If small-scale farmers themselves wrote national agriculture budgets, I bet we’d be a lot closer to eradicating hunger and malnutrition.
I’m in Lokoja, Kogi State, Nigeria at a training organised by...
Ipoade Omilaju, Director of Capacity Building and Programme Manager, Health ActionAid Nigeria writes from the London Global Summit on Family Planning
Wednesday’s Global Summit on Family...
The sound of their laughter resounded through the entire ground floor building of the Society for Family Health (SFH) causing staff to run out of their offices to join in. It was participants at the...
As we celebrate this year's International Women's Day ActionAid Nigeria's Women's Rights Programme Manager, Patience Ekeoba reflects on why it is so important to be an inpiration to girls. On March 8...
As Nigerians celebrate the achievements of the late leader of the Nigerian civil war- Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, ActionAid Nigeria's Director of Programmes, Ifeoma Charles- Monwuba...
Every child has a right to quality education and that is why we support education projects in all the states where we work.
In Nigeria school age girls are mostly out of school for several...
How would you feel if you gave your land for constructing a community school and when the school is opened your family (brothers) refuse that you speak at the event because you're not educated and...
My name is David Habba and I Occupied Nigeria!As a young person growing up in Nigeria, I have had to endure pain and hardship. I have gone to bed hungry, not because I am fasting but simply because I...
We are four days into the national strike and protest against the increase in the pump of Petrol (PMS). The protest has been massive across different parts of the country. It is arguably one of the...
It is quite interesting that we have reached a stage where Government no longer thinks we are in the democratic era but wants to continue with the dictatorship style. I have never been to the streets...
When I left my home this morning to come to the office, I was not prepared to join the street protest. I thought I would pop in; see some colleagues, exchange pleasantries and go back home. But that...
The state of the nation is indeed very worrisome. The government instead of doing internal housekeeping that will drastically reduce cost of governance and the burden on Nigerians choose to transfer...
Habila, a 35 year old widow goes back to school after her participation at ActionAid's women empowerment programme in her community. She is now able to read and write and also help her children in...
In Benue state where I live, everyone is up and doing because the harvest is here. This poem captures the moments in the food basket state. Enjoy it. Season of plenty We have forgotten the...
If you look into the news about COP17, there are two main issues in the agenda: the second commitment period for the Kyoto Protocol and the issue of Finance. But in the corridors and outside the...
ActionAid Nigeria with the support of Department for International Development in March 2010 made intervention during the last governorship elections in Anambra State in South East Nigeria.
