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CHRICED host dialogue on social norms impacting Nigeria’s anti-graft war
The Resource Centre for Human Rights and Civic Education (CHRICED), in partnership with Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ), on Monday in Kano hosted a one-day stakeholders’ consultative forum on how social norms impact anti-corruption campaign in Nigeria. The event which drew stakeholders from across the northwest region…
Read More »UBEC, Kano SUBEB flagged off 2019 community-level enrolment drive campaign
The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) in collaboration with Kano State Universal Basic Education Commission (SUBEB), on Wednesday officially flagged off the 2019 community-level school Enrolment Drive Campaign (EDC) at Tatsan village of Tsanyawa Local Government Area of Kano state. The campaign which was themed: “Education of our children is…
Read More »Mercy Corps parleys Nigerian media on gender-based violence
The Educating Nigerian Girls in New Enterprises (ENGINE) II under Mercy Corps – an international not-for-profit organization working to promote sustainable development through addressing barriers to girls` education and gender inequalities among marginalized girls across four states in Nigeria – Monday hosted a one-day media event on Gender Based Violence…
Read More »SCDDD engages Kano non-state actors on open, accountable governance
The Savannah Centre for Diplomacy, Democracy and Development (SCDDD), with support from MacArthur Foundation and as part of its Leadership Effectiveness and Accountability Dialogue (LEAD) project on Monday hosted a townhall meeting with critical non-state actors and stakeholders aimed at promoting open and accountable governance in Kano state. LEAD is…
Read More »DFID-PERL hosts learning session with Kano media managers on education
The Partnership to Engage, Reform and Learn (PERL) this week hosted Kano media managers to a two-day learning session in Kano, aimed at improving knowledge of education matters among media stakeholders as well as improving education content in the media. PERL is a flagship five-year public sector accountability and governance…
Read More »Kano HILWA, SUBEB mentor JSS girls on carrier guidance, leadership and life skills
The Kano High-Level Women Advocates (HiLWA), in collaboration with the Kano State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), has trained and mentored a group of 200 girls drawn from selected Junior Secondary Schools (JSS) in Kano state, on career guidance, leadership and life skills. The training was held under the…
Read More »OFAB Nigeria science journalism awards slated for November 8, in Abuja
The third edition of the Open Forum for Agricultural Biotechnology in Africa (OFAB), Nigeria chapter’s annual media awards dedicated to celebrating Nigerian journalists and their efforts in promoting science including agricultural biotechnologies is scheduled for Friday, November 8, 2019 in Abuja. “The main aim of the award is to recognize…
Read More »Kano HILWA, SUBEB trains female school administrators on leadership, advocacy
The Kano High-Level Women Advocates (HiLWA), a network of influential women focused on high-level advocacy for gender-responsive change in the educational sector, in collaboration with the Kano State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), on Monday commenced a 2-day training workshop on leadership and advocacy skills for 96 female school administrators…
Read More »Unblocking West African women’s access to business, finance opportunities
About 300 women entrepreneurs from across West Africa converged in Lagos, Nigeria, last week, on the occasion of the first-ever Women in Business, Export and Finance (WIBEF) Summit, convened by New Faces New Voices (NFNV) Nigeria; it was aimed at skilling West African women entrepreneurs towards improving their access to…
Read More »“Behavioural change, key to achieving progress in human, social development” – UNICEF Chief
Maulid Warfa, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF’s) Chief of Field Office in Kano, has described behavioural change as key to achieving progress in all spheres of human and social development; be it in the areas of health, nutrition, or water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH). Warfa stated this Tuesday while…
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OP-ED | Why Europe Must Change its Approach to Africa, By Carlos Lopes
While Africa strategically repositions itself in today’s multipolar world, the European Union remains largely …
