Linking Partners for Niger Delta Development

May 31, 2017

About Yesterday’s Niger Delta Stakeholders Meeting Held in Abuja

The Federal Government on Tuesday called for greater collaboration among all stakeholders in the Niger Delta region to ensure the development of the region. The Minister […]
May 29, 2017

Opinion: Lessons for Nigeria from Kenya’s Solar Ecosystem

Kenya’s renewable energy market and ecosystem particularly for solar energy (off grid solar PV and solar home systems) is unarguably the most successful in sub-Saharan Africa […]
May 29, 2017

What VP Osinbajo said about the Niger Delta in his Democracy Day Address

It’s no longer news that Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo stood in for President Muhammadu Buhari to give the 2017 Democracy day address; which so far has […]
May 26, 2017

How PIND will Support the #HeforShe Campaign

By Bosede Eitokpah Capacity Building Program Manager, PIND Foundation I recently attended the Nigerian launch of the “HeforShe” campaign in Abuja. I was at the event […]
May 24, 2017

3 Things You Should Know about Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO DG-Elect

On Tuesday May 23rd Ethiopia’s Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was elected as the new director-general of the World Health Education (WHO). Dr Tedros will be succeeding […]
May 22, 2017

NITDA Releases Statement on WannaCry Virus

The management of National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) would like to bring to the attention of Nigerians that the recent WannaCry or WannaCript ransomware attack […]
May 18, 2017

NRCRI trains Youths on Cassava Stem Multiplication

The National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI) Umudike, Abia State in collaboration with the Federal Government has commenced a two-week training on Cassava Stem Multiplication for […]
May 18, 2017

A Guide to SDGs interactions: from Science to Implementation

Countries can achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by prioritizing investments and policies that bolster positive relationships across the goals, says a new report released […]
May 16, 2017

Conflict Profiles for 10 LGAs in 5 Niger Delta States

Over 80% of the conflicts in the Niger Delta are resource-based. Often, such conflicts induce boundary claims that further propagate violence. In the non-oil producing agrarian […]
May 16, 2017

Friends of the Earth Nigeria urges Governors to set up Labs to Manage Oil Spills

The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) yesterday urged governors of the Niger Delta states to establish world-class scientific laboratories to manage oil spills […]
May 15, 2017

Why Nigeria doesn’t have a Slice of the $2.7bn Global Pineapple Trade

Most Nigerians and even government are still not looking in the direction of tapping into the yet-to-be fully explored opportunities in the agricultural sector, especially the […]
May 15, 2017

Public-Private Partnership key to ICT Development — Onyeama

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, has stressed the need for Public Private Partnership (PPP) in driving Information Communication Technology (ICT) and development of […]