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A new month brings fresh opportunities to uncover important stories, turn information into meaningful insights and use data to drive positive change.
As we welcome November, we look forward to another month of creating meaningful impact.
Happy new month from all of us at Dataphyte Foundation!
81% of respondents experienced harassment or intimidation at security checkpoints across Adamawa, Benue and Taraba States.
This is one of the key findings from research conducted by the Center for Peace Education and Community Development (CPECD), in collaboration with Dataphyte Foundation, on Addressing Security Overreach and Corruption at Checkpoints.
The research found that verbal abuse and threats were the most common forms of harassment or intimidation, reported by 43% of respondents, while 17% reported bribery or extortion and another 17% experienced physical intimidation.
The findings also point to wider concerns around corruption, accountability and public trust. Together, these findings point to concerns around weak oversight, poor ethics enforcement and systemic accountability gaps in checkpoint operations.
To bring the evidence to the attention of relevant stakeholders and advance discussions on possible responses, Dataphyte Foundation and CPECD convened representatives from the transport sector, media and civil society to discuss the research findings.
Presenting the findings, Dataphyte Foundation's Programme Manager, Abdulahi Adebayo (@Abdek_SDGs), highlighted governance failure as an underlying concern reflected in the experiences documented by the research. He emphasised the need for security checkpoints to serve their legitimate security and public-safety functions while respecting the rights and dignity of citizens.
A representative of the National Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) also shared the experiences of drivers and transport operators, including reported human rights abuses at checkpoints and the operational costs associated with frequent stops, such as vehicle wear and tear, driver fatigue, delays and increased operating expenses.
The stakeholder engagement concluded with recommendations aimed at strengthening accountability and promoting rights-respecting security practices.
At Dataphyte Foundation, we believe credible evidence is essential to identifying governance gaps, informing policy conversations and advancing accountability.
Through this research and stakeholder engagement, we are contributing evidence to ongoing efforts to strengthen oversight, protect citizens' rights and promote more accountable security practices along Nigeria's roads.
Dr. @OEAgbitiDouglas of the @ng_youthfund , in Episode 5 of Dataphyte’s Election Dialogue Series, points to a persistent gap in Nigeria’s governance: policies, laws and strategies may exist, but implementation often falls short.
Watch/Listen Youths’ Civic Participation: What Will Change in 2027?
YouTube: youtu.be/qYTMVqgBqcY
Spotify: bit.ly/4e7T93z
#DataphyteElectionDialogueSeries
As part of our commitment to empowering women farmers in Nigeria through data, Dataphyte Foundation is strengthening the capacity of the SWOFON Secretariat and State Coordinators to independently manage the SWOFON membership registry and use the data it contains to support advocacy and policy engagement.
Through our engagement with the Small Scale Women Farmers Organisation in Nigeria (SWOFON), we have supported the documentation of its members and the development of an evidence base that can inform policy planning. The next step is ensuring that SWOFON has the institutional capacity to manage, sustain and make effective use of this resource beyond Dataphyte's direct support.
This approach reflects our commitment to sustainability and institutional capacity strengthening and aligns with the R (Resourcing) component of the AIR approach that guides our work at Dataphyte Foundation.
During the training, Dataphyte provided a live walkthrough of the updated SWOFON platform, including the AI assistant integrated into the database. The AI assistant is designed to help the SWOFON Secretariat generate insights from the data to support advocacy, stakeholder engagement and policy discussions.
The Secretariat and State Coordinators were also trained on how to update members' records and manage membership information across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
Implemented in partnership with SWOFON, with support from the International Budget Partnership (IBP), the project aims to strengthen SWOFON's ability to identify and aggregate the needs of women farmers, develop evidence-informed advocacy campaigns, engage relevant stakeholders and contribute data and evidence to agricultural policy reforms.
Read more on our website: dataphyte.org/agriculture/da…
Watch @ARISEtv's spotlight on the Nigeria Election Data Observatory (NEDO) Consortium, officially launched on Tuesday in Abuja by Dataphyte Foundation, @yiaga, @budgitng, @CJIDAfrica and @dean_initiative
Through the NEDO data infrastructure, partnering organisations will be able to exchange data through application programming interfaces (APIs) which will enable them have access to a large electoral information repository that would strengthen electoral integrity across the 2027 general elections cycle.
#NEDOConsortium #NigeriaDecides2027
If young Nigerians make up a large share of the country's population, why is their political influence still limited?
In the Episode 5 of the Dataphyte Election Dialogue Series, Dr. Elisabeth Agbiti-Douglas of @ng_youthfund speaks about the gap between young people’s numbers, their participation and their influence on decisions that affect them.
Youths’ Civic Participation: What Will Change in 2027?
Watch the full episode now on YouTube: youtu.be/qYTMVqgBqcY or Listen on Spotify: bit.ly/4e7T93z
#DataphyteElectionDialogueSeries
Young Nigerians aged 18–34 make up 28.79% of the voter register ahead of the 2027 General Elections. What will their participation mean for the election?
Episode 5 of Dataphyte’s Election Dialogue Series is now out.
Dr. Elisabeth Agbiti-Douglas, Project Director at the @ng_youthfund, explains why meaningful youth engagement matters, the importance of access to credible information for informed electoral choices, and what is needed for young people to have greater influence in Nigeria’s democratic process.
Youths’ Civic Participation: What Will Change in 2027?
Watch the full episode now on YouTube: youtu.be/qYTMVqgBqcY or listen on Spotify: bit.ly/4e7T93z
What will it take to improve youth civic participation ahead of the 2027 General Election?
In this clip from Episode 5 of Dataphyte’s Election Dialogue Series, Dr. Elisabeth Agbiti-Douglas, Project Director at @ng_youthfund
, speaks about the need for better coordination within civil society and improved communication among government institutions.
Youths’ Civic Participation: What Will Change in 2027?
Episode 5 drops tomorrow, 29 October 2026, at 12 PM.
What role will young Nigerians play in the 2027 elections?
In Episode 5 of Dataphyte’s Election Dialogue Series, Dr. Elisabeth Agbiti-Douglas, Project Director at @ng_youthfund, discusses youth civic participation, access to information and the choices that can shape how young people engage with the electoral process.
Youths’ Civic Participation: What Will Change in 2027?
Episode 5 drops tomorrow, 29 October 2026, at 12 PM.
For every vote bought, someone made the decision to sell.
In the next episode of Dataphyte’s Election Dialogue Series, Dr. Elisabeth Agbiti-Douglas, Project Director at the @ng_youthfund, discusses the role information plays in shaping citizens’ choices and why young people remain central to Nigeria’s politics.
Youths’ Civic Participation: What Will Change in 2027?
Coming soon!
#DataphyteElectionDialogueSeries
Dataphyte Foundation is inviting qualified applicants to serve as State Coordinators for the 2027 General Elections under the Nigeria Election Data Observatory (NEDO).
Selected coordinators will oversee election observation activities and manage field observers in their respective states during the Presidential and National Assembly Election.
Eligible applicants must be between 18 and 35 years old, hold at least a bachelor's degree and have experience in election observation and reporting. Strong communication, training and team management skills are also essential.
Applicants must reside in the state they are applying to coordinate and submit an updated CV (maximum two pages) alongside their highest educational certificate. Women are encouraged to apply.
Application Deadline: November 2, 2026
Apply here: bit.ly/StateCoordinators2027 or scan the QR code on the flyer.
Here are some moments from the launch of the Nigeria Election Data Observatory (NEDO) Consortium in Abuja, as partners and stakeholders came together to advance a more coordinated approach to election observation and credible electoral information ahead of 2027.
The Nigeria Election Data Observatory (NEDO) Consortium Launch has come to a close in Abuja after a day of discussions on how data, technology, citizen networks and independent observation can improve Nigeria’s electoral process ahead of 2027.
With the launch concluded, the work now moves to implementation, coordinating observer networks, improving access to credible election data and building the evidence needed for public accountability before, during and after the 2027 General Elections.
We sincerely appreciate all consortium partners, stakeholders, media organisations, civil society groups, researchers, technology partners, citizen observer networks and everyone who joined us for the launch.
1 /The Nigeria Election Data Observatory (NEDO) Consortium Launch also featured election-focused tools from consortium partners, showing how their existing platforms and networks will complement NEDO across the 2027 electoral cycle.
@thecjid presented its Press Attack Tracker for documenting verified attacks on journalists and Know Your Leader, a platform that helps citizens track candidates’ positions and policy statements.
@Yiaga presented its citizen-led election observation approach, including the Process and Results Verification for Transparency (PRVT) and its Election Results Analysis Dashboard - ERAD, which combines statistical observation, field reports and result verification...
2/ @BudgIT presented Civic Hive, an election results platform, which uses interactive maps and data visualisation to make election results easier for citizens and other stakeholders to follow, compare and analyse.
@DEANInitiative presented its Election EyeWitness Observation Mission, which uses grassroots observer networks and WhatsApp-based reporting to collect information before and during elections. The presentations showed how the different tools, networks and expertise will contribute to a broader pool of election information for verification, reporting and public accountability.
