Niger Delta Weekly Update for November 07-13, 2021

This edition of the weekly update spotlights ethno-nationalist agitation in the Niger Delta with a focus on the resurgence of violent separatist agitation in Abia State. According to data (see map below), violence associated with separatist agitation caused over 150 fatalities in Abia State between January 2018 and September 2021. Recent incidents indicate a resurgence […]

Final Speech National Seed Summit Nov 4 2021

Speech by (Chief (Dr) Alfred Dixon at the Second National Cassava Summit Theme: Catalyzing and Scaling Private Sector-Led Cassava Seed Development Venue: Sheraton Hotel & Towers, Abuja: Date: 04 November 2021 Protocols Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen, permit me to stand on existing protocols. It gladdens my heart to be in your midst today to present […]

Niger Delta Weekly Update for October 31 – November 06, 2021

This edition of the weekly update spotlights sexual violence in the Niger Delta with a focus on emerging trends of sexual violence in Ondo State. According to data (see map below), more than 45 incidents of sexual violence were reported in Ondo State between January 2018 and September 2021. Recent data also shows new trends […]

Niger Delta Weekly Update for October 24-30, 2021

This special edition of the weekly update spotlights the growing threat of kidnapping for ransom in the Niger Delta with a focus on targeted kidnapping of students and educators in Cross River State. According to data (see map below), more than 35 incidents of kidnapping for ransom were reported in Cross Rivers State between January […]

Call for Proposal: Small Grants to Address Gender-Based Violence.

CLOSED: PIND intends to award grants to organizations that can participate in providing creative ideas and activities that will help address the issues around this year’s focus with the objectives of taking actions in addressing GBV as it relates to the theme through innovative activities and to provide an all-inclusive platforms to amplify voices on […]

National Cassava Summit: Catalysing and Scaling of Private Sector-led Cassava Seed Development in Nigeria.

CATALYSING AND SCALING OF PRIVATE SECTOR-LED CASSAVA SEED DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA. WATCH NOWNigeria has embarked on reforms to transform cassava for food security, wealth creation, and economic prosperity. The reforms are encapsulated in the country’s national policy for agricultural development known as the Agricultural Promotion Policy (APP). The APP prioritizes cassava for export and the […]

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