Have you read through the NGO Regulatory Bill about to be passed?
What is happening in India and China is about to take place in Nigeria if this bill is passed by the National Assembly...
What do you think?
SUMMARY OF THE NGO REGULATORY BILL AND ITS IMPLECATIONS ON NGOs
IN NIGERIA
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Highlights of the Bill
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Implications
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Sectors affected
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Welfare, research, health relief, agriculture, education,
industry, the supply of amenities etc
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Registration and De-
registration of NGOs
(International and
National) through
licensing
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Work permit for NGO
expatriate staff
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All foreign staff of NGOs must be cleared by the
commission before resuming work increasing already
existing bureaucratic process
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Registration of
projects
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All new projects in the country to be implemented by
NGOs must be registered with the commission before
implementation
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NGO workplan and
budgets
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Capacity Building
Asset and equipment
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Assets transferred to build the capacity of an
organization must be done through the commission
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Vehicles
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All organizational vehicles must be branded even in
crises prone areas
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Disposal of Assets
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Donors cannot dispose project assets at the end of the
project. All assets belongs to FGN
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Establishment of
Nigerian National
Council of Voluntary
Agencies
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The first 100 NGOs to register with the commission will
constitute the council.
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The Minister
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The minister can direct the commission to sanction,
punish or withdraw the licence of any NGO
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Na dem sabi
ReplyDeleteIs time to run away from dis country
DeleteNo more bring back our girl, OBY take note.
Deletegood to know.
ReplyDelete"the supply of amenities" biko can somebori prrease shed more light on the social amenities they are talking bout? do we have any functional social amenities in this country that i dont know of or have i been living under the rock ni?
ReplyDeleteThis is sad for Nigerian democracy and will lead to silencing of NGOs. Youth Organizations in Nigeria hereby reject this bill
ReplyDeleteGood to know
ReplyDeleteThey should remove churches from that list and do one for religious bodies, or they include mosques (foreign sponsors of Islamic activities) else something fishy is going on.
ReplyDeleteSupply of amenities includes Educational materials, borehole, drugs and vaccines e.g. polio vacines, vitamin A supliments etc which international NGOs normally supply freely to Nigeria.
ReplyDeleteEnd time Bill
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ReplyDeleteStella, u should have arranged it better na. This copy and paste no be am
ReplyDeleteUr father!!! Na songo go scatter ur mouth see dis efulefu tlkn bullshit imagine dis idiot @ ur arrange/copy & paste
DeleteIts obvious that government wants to muzzle NGOs and control/dictate how they operate. They will also promote corruption in a context that is already extremely vulnerable to corruption as NGOs who can ''pay to play' are likely to keep on doing their work.
ReplyDeleteWhile some form of accountability from NGOs is in order, it should run more along the lines of what happens in the UK with the UK Charities Commission. what is being proposed by this Bill is a breach of true democratic principles, and creates a situation here NGOs get government permission FIRST before they can do their work. A democratic government should actually welcome the role of the NGOs and also the media. A democratic government should be able to bear being criticized and misunderstood.
SDK this Bill is the type you put in place as a decree during the rule of a despot.
Especially the part of 'doing anything against the government interest'. They should shed more light on this. What can be construed to be Government Interest? I see it as a way to gag too. Remember they can be deregistered or denied licence or hounded as illegal and their coordinators put in jail. I'm not sure China is anything for a free-trade or democratic govt to emulate.
DeleteNGOs should be regulated for sure but I see authoritarianism creeping in from the backdoor.
Besides, NGOs account for many jobs youths are holding on to now in this failing economy. I think this comes at the wrong time. Many are just aids by foreigners e.g HIV, Polio relief. Any attempt to stifle them and create unnecessary bureaucracy and these NGOs pack up like many companies have, our economy will be plunged in distress + the sick will suffer. Many are helping us, atleast 60% and not the other way round.
How many churches and mosques will register sef?
ReplyDeletei agree. This would allow transparency in all these NGO's that are claiming title yet cannot account for how donations are spent, staff are employed etc
ReplyDeleteFurthermore, It would benefit citizens seeking employment as NGO's would have to consider local staff before employing foreign staffs.
Finally, religious organisations would be forced to become more accountable and transparent when dealing with finances and donations made by members...overall, i think its a step in the right direction.
Whether the bill actually goes through is another amala entirely
Good to know
ReplyDeleteSo churches have to be registered and issued a license? Hmm ok o
ReplyDeleteDts how it's done abroad.
DeleteAfi 'implecations'.
ReplyDeleteStella u see? a sensible post and your gra gra commentators dont have anything meaningful to say. if na "collect' matters now dem go full ground dey run mouth. dullards!
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DeleteNot commentators, it's commenters thank me on the next post
DeleteNot commentators, it's commenters thank me on the next post
DeleteThis is serious o. Are we in a democratic government or not? This is the government wanting to control everything and everyone with their red tape, as always. Whats the point then cos nothing will be done at the end of the day. The NGO will be asked for settlement. Issorai
ReplyDeleteHmmmmmm.... In as much as this will bring a level of accountability to the NGOs, it also sounds dictatorial. I mean,it's as if they want to control the ins and outs of NGOs and that sounds uncomfortable to me.
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I just read through this bill and it is not clear and explanatory. How can Federal Government say assets cannot be disposed at the end of projects as they belong to the government? How and when did the assets automatically belong to Government? Assets include landed properties and buildings also Why wasn't Mosques clearly included? In a National bill, what is the meaning of 'etc' all matters must be stated clearly if not people can find clever ways to go around it. This bill isn't intelligently put together at all and can be contested in international courts if passed
ReplyDeleteI work for an NGO, make dis yeye bill nor out sand for my garri ooo in dis buhari times
DeleteDear u re right! As in i'm not getting it.
DeleteIt is imperative all NGOs in Naija stand together and defeat this proposed bill NOW. This is tantamount to muzzling the essential services these NGOs provide to many vulnerable groups - something the federal/state/local govts cannot boast of, especially, regarding welfare, healthcare, education and social services. All civil society groups in tandem with NGOs MUST STOP THIS DESPOTIC/AUTOCRATIC BILL NOW. #goodcausetospeakup
ReplyDeleteIt is imperative all NGOs in Naija stand together and defeat this proposed bill NOW. This is tantamount to muzzling the essential services these NGOs provide to many vulnerable groups - something the federal/state/local govts cannot boast of, especially, regarding welfare, healthcare, education and social services. All civil society groups in tandem with NGOs MUST STOP THIS DESPOTIC/AUTOCRATIC BILL NOW. #goodcausetospeakup
ReplyDeleteIt is imperative all NGOs in Naija stand together and defeat this proposed bill NOW. This is tantamount to muzzling the essential services these NGOs provide to many vulnerable groups - something the federal/state/local govts cannot boast of, especially, regarding welfare, healthcare, education and social services. All civil society groups in tandem with NGOs MUST STOP THIS DESPOTIC/AUTOCRATIC BILL NOW. #goodcausetospeakup
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