The Foundation for Partnership Initiative in the Niger Delta (PIND) says access to arable land for agriculture is a major constraint to increased productivity for farmers in the Niger Delta.
Development Cable
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched a $33 million initiative to empower civil society advocacy in Nigeria. The organisation said the programme, which was launched in Abuja
Traditionally, auto mechanic workshops are dominated by men — but the young women at Nana Female Mechanic Garage, Sokoto state, are changing that narrative and doing their bit to blur
The National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP) says it is working towards ensuring that malaria becomes a thing of the past in Nigeria. This, it said, would be achieved through action
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has begun the distribution of relief materials to about 300 households that were affected
Kayode Fayemi, chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) and governor of Ekiti state, says he and his colleagues are working
The Nigerian Thoracic Society (NTS) says tuberculosis kills over 162, 000 people in the country annually. Prince Ele, president of
The federal government says 30 million poor and vulnerable Nigerians have been captured on the social register. Apera Lorwa, national
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says no fewer than 26.5 million Nigerian children do not have enough water to
Wemi Jones, Kogi commissioner for education, science and technology, says any child found hawking during school hours will be taken
