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Daniel Otunge is the project manager of the Open Forum for Agricultural Biotechnology in Africa (OFAB) who speaks about their work of raising awareness about agricultural biotechnology in Africa, including the various controversies around Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)   OFAB is trying to change public perception of agricultural biotechnologies in…

The African Centre of Excellence in Dryland Agriculture at Bayero University, Kano Tuesday commenced its The 3rd Biennial International Conference of Dryland, 2018 under the theme: “Resource constraints, conflicts and changing climate in the Drylands” with delegates from across the globe attending the event. The biennial international conference on dryland…

In commemoration of the 2018 International Day of Peace, the Inclusive Community Education and Development Association (ICEADA), a nonprofit which promotes inclusiveness in policy and service delivery especially in the areas of health, education and environment, Saturday trained 50 youths as peace ambassadors and champions at Dambatta community of Kano…

It is now exactly sixteen days to the commencement of New Faces New Voices Nigeria’s maiden Pan African women EXPO scheduled for October 8 to 22 in Abuja, Nigeria which will have as exhibitors businesswomen and women cross-border traders from across the African continent. The EXPO is being organized by…

The leadership of the Pan African network of women in business and finance New Faces New Voices (NFNV) in Nigeria has moved to strengthen its relationship with the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) in West Africa with a visit to UN Women’s…

“If you invest in their health, education, and opportunities — the “human capital” we are talking about today—then they will lay the foundation for sustained prosperity. If you don’t, however, then it is very important to recognize that there will be a sharp limit on how much the country can…

The African Centre of Excellence in Dryland Agriculture (CDA) at Bayero University, Nigeria in collaboration with the International Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA) are set to host an international conference focused on the relationship between resource constraints, climate change, and conflicts in…

The Kano Emirate Council Committee on Health (KECCoH) in collaboration with the development Research and Project Centre (dRPC) on Wednesday trained community leaders and health workers from Ungogo community of Kano state on child health issues such as routine immunization(RI) and antenatal services (ANC). dRPC is a nonprofit organization that builds…

Korkor Cudjoe is the women’s rights programmes manager at the Graça Machel Trust, initiators of the African women in finance network, New Faces New Voices (NFNV), which is implementing a project aimed at addressing the challenge of women cross-border traders in West Africa, with the support of UPS Foundation  …

The National Democratic Institute (NDI) Wednesday held a consultative roundtable meeting on promoting women political participation in Nigeria with stakeholders in Kano state. The meeting was part of preparations for the implementation of NDI’s 2-year Women in Politics (WiP) projectin Kano which seeks to support elected women legislators to become…