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“Why there would be voter apathy in Kano come 2019”
As the 2019 general elections draws closer, unchecked excesses of followers of political parties in the form of political violence, intimidation and harassment of citizens could lead to voter apathy in the forthcoming elections in Kano state, says Ubale Jakada Kiru, a former member of Nigeria’s House of Representatives. Kiru,…
Read More »INTERVIEW: “How we’re championing the #SDGs in rural Nigerian communities”
Semiye Michael is the chief executive of Dean Initiative, an NGO focused on bringing development to marginalised rural communities in Nigeria by empowering citizens with the right information to hold leaders accountable. How has the experience trying to empower marginalized communities with the right information to hold leaders accountable been?…
Read More »DFID-PERL engages Kano village heads on budget and project monitoring
As part of its series of engagements with village heads on partnering Community Based Organizations (CBOs) and government agencies towards effective participation in budget process and monitoring of projects in Kano State, the Partnership to Engage, Reform and Learn (PERL) program Tuesday hosted a session with village heads from across…
Read More »How Renovation of Healthcare Facilities by MNCH2 is improving uptake of RMNCH services in Kano state
The 5-year UK-DFID-funded Maternal, Newborn and Child Health the MNCH2 programme has renovated 112 healthcare facilities at the cost of over NGN 0.6 billion aimed at improving access to healthcare service especially at the lower tier of care services The 5-year UK-DFID-funded Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH2) programme working…
Read More »“Corruption to blame for poverty, underdevelopment in Nigeria”
Corruption is the greatest hindrance to achieving sustainable development in Nigeria including the government’s ability to deal with poverty and provide critically-important services and infrastructure like water, roads, and healthcare services, says Jimoh Sulahiman, a certified corruption risk assessor at the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC).…
Read More »Nigerian Youth SDG Network to recognize ‘100 Youth SDG Champions’
The Nigerian Youth SDG Network is set to recognize the work of 100 outstanding young Nigerians working towards the successful realization of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) across Nigeria, says Joshua Alade, the Network’s projects coordinator. “There are excellent yet hidden young SDG champions in our country who have been…
Read More »Leveraging social media to drive accountability for the SDGs in Nigeria
On Friday, March 2nd, the Nigerian Youth SDGs Network hosted a session on the theme “Social Media as a Tool to Achieve the 2030 Agenda” at the 6th Social Media Week Lagos which lasted between February 26 to March 2, 2018 at Lagos, Nigeria This year’s Social Media Week themed…
Read More »CODE hosts interactive session on #FollowTheMoney with NGOs in Kano
Connected Development (CODE), a non-governmental organization (NGO) whose mission is to empower marginalized communities in Africa, in partnership with the Office of the Special Adviser to Kano State Government on NGOs Saturday held an interactive session on budget tracking and the role of non-governmental organizations in tracking community budgets in…
Read More »OPINION: Focusing on schoolgirl abductions distorts the view of life in Nigeria, By Chitra Nagarajan
It is simplistic to imply that all victims are female or that women are not active agents in domestic and community life Once again, abducted Nigerian schoolgirls are making international headlines. Last Monday, 110 girls were taken from the Government Girls Science and Technical School in the town of Dapchi in…
Read More »Kano environment commissioner calls for cooperation of World Bank-NEWMAP project communities
Kano state commissioner for environment and chairman of the State Steering Committee (SSC) for the World Bank-funded Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project ((NEWMAP) Dr. Ali Haruna Makoda, has enjoined the NEWMAP project communities to make good use of the “golden opportunity” presented to them by the intervention which is…
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AU Chair Angola Hosts Heads of State-Level Infrastructure Financing Summit
The African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), the African Union Commission (AUC), and the Government …
