Linking Partners for Niger Delta Development

May 9, 2017

When Facebooks Chukwuemeka Afigbo visited Port Harcourt…

Facebook’s Head of Platform Partnership Middle East and Africa, Chukwuemeka Afigbo was in Port Harcourt on April 27th – 28th 2017, to access the tech community […]
May 3, 2017

Nigeria’s Ranking on Human Devt Index to improve with SDGs scheme – SSA

Nigeria’s ranking on the Human Development Index will receive a boost with the Conditional Grant Scheme, CGS   under the Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs, Senior Special Assistant […]
May 3, 2017

Youth Exclusion from Leadership Hindering Development in Nigeria, Africa — Igbuzor

“Nigeria and Africa are relegated to the background because they fail to develop their productive population in leadership and capacity,” a United Nations Ambassador, Dr Otive […]
May 2, 2017

PIND & Partners Commemorate Earth Day, Discuss Future of Bioenergy

Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) and its partners organized a two-day event from Monday, 24th April to Tuesday 25th April, 2017 to […]
May 2, 2017

SACE holds Public Campaign, Media Workshop for CSOs

Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in the Niger Delta region have been tasked to ensure that their advocacy campaign translates from their media awareness to action that […]
May 2, 2017

Graca Machel’s NGO set for Launch in Nigeria

The Nigeria chapter of a Pan-African NGO founded by Graca Machel wife of the late Africa icon, Nelson Mandela is set for formal launch in May […]
May 2, 2017

BoI’s support for businesses hits N171b

Following its intervention to businesses in the 2016 financial year, the Bank of Industry (BoI) has posted an operating profit before tax of N17 billion in […]
April 28, 2017

Chevron-backed GMoU most Suitable for Ending Niger Delta Crisis – Michael Johnny

Chief Michael Johnny is the outgoing Chairman of the Chevron-sponsored Egbema Gbaramatu Communities Devel­opment Foundation (EGCDF). In this interview with Francis Sadhere, he speaks on his […]
April 27, 2017

UNICEF, Cross River LGA push for attainment of SDG 6

Determined to meet the global and Nigerian roadmap to eliminating open defecation by 2025 and attainment of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6 of […]
April 25, 2017

Abia State Govt to raise Standard of Made-in-Aba Shoes

Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia says his administration will enhance the standard of shoemaking in Aba as part of its investment development strategy. Ikpeazu, who made […]
April 25, 2017

CEPEJ Leads Protest against Environmental Degradation

A non governmental organisation (NGO), Centre for Peace and Environmental Justice (CEPEJ), last weekend protested against environmental degradation in the Niger Delta region as part of […]
April 21, 2017

World Bank President expresses fears over Unemployment, Famine in Nigeria & Other Developing Countries

About two-thirds of jobs in developing economies would be lost soon as high-level fragility continues to impact negatively on business activities.Also, rising technological innovations that are […]