For many days preceding the day, 12th December 2012, text messages, Blackberry messages, e-mails and online interactions via tweeter and facebook flew from one source to another detailing the uniqueness of the day and how significantly it would impact on human lives. While many waited with baited breadth for the day to come expecting something Continue Reading...
Gender in Nigeria Report 2012: Improving the Lives of Girls and Women in Nigeria
Nearly one in every four women in sub-Saharan Africa is Nigerian. Because of its sheer size, the country significantly influences the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in sub- Saharan Africa. The situation of women and girls in Nigeria has a key role to play in determining the progress of the whole region. Constitutional Continue Reading...
The Visions Strategic Elements:
There are certain unique features of this strategy especially when compared with previous strategies. First and foremost, the strategy is less neo-liberal than its predecessor the Nigerian Economic Empowerment and Development Strategy (NEEDS). The Nigeria Vision 20:2020 strategy acknowledges that attention will be given to equity concerns about privatisation, the need to safeguard workers interests Continue Reading...