WEBINAR: How MSD enhanced Nigerian farmers’ resilience to COVID-19
Join Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) on Tuesday, January 26 at 2:00 pm WAT for a virtual roundtable, as we share our understanding and…
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2020 Progress Report – Market Systems Development Project
PIND’s Market Systems Development project supports farmers and small enterprises in key agricultural sectors in the Niger Delta to improve their productivity, leading to an…
2020 Progress Report – Business Linkages Project
There were lots of disruptions in the operating environment for small enterprises in the region due to COVID-19-induced restrictions and prevention protocols by different levels…
2020 Progress Report – Cocoa Value Chain Project
During the quarter, PIND worked with input suppliers/ equipment dealers, off-takers, and service providers to organize training programs for farmers and to set up demonstration…
2020 Progress Report – Youth Employment Pathways Project
Aligned to SDGs 1, 2 and 8, the second year of the 2-year pilot intervention continues working towards the target to train and equip an…
Edo takes enlightenment campaign on COVID-19 to eateries, public cafes
The Edo State government has intensified the campaign to inform and educate the public about the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, admonishing them to…
Rivers govt plans another lockdown as COVID-19 cases rise
The governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, is considering another lockdown as the state witnesses a surge in the number of COVID-19 cases. The total number…
COVID-19 New Wave: Wike threatens to shut down churches
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has threatened to shut down churches if they fail to comply with the COVID-19 guidelines. Wike made this known during…
2020 Progress Report – Sombreiro Kapital Project
This section shows key achievements in Quarter 3 of 2020 for the initiative implemented under the Sombreiro Kapital. Sombreiro Kapital was set up as a…
Sharing PIND’s Working Model for Youth Employment; The Niger Delta Youth Employment Pathways (NDYEP) Model
During the first quarter of the year 2020, PIND participated at a Job Creation Summit in Lagos, hosted by the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund.…
Imo orders stay-at-home for workers to check COVID-19
APPREHENSIVE about the surge in the second global wave of the COVID -19 pandemic, Governor Hope Uzodimma, has ordered an indefinite stay-at-home for workers beginning…
2020 Progress Report – Poultry Value Chain Project
In Q3, PIND trained new poultry service providers to support the expansion of training activities to farmers in the Niger Delta and supported existing poultry…
2020 Progress Report – Aquaculture Value Chain project
PIND leveraged its network of aquaculture service providers to fast-track interventions slowed down by the onset of COVID-19 and expand outreach activities to more fish…
2020 Progress Report – Palm Oil Value Chain Project
In Q3, PIND leveraged its relationships with oil palm Business Membership Organizations to onboard new agro-dealers and farm services providers who are interested in using…
Niger Delta Weekly Conflict Update for December 06-12, 2020
This weekly update spotlights organized violence in the Niger Delta with a focus on gang violence in Delta Stata. According to data (see map below),…
2020 Progress Report – Cassava Value Chain project
Through a tripartite memorandum of understanding between PIND, the International Institute for tropical agriculture (IITA), and the National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI) signed in…
Niger Delta Weekly Update: November 29 – December 05, 2020
This weekly update spotlights insecurity in the Niger Delta with a focus on violent crimes in Ondo State. Violent criminality – including armed robbery and…
USAID and PIND Launch Project to Tackle the Challenges of Food Security in the Niger Delta
November 30, 2020, Zoom: As Nigeria, and by extension the Niger Delta, face the disruptions in the economy resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic that is…
Request for Applications – Internship to support PIND’s Integrated Peace and Development Unit (IPDU)
CLOSED: PIND seeks to engage an Intern to support the IPDU. The Intern will provide the needed additional human resources in order to improve the…
Niger Delta Weekly Update – November 22-28-2020
This weekly update highlights kidnapping in the Niger Delta with a focus on the growing risk of kidnapping for ransom in Delta State. Kidnapping for…