It was a sunny Wednesday afternoon, 58-year-old Aondufa Agbe sat on a log close to his thatch-roofed mud hut sharpening his machete. A few meters away from him lay his
Development Cable
The US Mission in Nigeria, in partnership with Ascend Studios Foundation, has commenced the training of 250 female entrepreneurs under the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE). The AWE is a
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says the adoption of the Child Rights Act and the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Act by all states will address gender-based violence (GBV). As of October
YIAGA Africa, a civil society organisation, has commended Ahmadu Fintiri, governor of Adamawa, for signing the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) bill into law. The VAPP Act, which was passed
Mansur Matazu, director-general, Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), says the dissemination of weather alerts to women in rural areas will soon
Shekhar Mehta, Rotary International president, has commended initiatives by members of the group to reduce cervical cancer in Nigeria. Speaking
A report by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) says 27 million Nigerians earn less than N100,000 per year.
The African Development Bank (AfDB) says it is working with development partners in mobilising $520m to co-finance the first phase
The federal government has approved a new national policy for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Nigeria. Sadiya Umar Farouq, minister
President Muhammadu Buhari has flagged off the Nigeria Jubilee Fellows Programme (NJFP), a youth empowerment partnership initiative between the federal
