A Plea & Testimony from Nigeria By Matthew Hassan Kukah, Bishop, Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Nigeria, and founder, The Kukah Centre. Delivered at the Augustinianum Hall, on October 21st, 2021, Vatican City. 1: I want to thank Aid to the Church in Need for their kind invitation to me to speak in response to the […]
We began our journey with a clear mission: to build bridges of collaboration and partnership with community security outfits in North west and North central Nigeria. The centre embared on advocacy visits through the SPRiNG team of The Kukah Centre in partnership with Tetra Tech at reinforcing community security structures that are responsive to the realities on the ground.
By Stephen Klanzama, The Kukah Centre The July 11, 2024 landmark judgment on local government financial autonomy stirred a wave of optimism across Nigeria. For many, it signalled a long-awaited breakthrough: the promise that democracy’s dividends would finally trickle down to the grassroots, unfiltered by state-level control. The judgment freed local governments to manage their
Beyond the Numbers: Reflections on Nigeria’s LG Elections Read More »
As Ondo State prepared for its 2024 governorship election, the National Peace Committee (NPC), housed at The Kukah Centre, with support from the European Union Support to Democracy in Nigeria (EU-SDGN) programme, undertook a series of strategic engagements from 5th to 7th November 2024. These engagements with key stakeholders and a multi-stakeholder dialogue provided a
The recent grassroot sensitisation workshop on Religious Freedom and Belief held in Jos convened an influential assembly of stakeholders to discuss pressing issues related to religious coexistence and freedom. This event, organised collaboratively by The Kukah Centre (TKC), NASFAT, and the National Human Rights Commission with funding from KAICIID, had in attendance Dr. Salim Musa
Joint Regional Workshop on Monitoring Freedom of Religion and Belief – Insights Read More »
The Kukah Centre (TKC), with support from the MacArthur Foundation, recently organised a roundtable with key stakeholders to hold frank conversations on strengthening social cohesion in Lagos State. The event which held on 11 July 2024 brought together representatives from the National Orientation Agency (NOA), civil society organizations, and individuals with strong ties to Lagos
Social Cohesion in Lagos: Multi-Stakeholder Roundtable Organised by TKC Read More »
Before Nigeria’s formation, colonial rulers drew arbitrary boundaries that grouped diverse ethnic communities together, leading to long-term ethnic consciousness and subsequently, conflict. Post-independence, Nigeria has struggled to foster a unified national identity, focusing instead on state-building—developing institutions and infrastructure—rather than nation-building, which would create a shared sense of identity. The country remains deeply divided…
National Integration Conference: The Pursuit of a Cohesive National Identity Read More »