Governor Okpebholo’s Threats against Peter Obi: A Dangerous Assault on Democracy in Nigeria
July 19, 2025 | Abuja, Nigeria ImpactHouse Centre for Development Communication, Accountability Lab Nigeria, and Kimpact Development Initiative (KDI) have reviewed, with great concern, a viral video showing the Governor of Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo, making inflammatory and threatening remarks directed at a prominent opposition figure, Mr Peter Obi. While addressing party supporters during […]
Democracy Day 2025: ImpactHouse Calls on Tinubu, Governors to Ensure Civic Respect
Abuja, Nigeria – 12 June, 2025 As Nigeria commemorates June 12 Democracy Day, ImpactHouse Centre for Development Communication calls on President Bola Tinubu, state governors and other public servants and their spokespersons to uphold the democratic values of inclusion, constructive criticism, and civic respect. More than three decades after the annulment of the June […]
Grace Agbonlahor Foundation, ImpactHouse Forge Partnership to Promote Girls’ Voices Through “Voices at the Table” Citizens’ Assembly
PRESS STATEMENT Grace Agbonlahor Foundation, ImpactHouse Forge Partnership to Promote Girls’ Voices Through “Voices at the Table” Citizens’ Assembly Benin City, Nigeria: May 29, 2025 In a bold move to strengthen adolescent girls’ civic participation and push back against entrenched gender inequalities, the Grace Agbonlahor Foundation (GAF) and ImpactHouse Centre for Development Communication have announced […]
ImpactHouse Condemns Intimidation of Lagos Corps Member for Criticising Tinubu
ImpactHouse Centre for Development Communication strongly condemns the intimidation of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member Ushie Uguamaye over her viral video criticising the government of President Bola Tinubu. As a civil society organisation dedicated to promoting informed and active citizenry, we are deeply troubled by the actions of certain public officials who have chosen […]
Human Rights Day: ImpactHouse Outlines Key Actions to Tackle GBV in Nigeria
Abuja, Nigeria – 10 December, 2024 As the world marks Human Rights Day and concludes the 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence (GBV), ImpactHouse Centre for Development Communication (ImpactHouse) urges immediate and comprehensive action to address the persistent and devastating impact of GBV in Nigeria. GBV remains a critical human rights issue, violating the […]
ImpactHouse, 10 Others Respond to Media Report on ‘Low NGO Impacts’
RE: Amid low impacts, over 174,100 new NGOs established in 4yrs — Nigeria This letter is a response to your front-page news article “Amid low impacts, over 174,100 new NGOs established in 4yrs — Nigeria published 24 September 2024, both online and in print. Dear Guardian Newspaper, On September 24th, you published a front-page article […]
Shrinking Civic Space in Nigeria: DSS Actions Eroding Public Trust
Abuja – 10 September, 2024 ImpactHouse Centre for Development Communication (ImpactHouse) expresses deep concern over the recent arrest of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President, Joe Ajaero, and the occupation of the Abuja office of the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) by the Department of State Services (DSS). These actions, which follow SERAP’s public […]
Local Government Autonomy, A Drive for Grassroots Development
Abuja, Nigeria – 12 July, 2024 ImpactHouse Centre for Development Communication (ImpactHouse) considers the Supreme Court ruling declaring local governments in Nigeria as financially autonomous as a drive for impactful grassroots development in the country. This landmark ruling also marks a significant step towards enhancing fiscal governance and accountability in the existing 774 local governments […]
GRESP: ImpactHouse Launches Virtual Newsroom for Girls’ Education
Abuja – 09 July, 2024 ImpactHouse is thrilled to announce the launch of Virtual Newsroom for Girls’ Education – a civil society-backed advocacy engine room for journalists in Nigeria. Facilitated by seasoned civil society leaders and development journalists, this collaborative platform is designed to drive critical advocacy for improved gender-responsive education sector planning (GRESP) in […]
GRESP: ImpactHouse’s Fellows to Track Government’s Gender Responsiveness in Education
Abuja – 28 June, 2024: Twenty-seven journalists in Nigeria have begun a 10-month fellowship on Gender Responsive Education Sector Planning (GRESP) to track government’s gender responsiveness in education sector planning in nine states. The journalists, who were selected from Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Kaduna, Kano, Oyo, and Sokoto, are fellows of the Change […]
