Ibadan, 16 November: The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) working in collaboration with the National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI) and the Foundation for Partnership Initiative in the Niger Delta (PIND) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to build and promote a cassava seed system that will trigger the adoption of cassava stems of…
Abia State currently has the 4th highest unemployment rate (31.6%) in Nigeria (NBS, 2018) with the youth unemployment rate almost double that rate With a population of over 3.7 million people as of 2016, government intervention will do well to adopt a demand-led approach to solving its youth unemployment problem and ensure that its programs…
Land, which is central to the economy, social and political spheres of community, society, and the nation at large is regarded as a crucial asset. It is the most important economic resources, most particularly for developing countries with a largely rural population and most people earn their living through agriculture. It has remained the most…
Abia State was created out of the old Imo State in 1991 under the then military administration. The State is located in the South East region of Nigeria and comprises of 17 local government areas. It occupies about 6,320 kilometers and is bordered by the states of Enugu and Ebonyi to the north, Akwa Ibom to the east and…
CLOSED: The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta, (PIND) seeks to engage a consultant (firm or individual) for the harmonized maintenance and administration of pind’s website platforms: (www.pindfoundation.org), NDLINK (www.ndlink.org) and partners for peace website (www.p4p-nigerdelta.org) and p4p membership database. OBJECTIVES Key objectives of this service is to engage an expert on a retainer…
The peace and conflict landscape in the Niger Delta remained largely unchanged during the third quarter of 2020. There were no significant changes in the levels of conflict risk and lethal violence during the period, compared to the second quarter of the year (See page 2). According to data uploaded to the P4P Peace Map…
CLOSED: The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta, (PIND) seeks to engage a Media Production Firm for the NDYEP Project, to produce four Sector-based Short Video Case Studies and 12 Video Testimonials of the Niger Delta Youth Employment Pathways Project. The overall purpose of the Video case studies is to document key learnings…
This special edition of the weekly update spotlights the violent demonstrations in the Niger Delta in the aftermath of the ‘EndSARS’ protests in Nigeria. The protests which started as a campaign against police brutality has snowballed into mass demonstrations, crackdown by security forces and destruction of infrastructure by hoodlums who have hijacked the protests across…
The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta, (PIND) seeks to engage a consultant to provide technical assistance to the Graduate Employment Enhancement Program (GEEP) of the Delta State Job Creation Agency.
The last five years have seen improvements in the Niger Delta’s security landscape that government, civil society, and development agencies can further build upon to promote resilience and lasting security. However, violence in the region persists, with ongoing cultist and communal clashes, as well as other forms of criminality and violence. In addition, new issues, including COVID-19 and volatility in…