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Sasakawa Africa, Kano state sign MoU to support 450, 000 smallholders farmers
Kano State Agro-Pastoral Project (KSADP), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Sasakawa Africa/SG 2000, for the implementation of agricultural interventions that will impact 450, 000 small holder farmers in Kano state. The interventions under the MOU include provision of Seeds, Fertilizers, pesticides, post-harvest handling, value addition and agri-business services.…
Read More »CS-SUNN engages Kano media on malnutrition
As Nigeria continues to lose children to various diseases, malnutrition remains one of the major causes of infant mortality in the country; in a bid to curb this trend, the Civil Society Scaling Up Nutrition in Nigeria (CS- SUNN) Wednesday engaged a select group media actors from Kano in a…
Read More »Corruption and bad governance undermining welfare and well-Being of Citizens, By Zikirullahi Ibrahim
I bring you warm greetings from the Board of Directors and Secretariat of the Resource Centre for Human Rights&Civic Education (CHRICED). As a platform of active citizens working to promote democracy, human rights, and accountable governance, it is part of our historic responsibility to provide perspectives about the most fundamental…
Read More »OP-ED | The Africa We Want, and the United Nations We Need, By Zikirullahi Ibrahim
Let me first thank profusely the Savannah Centre for Diplomacy, Democracy and Development, and all its partners for the invitation to participate in this very timely UN 75 E-Consultation. It is commendable that this consultation is focusing on collating the views of a diversity of voices on the critical…
Read More »Enlisting religious leaders’ persuasive influence in Kano’s fight against COVID-19
As Nigeria continue to grapple with the spread of the coronavirus, effective communication continues to play the integral role of ensuring people get the right messages about the virus, which will subsequently help in slowing down the community transmission of the disease. Besides, religion and religious leaders constitute…
Read More »COVID-19: CHRICED report on Almajiri repatriation recommends reform of Almajiri system
The Resource Centre for Human Rights and Civic Education (CHRICED) report on the recent repatriation of Almajiri children by various governments of northern states, against the backdrop of the outbreak of COVID-19, makes far-reaching recommendations on reforming the Almajiri system The nonprofit say the report titled: “COVID-19, Repatriation…
Read More »“Stock out of CBS commodities, a thing of the past in Kano”
Dr Imam Wada Bello, director in charge of public health at the Kano State Ministry of Health, has said Kano people would no longer have to worry about stock-out of Child Birth Spacing (CBS) commodities, thanks to the directive of the state government for the full reopening of all healthcare…
Read More »When Mercy Corps Nigeria commemorated 2020 Menstrual Hygiene Day amidst COVID-19
In commemoration of the Menstrual Hygiene Day 2020, Mercy Corps Nigeria hosted a webinar discussion with stakeholders from government, NGOs, United Nations and the media in Nigeria, which focused on key issues around period poverty and the need to make pads free for all women and girls. …
Read More »COVID-19: How ordinary Kano citizens view the disease
Lack of effective community engagement strategy fuels misinformation and disinformation about COVID-19 among Kano citizens It is said that fake news about COVID-19 fueled by misinformation and disinformation about the virus travels at a faster rate than the disease itself leading to more harm in terms of spread…
Read More »Group calls for protection of Nigeria`s mining communities against negative consequences of coal mining
350.org, an international movement focused on ending the use of fossil fuels and building a world of community-led renewable energy for all, has on Monday called on the Nigerian government to protect rural communities against the negative consequences of environmental degradation caused by coal mining in Nigeria. The…
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RWANDAIR INVITES PASSENGERS TO EXPLORE AFRICA AND ITS GLOBAL DESTINATIONS WITH ITS NEW ‘RWANDAIR HOLIDAYS’ PLATFORM
SAVE WHEN YOU BUNDLE: RwandAir’s New All-In-One Booking Platform Allows Travellers To Build Their …
