From paper presentations and debates to group discussions, key voices on Africa’s development featured; His Excellency Dr. William Samei-Ruto, President of Kenya, addressed; ‘Africa’s true potential.’ Akinwunmi Adesina, the head of the African Development Bank spoke on ‘Why Africa struggles to access climate finance and unraveling Africa’s unfair risk premium.’ Makhtar Diop led the discussion…
The Diamond Awards for Media Excellence (DAME) is an annual awards scheme established to reward outstanding performance in the mass media. It encourages a spirit of healthy competition among media professionals, which has been acknowledged as leading to a continuous improvement in media practice. Established in 1992 as a non-profit organization to stimulate and celebrate…
The Young Professionals program (YP), hosted by the Unboxed Conferences, is an annual event that brings together young professionals ages 19 – 30 years from various works of life to have an opportunity to be mentored by professionals with years of experience in their various fields. The event, which PIND Foundation sponsored, hosted this year’s…
PIND paid a courtesy call to the Governor of Delta State, represented by the office of the Secretary to the State Government, to officially congratulate His Excellency on the new administration’s inauguration. This visit provided an opportunity for PIND to discuss its ongoing interventions and activities and existing partnerships with the state Ministries Departments and…
PIND participated as one of the Panelists at an interactive session of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Policy Dialogue with Development Partners. The Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja event was tagged “Rethinking NDDC’s Mandate in the Context of Current Realities in The Niger Delta.” The event brought together local & international development partners to…
In 2021, Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND Foundation) started the scale-up of the NDYEP project in Delta State. In the first phase, 631 youths completed vocational skills training in various sectors, including Integrated Agriculture, Building Construction, ICT, and Services. The project further worked with a Business Development Service provider to train…
The Bridges Project is a collaborative intervention by The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) and the Ford Foundation to effectively implement Nigeria’s Petroleum Industry Act 2021(PIA). The main goal of this project is to support and complement the regulatory proposals of the PIA while ensuring the participation of all stakeholders, particularly…
EVENT DATES: Edo State: 16th May, 2023 Ondo State: 11th May, 2023 To register and indicate your preferences, use this link. REGISTER HERE The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND), in collaboration with the Renewable Energy Association of Nigeria (REAN), held an energy access roadshow in Warri, Delta State, on March 28…
Women are considered bankable investors and usually have a higher credit repayment rate. PIND’s partnership with ETIN Power provided grant support towards establishing their business case. This further paved the way for the company to access an innovative equipment lease facility required to finance their project in Edo State. In addition, ETIN power also benefited…
The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) sponsored a new category at the 31st edition of Diamond Awards for Media Excellence (DAME): the PIND Prize for Niger Delta Reporting. The award is part of PIND’s Media Solution Journalism Innovative Grants or PIND media grants, an initiative geared at promoting and rewarding solution…