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USAID, Akwa Ibom hold dissemination event for first-ever AIDS indicator survey
The findings of the first-ever Akwa Ibom AIDS Indicator Survey (AKAIS) were unveiled Monday in Uyo, Nigeria, during a dissemination meeting of HIV/AIDS stakeholders, hosted by the Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The study, which was funded by…
Read More »Danish investors partner Nigeria to boost Nigeria’s food and agriculture sector
The Danish minister for environment and food, Esben Lunde Larsen on Monday led a business delegation to Abuja, Nigeria where 15 Danish companies signed bilateral agreements with Nigerian investors aimed at boosting the country’s food and agriculture sector a boost. By ‘Seyifunmi Adebote In attendance at the meeting was the…
Read More »OP-ED: African society’s subjugation of women hindering sustainable development on the continent, By Laetitia Mugerwa
Growing up in a society where being a woman means one must (on daily basis) fight to free themselves of men’s desires and unfair patriarchal decisions is traumatic and sad! Thus, there are painful struggles associated with being an African woman and trying to fit into a society ‘s definition…
Read More »PHOTONEWS: Launch of CISLAC Global office US and the SDG shadow report at the UN General Assembly 72
Sights and scenes from the launch of CISLAC Global office US and the launch of the SDG shadow report at the UN General Assembly 72
Read More »VIDEO: 2017 #KnowYourGoals Youth Roundtable on SDGs by African Newspage
A short video-photo documentary of the 2017 #KnowYourGoals Youth Roundtable on the SDGs by African Newspage held at the American Corner, Kano-Nigeria
Read More »TechnoServe: Improving rice and tomato farmers’ livelihood in Nigeria
TechnoServe is an international nonprofit that promotes business solutions to poverty across 29 countries of the developing world including Africa by linking people to information, capital and markets TechnoServe’s mission is working with enterprising men and women in the developing world to build competitive farms, businesses, and industries. The nonprofit…
Read More »NFNV Nigeria partners UPS on empowering West African women cross-border traders
The Nigeria chapter of the Pan African nonprofit New Faces New Voices (NFNV) is exploring partnership opportunities with the United Parcel Service (UPS), the US-headquartered global logistics company, in respect of the second and third phases of their project focused on “Raising Voices for Cross Border Traders in West Africa.”…
Read More »INTERVIEW: “40% of Tomatoes produced in Nigeria lost during post-harvest” – Ann Oden
Ann Oden is Nigeria country director of PYXERA Global which is implementing Rockefeller Foundation’s YieldWise project working to strengthen the tomato value-chain in Nigeria and across the Mango and Maize value chains in Kenya and Tanzania, respectively The YieldWise project is aimed at reducing post-harvest lost for Nigerian Tomato…
Read More »Onyinye Edeh: “Lack of societal value for girl-child’s education, gender stereotyping relegating girls”
Onyinye Edeh is the founder of Strong Enough Girls’ Empowerment Initiative (SEGEI) which works to empower Nigerian adolescent girls and young women through education, mentorship, and life skills development Strong Enough Girls’ Empowerment Initiative (SEGEI) envisions a world where every girl and woman feels supported and empowered to reach their…
Read More »I-CARE: 10 years of caring for Nigerian women, youth and vulnerable groups
The I-Care Women and Youth Initiative (ICWYI) came into being in 2007 as a pet project which has grown into a fully incorporated non-partisan and non-religious NGO with a Board of Trustees and a Management Team, supporting women, children as well as vulnerable groups in the areas of health, education,…
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African Chefs Unite to Defend Continent’s Food Sovereignty
The first African Chefs Gathering and Policy Convening, hosted by the Alliance for Food …
