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CISLAC lauds renovation of dilapidated Dausara healthcare facility
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has commended the on-going effort by the Kano State Government in collaboration with United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to renovate the dilapidated Dausara primary healthcare (PHC) facility, in Ungogo Local Government Area of Kano state, which had for a long time suffered neglect,…
Read More »INVESTIGATION | Out of school children: Nigeria’s ticking time-bomb
Through the eyes of out of school children, this piece investigates the menace of out-of-school children in northern Nigeria looking at the looming socio-economic and security consequences of the challenge in Africa’s most populous nation Walking shoulder to shoulder along the well-paved street as the dry harmattan wind blows…
Read More »PHOTO NEWS: Nigerian Youth SDGs Network #SDGsStory event
Last week Wednesday, the Nigerian Youth SDGs Network hosted a youth SDG story event in Abuja, Nigeria on the theme: “Youth Impact Stories on the Sustainable Development Goals in Nigeria.” The event which was aimed at creating a platform for the sharing of knowledge, experience and work done on the…
Read More »‘Community action vital for achieving SDGs in Nigeria’
Community action has the potential to help Nigeria achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), says Muhammad Bello Shitu, a professor of community development and innovation diffusion and global vice president of the UK-based International Association for Community Development (IACD). Shitu made the assertion while guest speaking at the first-ever…
Read More »As Mercy Corps prepares for the implementation of ENGINE II in Kano
The Educating Nigerian Girls in New Enterprises (ENGINE) programme is working to ensure in-school girls successfully transition to the next phase of their education while the out-school girls have the opportunity to build their functional literacy and numeracy skills, amongst others. The first phase of the Educating Nigerian Girls in…
Read More »INTERVIEW: “Open Government Partnership will drive sustainable reform in Nigeria”
Stanley Achonu, the Civil Society Adviser for the Open Government Partnership (OGP) in Nigeria, speaks about the OGP process and ongoing efforts to implement it in Nigeria towards driving sustainable reform. What is the Open Government Partnership (OGP) all about? Open Government Partnership (OGP) is a global coalition of reformers…
Read More »Anti-NGO Bill: Global Rights Nigeria, other CSOs threaten showdown
As the National Assembly is to host a public hearing on the NGO Regulatory Bill on Wednesday and Thursday, Global Rights Nigeria and many other civil society and faith-based organisations have remained defiant in their campaign against the bill which they believe is ant-NGO and aimed at muzzling the civil…
Read More »#UHCDay2017: ONE, HERFON calls for the implementation of Nigeria’s National Health Act
As the world marks the 2017 Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day on Tuesday under the theme “Health for All”, ONE in Nigeria and the Health Reform Foundation of Nigeria (HERFON) has described Nigeria’s proposed 2018 public health budget as inadequate response to the country’s myriad of health challenges, calling on…
Read More »Day Emir of Kano campaigned for maternal, child health and girls education in Ajingi
The Emir of Kano, HRH Muhammadu Sanusi II, was recently in Ajingi LGA of Kano State where he sensitized his subjects on the critically-important issues of maternal and child healthcare, women’s rights including girl-child education The community sensitization outreach which was organized by the Kano Emirate Council Committee on Health…
Read More »GEMS4 hosts strength-based stakeholders learning workshop in Kano
The Growth and Employment in States (GEMS4) programme, seeking to improve income and employment opportunities within Nigeria’s wholesale and retail sector, particularly for the poorest and most vulnerable, has Thursday held strengths based approaches stakeholder learning workshop in Kano GEMS4 GEMS4, which being implemented by Coffey International Development is supported…
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OP-ED | Why New AU leaders Need a Bold Vision for Africa’s Peace Operations, By Ibrahim Barrie et al.
As Mahamoud Youssouf begins his tenure at the African Union Commission, he can draw …
