Actionaid Nigeria
4 Jan
ActionAid Nigeria has partnered with a fintech organization - Chipper Cash, a cross-border payment company, to provide financial and non-financial support to households affected by floods in Bayelsa State.
16 Nov
To avert the looming food crisis in the country, ActionAid Nigeria has called on the Federal Government to create a separate agriculture emergency fund outside the 2023 budget for the sector.
15 Aug
Youths on Monday defied the early morning rains as they embarked on a peace walk in Kano to demand for more participation in the running of the state's affairs. The walk, organised by the Centre for Communication and Social Impact (CCSI), with support from ActionAid Nigeria, was designed to mark the 2022 International Youth Day…
30 Jun 2022
One week after the 2022 Global Peace Index ranked Nigeria 143 among 163 independent nations, according to the level of peacefulness, ActionAid Nigeria has raised concern over the mass killings across the country
8 Mar 2022
ActionAid Nigeria has challenged the Federal Government to live up her commitment of 35 percent affirmative action on women inclusion
17 Oct 2021
ActionAid Nigeria has raised concern over a recent report that Nigeria will be losing a minimum of N38trillion annually to climate change activities by 2050.
3 Oct 2021
To cushion the effect of damages caused by bandits on farms, ActionAid Nigeria has called on federal and state governments to promote insurance policies for small-scale farmers
18 Sep 2021
The Speaker of House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has declared that Nigeria’s development would remain stifled unless women are given ample opportunity to freely participate in the country’s political process.
26 Aug 2021
ActionAid Nigeria, in collaboration with the Active Support for Rural People Initiative, has facilitated the enrolment of over 2,538 girls into primary schools in Kebbi State.
7 Aug 2021
ActionAid Nigeria has described as a good development the Federal Government’s decision to increase education spending by 50 per cent over the next two years and up to 100 per cent by 2025...
6 May 2021
ActionAid Nigeria is to complement the efforts of Benue State Government by providing relief materials for 2,500 displaced households in Konshisha Local Council.
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