With barely three weeks to the Presidential and National Assembly elections scheduled for February 14, and just over a month to the Governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections on February 28

Imagine you couldn’t read or write. Or worse still, imagine you knew nothing of the world that exists beyond your hometown. For 57 million primary aged children who aren’t in school, there’s no need to imagine-this is their painful reality

Partnership has become a buzz word often used by development actors and organizations to demonstrate their belief in the approach and concept. Several development projects and initiatives in Nigeria and elsewhere have been built on the concept and principles of partnership.

Amnesty International and the Centre for Human Rights and Development (CEHRD) has welcomed an offer by oil giant Shell to pay the Nigerian Bodo community 55 million pounds ($83 million) in compensation for its oil spills in the Niger Delta in 2008

Ese Emerhi has spent the last 5 years building online communities of practice, most recently with the World Bank Institute’s Knowledge Exchange Unit, where she developed strategies and tactics to help emerging online community managers at the World Bank launch and maintain development communities across the world.

Remy Chukwunyere is a public speaker, leadership coach, entrepreneur and community development facilitator.

The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) is hosting the third edition of its Niger Delta Development Forum (NDDF) at Monty Suites in Calabar, Cross Rivers State, on 25-26 November 2014, with the theme “Unlocking Investment Opportunities in Agriculture in the Niger Delta for Regional Competitiveness”.

The #NDDF2014 hashtag sought to support and enhance the success of the Niger Delta Development Forum (NDDF) in Washington, D.C. by engaging a wide range of stakeholders from across the world to raise awareness of NDDF and NDLink as a convening information platform and help build a sustainable future for the Niger Delta.

Focus Hub Nigeria is organizing the maiden edition of #GirlsinICT Hangout with Ese Emerhi and Sharon D. Fiberesima on November 8, 2014 at Grand Venice Hotel, Cocaine Village, 1st Artillery, Port Harcourt at 12 noon.

The Niger Delta Development Forum (NDDF) is a unique advocacy platform that informs and influences promotion of non-oil pro-poor policies, programs and interventions as well as leverage and advice on how resources from the public, private and development organizations can be effectively and efficiently utilized to promote inclusive and equitable economic growth.