As a member of the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room, we were in Ekiti state with other members of the coalition to observe the election. Aspilos Foundation was deployed to Ekiti-West senatorial district alongside 2 other organisations and we visited 18 polling units across Okemesi, Ipole, Iddo-Ile, Aramoko, Ikogosi, Erijiyan and Erio Ekiti. Asides the 18 …
If you are the kind of person that does not believe in status quos, is willing to plunge into what is often a thankless but deeply gratifying journey and who is not looking for a perfect organisation to work with, you should read further. About Aspilos Foundation Aspilos Foundation is a small team with …
On the 27th of April, 2018, we hosted a Girls in ICT Day 2018 event which we tagged “Expanding Horizons”. We had the most amazing speakers at the event and it was in all a super event. The event was targeted at arming attendees with concrete information and skills they could use to chart tech courses …
This candidate wants your vote, how do you determine whether s/he is worthy of your vote? we started this discussion on EP 5 of the Citizens’ Platform series and will complete it with this episode. We left off on what things to look out for in a candidate and how to do so, we discussed …
Citizens’ Platform (6): Assessing a Candidate that Wants Your Votes Read More »
This candidate wants your vote, how do you determine whether s/he is worthy of your vote? That is what we are discussing today on EP 5 of the Citizens’ Platform series. Here at Aspilos, we call election season the pretty season. This is because that is when everyone shows off their pretty side, they may …
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Have you lost or damaged your PVC? 2019 is just next year, let us get that card in your hand yesterday. That is what we will focus on for Episode 4 of our Voting 101 series. Check out EP 3 which was about transferring your voting rights. A valid voter’s register with each voter having a …
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It’s Episode 3 of our Voting 101 series and this is for those who need to transfer their voting rights! Episode 2 was all about what goes down on the D-day and Episode 1 was about what goes down before the D-day. Did you register while you were a student and now you are working …
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Hi there, you are welcome back. This is the second post in our Citizens’ Platform: Voting 101 series and today, we will be talking about what goes down on the election day itself. Do enjoy reading it. We hope you will pick something that will be useful in the days to come. COMMENCEMENT OF …
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Series Intro: We will be taking you through a series of posts that will teach you all you need to know about voting: from getting your card to casting your vote and everything in between. We have sourced majority of the information we will be sharing from INEC. This week, we are taking a quick overview …
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What exactly is the use of “Not Too Young to Run”? Is it what we need in Nigeria right now? We at Aspilos Foundation are committed to having good governance in Nigeria and to seeing young people become active players in governance. This is why we support the Not Too Young To Run campaign. Notwithstanding there is …
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