The Nationwide Orientation Company (NOA) has unveiled a brand new cellular software, CHLEEAN, aimed toward deepening citizen engagement and bringing authorities nearer to the folks.
The appliance — an acronym for Crimes, Lawlessness, Well being, Training, Atmosphere, Abuse and Nationalism — is designed to offer Nigerians with entry to info, real-time interplay, and suggestions channels.
Talking on the launch in Abuja on Monday, the Director-Common of NOA, Lanre Issa-Onilu, stated the platform represents a shift in the direction of digital governance.
“We’re proud to introduce a brand new digital method to citizen engagement,” he stated.
“The CHLEEAN Cellular App is one platform with one mission: to make sure that each Nigerian can entry info, have interaction straight, and, most significantly, be heard.”
Issa-Onilu added that the app locations civic schooling and engagement instruments straight within the fingers of residents.
“The CHLEEAN Cellular App brings authorities nearer to the folks than ever earlier than. It places civic schooling, real-time info, and engagement instruments straight into residents’ fingers,” he stated.
He disclosed that the appliance is powered by synthetic intelligence and helps a number of Nigerian languages, together with Yoruba, Hausa and Igbo.
“For now, these are the obtainable languages, however we’ll proceed so as to add extra Nigerian languages over time. Merely put, authorities is now in our pockets,” he added.
The NOA boss described the initiative as a brand new governance mannequin centered on inclusion and responsiveness.
“That is greater than expertise; it’s a new means of governance — a means that ensures residents are usually not simply knowledgeable, however actually knowledgeable; not simply heard, however empowered,” he stated.
In keeping with him, the app aligns with the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, which emphasises transparency, accountability and inclusive governance.
“It additionally displays our broader dedication to constructing a authorities that’s nearer, extra responsive, and extra clear,” he stated.
Issa-Onilu famous that the initiative is centred on amplifying residents’ voices and strengthening belief between the federal government and the general public.
“Past the expertise, this initiative is in regards to the Nigerian folks. It’s about giving residents a voice and guaranteeing that selections are formed by actual experiences, actual wants, and actual suggestions,” he stated.
“With this initiative, we’re laying the muse for a extra knowledgeable citizenry, a extra responsive authorities, and a extra united nation.”
He urged Nigerians to obtain the appliance, which is accessible on Android and iOS platforms.
“Have interaction, take part, and communicate up — the app offers the instruments to do all of this. As a result of nation-building isn’t just a spectator exercise; it’s a shared accountability,” he stated.