Nigeria recorded 245 civic space violations in 2025 – WSCIJ report
Nigeria recorded 245 incidents of civic space violations in 2025, with state actors involved in 219 of the cases, a new report by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) has found.
The Executive Director of the Media Career Development Network, Lekan Otufodunrin, who reviewed the report during its presentation, said Abuja and Lagos emerged as major hotspots for documented civic space violations.
The report said the findings showed that Nigeria’s civic space remained under significant pressure despite the country’s democratic system and constitutional guarantees of fundamental rights.
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