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By Abdallah el-Kurebe Cruel happenings surrounding the child today have surged the calls for the respect of the rights of the vulnerable group. Globally, children suffer all manner of ill treatments; most are abandoned or ‘sold’ into slavery. Man’s inhumanity to the child has drawn the attention of the United…

The Child Right Bill Advocacy Project  CRIBAP seeks Media practitioners/Influencers to join the 2017 CRIBAP media Partners. The CRIBAP will utilize the strength of the local media and the local organizations involved in advocacy in 5 states in Nigeria to push for the passage and enforcement of the child Right Bill…

As part of efforts to empower youth in Kaduna state to be able to positively participate in political processes, by being able to influence policies and hold their leaders accountable, the Organization for Community Civic Engagement (OCCEN) hosted a one-day youth policy event in Kaduna, recently Although the youth constitute…

The International Centre for Investigative Reporting, ICIR, Abuja, in collaboration with the Public and Private Development Centre, PPDC, is embarking on a project to build the capacity of Nigerian journalists to scrutinise budgetary and procurement issues, in order to create more transparency and accountability in the public sector. The project, which is courtesy of…

Youth Livelihood Diaries Shed New Light on Working Lives of African Youth KIGALI, Rwanda, February 17, 2017 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Innovative research released today by The MasterCard Foundation is making the case for a new approach to youth employment training strategies in Africa. Invisible Lives: Understanding Youth Livelihoods in…

Press release The Accountability in Basic Education Cluster, a consortium of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), School Based Management Committees (SBMCs), Parent-Teachers’ Associations (PTAs), Community Development Associations (CDAs) and Faith Based Organisations (FBOs), commends the Honourable Minister, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mallam Muhammad Musa Bello for accessing the FCT un-accessed 2014…

  Background Now more than ever, journalists and activists in Nigeria are exposed to cyber threats, hostile physical and psychosocial environments as they go about their daily work. It is important that these groups have the knowledge and tools to safeguard themselves and people around them. As part of its…