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ACDJ Remembers Founder, Rotimi Sankore, a Year After
The African Centre for Development Journalism (ACDJ), a media nonprofit focused on promoting development journalism, remembers the passing of its Executive Director/Editor-in-Chief, Rotimi Sankore, who passed on a year ago on April 12, 2024. A press statement by ACDJ described Sankore as someone who fiercely advocated for democratic accountability, human rights,…
Read More »Art–Health Nexus: Insights from Nigeria Health Watch’s 2025 Celebrating Womanhood Art Gala
Nigeria Health Watch’s 3rd Celebrating Womanhood Art Gala, themed “Her Strength in Every Story: Creative Expressions for Women’s Health,” focused on the intersection of art, health, and gender equity, exploring the power of art in amplifying women’s health issues and advocating for equitable healthcare systems. Maternal mortality rates are much…
Read More »Youth Bridge Foundation Harps on Youth Inclusion in Africa’s Peace and Security
Stakeholders in Ghana are intensifying efforts to empower young people as key actors in conflict prevention, peacebuilding, and sustainable development vis-à-vis Africa’s growing youth population, which presents both an opportunity and a challenge for the continent’s peace and security. At the forefront of this effort is the Ghanaian Youth Bridge…
Read More »Nigeria Health Watch’s 3rd Celebrating Womanhood Art Gala for Mar 28 in Abuja
Nigeria Health Watch, a not-for-profit health communication and advocacy organization, will host the third edition of its Celebrating Womanhood Art Gala on March 28, 2025, in Abuja, Nigeria as part of activities commemorating 2025 International Women’s Month which aims to highlight the intersection of art, health, and gender equity while…
Read More »Five Years Later, is AfCFTA already Failing?
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement came into force in 2019 to create a unified continental market of 1.3 billion people valued at US$ 3.4 trillion, yet, implementation remains slow with the elimination of tariffs on 90% of goods not expected until 2034. African Union Heads of State at their…
Read More »SWIFT Empowers Female Contraceptives Vendors for Improved FP Services in Nigeria
The Society for Family Health (SFH), Nigeria’s leading health nonprofit, in collaboration with the Gates Foundation and the Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN), has launched the Supporting Women’s Increased Access to Family Planning through Pharmacies, Patent and Proprietary Medicine Vendors (SWIFT) project. This SWIFT Project, which aims to improve access…
Read More »Senior Officials of AU’s Specialized Committee on Trade Endorse African Green Minerals Strategy
The meeting of senior officials of the African Union First Extra-Ordinary Session of the Specialized Technical Committee on Trade, Tourism, Industry and Minerals (STC-TTIM) held from December 11 -12, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, has endorsed the Draft African Green Minerals Strategy (AGMS). The AGMS, otherwise known as the African Union…
Read More »Shortage of skilled birth attendants threatens lives of mothers, newborns in Northern Nigeria
A shortage of skilled birth attendants in Kano’s rural communities is slowly turning life’s most precious moments into tragedies, increasing concerns of maternal and infant mortality. African Newspage visited communities in Gwarzo, Tofa, and Ungogo Local Government Areas (LGAs), uncovering devastating stories of mothers and babies lost during childbirth. Amina’s…
Read More »NFNV NIGERIA: Building Resilient, Sustainable Nigerian Women-owned MSMEs
New Faces, New Voices (NFNV) Nigeria under the Women in Leadership and Financial Inclusion (WLFI) project recently hosted Nigerian women entrepreneurs for a webinar themed: “Building a Sustainable Women, Small and Medium Enterprises: Prospects and Strategies for Thriving in Uncertain Times.” The webinar discourse centered around the unique challenges and…
Read More »NFNV-WLFI: Empowering Women Entrepreneurs through Digital Financial Inclusion
The New Faces, New Voices Nigeria’s (NFNV Nigeria)’s 2024 Kano Women Leadership and Financial Inclusion (WLFI) Summit brought together key stakeholders who discussed strategies for overcoming access to finance barriers and harnessing digital tools to empower women entrepreneurs. Aishatu Debola Aminu, NFNV Nigeria Country Director (Left) and Aisha Lawan, the…
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OP-ED | COP30 Must Make Good on Past Climate Commitments, By Jacinda Ardern & Carlos Lopes Et al.
COP presidencies tend to seek fresh agreements and ambitious initiatives, but when the celebrations …
