We attended the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG)’s ‘Low Carbon Investment Opportunities in Nigeria’ workshop in Lagos on April 13, 2018, to share how our economic development programs and empirical data contribute to expanding growth in the Niger Delta, with examples taken from the palm oil, cassava and aquaculture value chain projects.
Following invitation by the State Government, we attended the Imo State Business summit on April 27, 2018, at the Imo State Trade and Investment Center in New Owerri. The event also served as the official launch of the Public Private Partnership (PPP) Policy in the State.
To commemorate the 2018 World Water Day Celebration, the Foundation partnered with Rotary Clubs of Districts 9141 and 9142 of Yenagoa, Bayelsa State and Procter & Gamble (P&G) International on March 22, 2018, for a public enlightenment event hosted at the Universal Primary Education (UPE) Model Primary School and Township Primary School, Ovom, Yenagoa,…
On March 23 – 24, we were on a panel at the 9th Annual Harvard Development Conference held at Harvard University, Massachusetts, USA, to discuss innovative business models for delivering energy to underserved communities and ways of influencing government policies toward energy efficiency in the continent. The African Development Conference (ADC) has over the…
From Left to Right: Ene Obi, ActionAid Nigeria's Country Director, Professor Joy Ezeilo, Executive Director of Women's Aid Collective and Bose Eitokpah, PIND's Capacity Building Manager at the 62nd United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in New York. We attended the 62nd session of Commission on the Status of Women (#CSW62) which…
As part of efforts to improve the income of farmers in the Niger Delta, PIND facilitated a Nigeria Agricultural Enterprise Curriculum (NAEC) and Technical Training for cassava farmers in Adofure Community in Akure South Local Government Area of Ondo State on March 20, 2018. The training focused on equipping farmers with knowledge on record keeping,…
From February 26 – 28, 2018, PIND facilitated a Capacity Building for Local Empowerment (CAPABLE) Market Systems Development training in Benin, Edo State, for profit and non-profit organizations and service providers in the Niger Delta. This was a follow-on training to the CAPABLE Making Markets Work for the Poor (M4P) training which held in Akure,…
This conflict brief provides a snapshot of the trends and patterns of organized criminality and political violence in the Niger Delta and examines the security and risk implications of organized crime on the upcoming 2019 Nigerian general elections in the region. DOWNLOAD Organized Crime in the Niger Delta: Implications for the 2019 Elections (6512 downloads…
[unitegallery IWD2018] As part of activities to mark this year’s International Women’s Day, PIND held a media advocacy outreach meeting in Ngor Okpala Community of Imo State on March 6 to showcase the contributions of women farmers to the rural economy and draw attention to the constraints limiting them from maximizing the immense opportunities in…
This study examines the current structure of the fish feed sector, with a view to updating market players on how the sector works and what changing dynamics have occurred in the last five years in the various channels for fish feed supply into the Niger Delta. It goes further to identify major constraints and opportunities…