Civic organisations should be supported to do more It is most appropriate that ‘Moments of Impact’ is the theme for the 2026 World NGO (Non-government Organisations) Day that is being celebrated today. It is perhaps to make us think about the millions of people being assisted through these non-profits, the policies being changed, the elections being monitored, etc. It is also to enable us to ask the pertinent question: whose moments are we counting, and whose moments are we missing? This question is especially important for the civil society sector not only in Nigeria but also across the continent. Ordinarily, NGOs operate as the invisible infrastructure of democratic life. They are the institutions that fill the gaps left by the state. They provide education services where public school...