The High-level Panel on Global Sustainability has released a report, Resilient People, Resilient Planet: A future worth choosing. Containing 56 recommendations, the report is aimed at guiding...
No matter where you go to check the news, you’re probably used by now to hearing all about the financial crisis. Governments across Europe are slashing their budgets and we’re told the age of...
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...
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...
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...
World AIDS DAY 2011 has turned out to be a black day for People Living with HIV (PLHIV) because of International political decisions. There are innumerable threats to the lives of PLHIV from various...
Parents’ approval of forced, under-age marriages and general acceptance of domestic violence and corporal punishment are major obstacles to girls in sub-Saharan Africa completing their primary...
What is the function of governance, what purpose is it expected to serve? Are we not supposed to be beneficiaries of the common good, the reason why any government exists in the first place? Of what...
The attention of ActionAid Nigeria has been drawn to stories in some newspapers claiming that it “condemned same sex marriage, saying it should not be allowed in Nigeria”. ActionAid Nigeria is...
