For 14-year-old Amina in Kano, Nigeria, the journey to school is a daily battle. Living with a mobility impairment, Amina struggles to navigate flooded roads and muddy paths during Nigeria’s intensifying rainy season. Her experience highlights a growing issue in Nigeria: how climate change exacerbates challenges for children with disabilities, particularly in a strained educational […]
The Federal Government has lifted restrictions on National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) postings, allowing corps members to serve in private sector organizations such as banks and oil and gas companies. This policy shift, announced by the Minister for Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, will take effect with the commencement of the 2024 Batch ‘C’ Orientation Course. […]
Key stakeholders in Imo State have urged the state government to adopt proactive strategies to combat the socio-economic and health challenges posed by climate change. The call was made during the inaugural meeting of the Imo State Climate Change Technical Committee held in Owerri, bringing together experts from diverse fields including environment, public health, law, […]
Are you a climate journalist or interested in reporting on climate issues? The Cable Newspaper Journalism Foundation, in partnership with TheCable.ng, invites Nigerian journalists to apply for the Amplifying Climate Storytelling Fellowship. Who Can Apply? Journalists from online and Newspaper Journalism Foundation are encouraged to apply. Special consideration will be given to: Female journalists Journalists […]
Are you passionate about public policy and research? Agora Policy is inviting applications for its Policy Writing Fellowship, a three-month, non-residential program designed to enhance participants’ capacity to craft impactful policy papers. This fellowship provides a platform to develop research-driven solutions to pressing policy challenges, with opportunities to secure research grants upon successful completion. About […]
Today marks World Toilet Day with the Theme: Sanitation For Pace , a global initiative by the United Nations to spotlight the importance of sanitation and hygiene. Despite notable strides, billions remain without access to safe sanitation, posing urgent health and environmental challenges. The Global Sanitation Crisis Currently, 3.6 billion people—nearly half the world’s population—lack […]
Human-induced climate change, driven by fossil fuel use, has intensified seasonal downpours in the Niger and Lake Chad basins by 5–20% this year, according to the World Weather Attribution (WWA) network. The worsening rainfall has triggered devastating floods, killing about 1,500 people and displacing over a million across West and Central Africa, the UN’s Office […]
Stakeholders in the Niger Delta oil palm industry have called for urgent action to boost productivity and sustainability in the sector. This was the focus of a high-level meeting hosted by the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, which brought together over 80 key players across the […]
The European Union (EU) has called on stakeholders, including government agencies, private sectors, civil society, and traditional institutions, to unite in the fight against Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) in Nigeria. Zissimos Vergos, Deputy Ambassador of the EU Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS, emphasized a whole-society approach as key to addressing SGBV during the 10th […]
The National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT), in collaboration with global partners, has launched a two-day training workshop aimed at empowering farmers across Nigeria to produce quality pepper seeds locally. Held in Ibadan, Oyo State, the workshop features theoretical and practical sessions on pepper seed production, field visits, and participatory pepper selection, drawing participants from all […]
