According to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Nigeria has the potential to generate over 12,000 Megawatts (MW) of electric power from existing plants. Still, it can only dispatch around 4,000 MW, insufficient for over 200 million of its population. Meanwhile, the shift towards clean energy has become necessary as a country in…
Over the years, PIND has positioned itself to play a key role in peaceful elections in the Niger Delta region. We do this by deploying the community-driven Early Warning Early Response (EWER) system Early Warning Early Response (EWER) system to provide a Niger Delta Conflict update. The importance of this update in stemming electoral violence cannot be overemphasized;…
CLOSED: PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT The intern shall provide technical support in the daily management and marketing of the NDLink website and social media platforms. The intern will support PIND’s general Advocacy interventions and activities aimed at removing constraints to economic development and peace in the Niger Delta region. SCOPE OF LEARNING ACTIVITIES Five new…
PIND facilitated the registration of peace clubs in the University of Calabar (UNICAL), Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic (Akwa Poly), Federal College of Education- FCE (Technical), Asaba and Imo State University (IMSU), Owerri. The clubs were registered with the support of patrons and matrons who are lecturers in the institutions. The patrons and matrons were identified…
In May 2022, the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) assessed the impact of multiple taxation and illegal levies on Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the Niger Delta region. The report highlighted the burden of multiple taxation on small businesses, the significant challenges it poses, and its impact on the…
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…
PIND 2023 Q3 Progress Report This third quarter (July – September 2023) report is intended to keep our donors, Board of Trustees, and partners aware of project achievements and constraints, share lessons learned and seek deeper level of collaborations to consolidate our impact, and advance our collective effort on business development and sustainability. Also, to…
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 PIND Foundation and the Fund for Peace will facilitate a Roundtable for constructive dialogue focused on how peacebuilding can safeguard and enhance investment opportunities in the Niger Delta. At over 450 billion dollars, Nigeria’s economy is the largest in Africa. And the engine of that economy is the Niger Delta region. Investment in the…
The Niger Delta conflict, peace and security landscape was comparatively stable in the second quarter of 2023. There were continuities in the nature and dynamics of peace and security with few changes in the trends of violence during the quarter. There was a decline in incidents of lethal violence and a rise in conflict fatalities…