th,...

Tomorrow, 9th March 2019, we will once again exercise our civic rights and responsibilities as citizens to elect our Governors...

The 2019 general elections is the sixth general election conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) since the return...

Verdict: False Claim: CDD-West Africa fake-news desk spotted an info-graphic message with the pictures of the head of the Economic Community...

Verdict: False The Claim: On 26 February, three days after the Presidential election, CDD spotted a tweet being circulated through...

Final Election-Day Report: 2019 Presidential and National Assembly Elections 2019 PREAMBLE The Centre for Democracy and Development deployed over 3500...

PREAMBLE The Election Analysis Centre is pleased to note that elections are going on across the country, and there is...

As Nigerians Vote for the President The Presidential Contest In the presidential contest, it is a straight contest between incumbent...

Some news reports have surfaced online claiming that in some areas it might be impossible to conduct elections due to...

Last week, less than six hours to the presidential and national assembly elections due on February 16, the Independent National...

  The Electoral Act (2010) of the Federal Republic of Nigeria was created to regulate the Federal, State and Area...

Fake news is not a new concept in Nigeria, but the exponential growth in the use and availability of mobile...

Press Release, Abuja, Tuesday 19th February 2019 The Postponed Elections: Our Concerns on Ethnic Stereotyping   This morning, we learnt that...

Historically, gender and women’s issues have not gained national saliency and visibility in general elections across the country. The 2019...

Battleground states as captured here are the states that historically have turned out high registered voters and have consistently given...

Battleground states as captured here are the states that historically have turned out high registered voters and have consistently given...

Battleground states as captured here are the states that historically have turned out high registered voters and have consistently given...

Battleground states as captured here are the states that historically have turned out high registered voters and have consistently given...

Katsina is Buhari`s home state, which gave him about 1.3million votes in 2015. Except in 2007 when another “homeboy,” Umaru...

KADUNA STATE Kaduna is of strategic significance, being the regional capital of the old North and abode of many of...

Rivers state has a total registered voters of 3, 215,273million for the 2019 elections which shows an increase of 1million...

Delta like some other battleground states is very strategic in determining where the pendulum for the presidential election swings. As...

Battleground states as captured here are the states that historically have turned out high registered voters and have consistently given...

Battleground states as captured here are the states that historically have turned out high registered voters and have consistently given...

Plateau State has a total 2,480,455 registered voters for the 2019 elections, out of which about 2,246,865 are in possession...

There are a number of not- so- obvious variables that may also affect the outcome of the presidential election. This...

As the political campaigns officially ended 12midnight on Thursday 14th February 2019, citizens are increasingly becoming more excited and anxious...

The governance of elections is a crucial part of the democratic process. Electoral bodies, such as INEC, play a critical...

  The 2019 general elections will be the sixth consecutive electoral cycle since Nigeria’s return to democracy in 1999. The...

Nigeria has witnessed five general elections conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) since the return to civil rule...

  This report reveals two epochs with different voting patterns across states between 1999 and 2015. First was the period...

  PRESS STATEMENT  September 27, 2018  CDD Faults Ethical Lapses in Osun Rerun Poll  The Centre for Democracy and Development...

It is barely a week to the gubernatorial election in Osun State. The election is expected by many to be...

A new public opinion poll conducted by Nigeria’s leading survey and polling firm, NOIPolls says that the new media, comprising...

Charter on Democracy and Governance will help Nigeria   Unarguably, democracy and good governance go hand in hand to achieve...

How Buhari’s PFI programme boosts fertiliser supply for farming in Nigeria   Ogbonnaya Chukwu, the general manager, Ebonyi State Fertiliser...

The danger of a better-behaved Boko Haram   Idayat Hassan, Director of the Centre for Democracy and Development, an Abuja-based...

Déclaration préliminaire de la MOE UE Mali 2018   DÉCLARATION PRÉLIMINAIRE Bamako, 31 juillet 2018 Une élection capitale marquée par...

MISSION D’OBSERVATION ELECTORALE DE L’UNION AFRICAINE POUR L’ELECTION PRESIDENTIELLE DU MALIEN 2018 DECLARATION PRELIMINAIRE Sur l’observation du 2ème TOUR  ...

‘Nigeria’s leadership is the missing link in Africa’s greatness’   …SOTA advocates for coalition of alternative political parties and aspirants...

CSOs highlight dangers to Nigeria’s democracy   The lingering and recurrent leadership crisis, which has been prominent in the upper...

Why are anti-corruption success stories still the exception?   After decades of fighting corruption, measured by hundreds of new (or...

Press Statement: August 14, 2018 CDD CONDEMN THE ARREST AND DETENTION OF SAMUEL OGUNDIPE OF THE PREMIUMTIMES The Centre for...

Ezekwesili, CSOs plan new coalition to restructure Nigeria’s leadership   A coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) under the umbrella,...

Speakers at a 2-day international conference in Abuja themed “Democracy and Disinformation: How fake news threatens our freedom and democracy...

ABUJA DECLARATION ON FAKE NEWS, MISINFORMATION AND DISINFORMATION AHEAD OF THE 2019 GENERAL ELECTIONS The Centre for Democracy and Development...

  AS MALI GOES INTO SECOND ROUND POLLING IN ITS PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION   

Prof. Attahiru Jega, former Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has urged the Federal Government to proffer stiffer laws against...

The Nigeria Election Situation Room (Situation Room) has expressed concern over the growing attack on constitutionalism in Nigeria and brazen...

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has cautioned Nigerians, especially the media against the spread of fake...

Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD),  is set to host a conference on how fake news threatens Nigeria’s democracy and...

A 2-Day CONFERENCE ON DEMOCRACY & DISINFORMATION DATE: 7 -8TH AUGUST 2018 SHERATON HOTEL AND TOWERS  F.C.T ABUJA Press Release...

A scheme to track and monitor President George Weah’s campaign promises and projects through an online system, has been launched...

The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) is implementing a project named: Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) in Nigeria: The project...

PRELIMINARY STATEMENT ON THE 2018 EKITI GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION (Voting Process) 14 July 14.30pm

Dozens of youth on Wednesday gathered at the Unity Fountain in Abuja for a rally organised by a coalition of...

The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) with financial support from the government of Japan through the United Nations Development...

Lagos – A civil society group, Centre for Communication and Social Impact (CCSI), has identified greed, godfatherism and gratification as...

In 1999, Nigeria transited from military rule to democratic governance. Despite the return of democracy, however, women are yet to...

Scholars and legal experts have blamed the high level of corruption, money laundering, fraud and other crime in the country...

The Executive Director of the Centre for Communication and Social Impact (CCSI), Babafunke Fagbemi on Wednesday in Kano called on...

The Centre for Democracy and Development engaged in a meeting on enhancing convergence of the media and CSO’s in collaborative...

Strengthening Citizens’ Resistance Against Prevalence of Corruption (SCRAP-C) project was an initiative of the United Kingdom Department for International Development...

The National Orientation Agency (NOA) in collaboration with the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) organised the second phase of...

Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) in partnership with Partnership for African Social and Governance  Research (PASGR) held a one-day...

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has announced nearly $6.5 million in funding to advance anti-corruption efforts in...

Adeniyi Somade and his wife, Gbemisola, live in Ado-Ekiti, South-west Nigeria. He currently works as an auxiliary staff at the...

Do you live in Kano or environ? Join the #buharimeter conversation every Sunday on @freedomradionig 99.5 FM Kano from 9...

Centre for Democracy and Development  in partnership with Partnership for African Social and Governance  Research organize a ONE-DAY STAKEHOLDERS‘ DIALOGUE...

the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) with funding from UN Women organized a two-day workshop on the need for...

The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) in collaboration with CISLAC, WRAPA , CITAD  and Center LSD organised the tripod...

The excitement at Eva Valley Primary School 1, Enugu, on a recent Thursday morning was palpable. The pupils could not...

Nigeria 2019 General Elections Frequently Asked Questions Download

Speaking to a packed audience at the 10th Bola Tinubu Colloquium, an annual conference held to mark the birthday of...

As we head to 2019 general election, the need to focus on issues-based campaign and address hate message cannot be...

The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) in  partnership with Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)  organized  Nigeria political...

PRESS STATEMENT  Nigerians rate President Muhammadu Buhari below average – Buharimeter Opinion Poll reveals The Centre for Democracy and Development...

PAN AFRICAN LIBERATION: THE EMANCIPATION OF WOMEN AND THE HUMANIZATION OF THE MALE Nigerian CSOs Commemorate Tajuddeen      Abdulraheem, Winnie Mandela,...

The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD-West Africa) has finalised its plan to bring together political parties, the Independent National...

Research reports and studies | April 2018 Hamish Nixon and Alina Rocha Menocal, Nieves Zúñiga, Debapriya Bhattacharya, Syed Muhtasim Fuad, Idayat Hassan, Kelechi C....

The Director of the Centre for Democracy and Development, Idayat Hassan, will be a participating at the 2018 Africa Think...

The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) with National Orientation Agency (NOA) met yesterday, Thursday 26 April 2018, to discuss...

Jideani Chukwuemeka, Executive Director Ethics and Corporate Compliance Institute of Nigeria, has said that Nigeria has not met her mark...

Barrister Ebere Ifendu who is the President of the Women in Politics Forum spoke on Women Political Platform, our Weekly...

The N-Katalyst Forum (“The Forum”) is a non-partisan, non-profit, non-governmental association of progressive Nigerians drawn from across different backgrounds, professions...

Group condemns crackdown on Civil Society in Niger Republic Civil society leaders in Nigeria are extremely concerned about the way...

ON ARRESTING THE DRIFT TOWARDS CHAOS AND RETURN TO THE AGENDA OF PEACE BUILDING Abuja, 5th April 2018 The Working...

It is no longer news that Nigeria is heading, with breakneck speed towards elections on Feb 14 and 28. Beyond...

With less than a year to go, how are preparations going? Who is running? What will be the key issues?...

On March 7, 2018 the world’s first blockchain-backed presidential vote took place in Sierra Leone. As election suspense heightened, a Swiss...

Preliminary Statement of the EU EOM Sierra Leone 2018 for the presidential, parliamentary and local councils elections held on 7...

COMMUNIQUE Freetown, 9 March 2018 I. INTRODUCTION The African Union deployed 40 observers including 8 long term observers who will...

Statement by:HE John Dramani Mahama, Chair of the Commonwealth Observer Group to Sierra Leone This is the Interim Statement of...

The Centre for Democracy and Development held the 11th edition of her flagship programme, Nigerian Political Parties Discussion series today,...

Barring any last minute decision by the Supreme Court, Sierra Leone will hold presidential, legislative and local government elections on...

In February 2019, Nigerians will vote in the country’s sixth election since the return to democracy in 1999. The stakes...

The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) joined its partner, Young Men Christian Association Computer Training Centre and Digital Studio...

The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) Tuesday 30th January 2018, hosted the launch of the 2017 Global Think index...

Centre for Democracy and Development Presents “Nigerian Political Parties Discussion Series (NPPDS)” Venue: Ball Room 1 Sheraton Hotel Abuja. Theme:...

One day the Boko Haram insurgency will come to an end. When it does, there will be a painful time...

The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) on 9th of February, 2018, held a forum themed “Three Decades of Democratic Transition...

The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) organized its Buharimeter Quiz Competition in Lagos on the 25th of January 2018....

Since the return of democracy in 1999, whenever civil society has come out with expose about corruption, bad governance or...

Washington, DC, USA…Nine NGOs representing Nigerian Civil Society Organizations at the 1st Global Forum on Asset Recovery, GFAR, inaugural meeting...

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On the 22nd November 2017, the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the...

Election Analysis Centre Anambra:  Operational Lapses mar otherwise peaceful elections Against the anticipated fear of insecurity marring the Anambra governorship elections,...

  Saturday’s governorship election in Anambra is expected to be a close contest between four leading candidates. However, there are...

The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD), a think tank organization working towards enhancing sustainability of democracy and development in...

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) have threatened to stop the November 18, Anambra Governorship Election.  The IPOB leader, Mazi...

 CDD is a member of Anti-Corruption Evidence (ACE) Research Consortium. The Anti-Corruption Evidence (ACE) research programme – led by SOAS,...

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The Centre for Democracy and Development is inviting academics, policy makers, independent researchers and public analysts to submit a well-researched...

Our Director to join other researchers in reviewing the effectiveness of the @officialEFCC as part of the ACE Research Consortium...

The Nigerian National Assembly has approved a number of constitutional reforms, and rejected some crucial amendments proposing devolution of power...

The Centre with support through the Access Nigeria Project implemented a series of activities to build efforts and cohesion to...

The overall objective of the project is to enhance knowledge and information flows among the policy community, civil society, the...

An active terrorist group is not a new phenomenon for many countries in West Africa but what is new is...

The project is implemented by the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) with support from the Open Society Initiative for...

The project seeks to promote issue-based politics and violence-free election in Kano State by educating potential voters on how to...

Political parties are key actors in democratic governance as they fulfill the classic roles of recruiting candidates for political office,...

An active terrorist group is not a new phenomenon for many countries in West Africa but what is new is...

The overall objective of the project is to enhance knowledge and information flows among the policy community, civil society, the...

Since the early 1980s, incidents of armed robbery, raids on villages, attacks on merchants along major highways and in rural...

#Buharimeter (www.buharimeter.ng) is a monitoring tool that enables Nigerians around the globe to keep tab on the status of implementation of...

The Open Minds Nigeria Project is a program initiated to engage youth in schools and vocational centres with sustainable skills...

The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) with financial support from the government of Japan through the United Nations Development...

The Embassy of Switzerland in Abuja and Centre for Democracy and Development are jointly organizing a series of four “Swiss...

The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) is providing support to The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) project here...

Against the backdrop of fragile security, local manufacturing and the circulation of illegal guns, grenades and rocket launchers that have...

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) have threatened to sa44cd

Transitional justice, simply put, is a form of judicial and/or non-judicial mechanism used to redress situations in which massive human...

One of the most important topics for discussion in West Africa at the moment is Morocco’s application to become a...

  The fear is palpable in northeast Nigeria as Boko Haram intensifies its war on civilians. The military’s regular claim...

The fear is palpable in northeast Nigeria as Boko Haram intensifies its war on civilians. The military’s regular claim that...

Since, the country’s return to democracy in 1999, the national average of women’s political participation in Nigeria has remained 6.7...

HIGH LEVEL POLICY DIALOGUE: MOROCCO’S ASCENSION TO ECOWAS The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD), in partnership with Friedrich Ebert...

PRESIDENTIAL INVESTIGATION PANEL TO REVIEW COMPLIANCE OF THE ARMED FORCES WITH HUMAN RIGHTS OBLIGATIONS AND RULES OF ENGAGEMENT CALL FOR...

CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOP FOR WOMEN IN POLITICS Since, the country’s return to democracy in 1999, the national average of women’s...

Centre for Democracy & Development (CDD) is an international, non-governmental organisation dedicated to research, training and advocacy on issues of...

Coup? Don’t even dare. Nigerian military forces on international duty. Credit: AU-UN ST PHOTO / STUART PRICE Last week, Nigeria’s...

The Nigerian government has declared victory over the Boko Haram insurgency. The capture at the end of December of Camp...

We Sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused as a result of the postponement of the Biafra at 50 Symposium which...

The Centre for Democracy and Development is inviting academics, policy makers, independent researchers and public analysts to submit a well-researched...

While many resources have been dedicated to Countering Violent Extremism efforts, little attention has been paid to the role women...

February 21, 2017   His Excellency President of the Senate, National Assembly Complex, Three Arms Zone, Abuja   NIGERIANS DEMAND...

My colleague at the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) participated in the recent senate public hearing on the proposed...

CDD DECRIES THE CONSTITUENCIES DEVELOPMENT CATALYST FUND (CDCF) BILL AS BEING IN CONFLICT WITH THE 1999 CONSTITUTION AS AMENDED Abuja,...

              January 18th, 2015   THE GAMBIA: WEST AFRICAN ACANNOT AFFORD ANOTHER CONFLAGRATION  ...

Africa Policy in the Trump Administration American University’s Mary Graydon Center rooms 203-205    Wednesday, January 18 at 6:00 pm...

REQUEST FOR CONSULTANT Project Title: De-radicalization, Counter- Terrorism and Migration in Northeast Nigeria (DCM Project) The Project: The project aims...

  17 December 2016, Abuja, Federal Republic of Nigeria FINAL COMMUNIQUE 1. The Fiftieth Ordinary Session of the Authority of...

The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD-West Africa), in collaboration with the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA), Trust...

ECOWAS and the Federal Republic of Nigeria have stressed the need to continue working together for the stability, peace and...

About CDD The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) was established in the United Kingdom in 1997 and subsequently registered...

Africa’s relationship with China blossomed in the mid-1950s, as many African states gained independence. As the Cold War intensified, many...

The issues that will define the 2016 Ghana general election are the same problems that plagued Nigeria in the 2015...

ECOWAS and the Federal Republic of Nigeria have stressed the need to continue working together for the stability, peace and...

This meeting is intended to discuss overall issues of arms proliferations; arms stockpile management, arms productions, transfer and trade. It...

The Northern Nigerian Governors symposium in USA Northern Nigerian Governors, upon the invitation of the United States Institute for Peace...

Boko Haram’s Pledge to Islamic State, and Implications for West Africa Centre for Democracy and Development Facing a loss of...

Benin’s Constitutional Court postponed the Presidential election scheduled for 28th February to 6th of March 2016 due to the inability...

La Cour Constitutionnelle, par décision DCC 16-044 du 11 février 2016, a reporté la date du 1e tour de l’élection...

The family, friends and colleagues of the late Dr. Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem cordially invite you to the 7th memorial celebration in...

Click on the link below to download the full report on ‘Curbing Illicit Financial Flows out of Nigeria: Do Legal...

Nigerian Military personnel working together with civil society and North-East region community members during a session at the dialogue The...

The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) has released a new report titled: The Buharimeter Report: Matching Campaign Promises, Public...

Click on the link below to download the full report Letat-des-Inegalites-En-Afrique-de-Louest.pdf

A cross section of participants during the workshop at Sandralia Hotel, Abuja, Nigeria The workshop was held in Abuja at...

A cross section of students during Buharimeter Quiz Competition As part of activities to popularize the Buharimeter initiative among Nigerian...