Niger Governor’s Directive to Shut Down Badeggi FM: ImpactHouse Condemns Action, Demands Immediate Reversal
Abuja, Nigeria: ImpactHouse Centre for Development Communication strongly condemns the directive issued by the Governor of Niger State, Mohammed Umaru Bago, to revoke the broadcasting licence of Badeggi FM 90.1, a private radio station operating in Bida, and to shut down its operations. This alarming action represents a dangerous encroachment on press freedom and a […]
ImpactHouse, GAF Demand Action As Girls of African Descent Speak Up Against Injustice
Abuja, Nigeria – 25 July, 2025 As the world marks the 2025 International Day of Women and Girls of African Descent, ImpactHouse Centre for Development Communication and the Grace Agbonlahor Foundation (GAF) call on Nigerian leaders and institutions to take concrete action to protect the rights, dignity, and safety of every girl in Nigeria. This […]
2024 in Review: Advocacy with a Punch
As we wave goodbye to 2024, it is time to reflect on the year’s rollercoaster of stories that left us scratching our heads, clutching our pearls, and occasionally shouting, ‘Seriously?!’ Here is a stroll down memory lane featuring our top advocacy calls. And trust us, they are worth another look. January ‘No Gree for Anybody’: […]
Hunger-Induced Stampedes in Nigeria: Ensuring Safe Humanitarian Interventions
The haunting images of stampedes during food distribution events in Ibadan, Abuja, and Anambra tell the distressing story of Nigeria in 2024. The outgoing year saw an unprecedented rise in the cost of living – fuel prices soaring by 77 percent, electricity bills escalating by 217 percent, and staples like beans, rice, bread, and garri […]
Human Rights Day: ImpactHouse Outlines Key Actions to Tackle GBV in Nigeria
Abuja, Nigeria – 10 December, 2024 As the world marks Human Rights Day and concludes the 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence (GBV), ImpactHouse Centre for Development Communication (ImpactHouse) urges immediate and comprehensive action to address the persistent and devastating impact of GBV in Nigeria. GBV remains a critical human rights issue, violating the […]
GRESP: Addressing Peculiar Needs of Girls in Nigerian Schools
Accurate and empathetic reporting on gender-responsive education sector planning (GRESP) is crucial to ensuring that the peculiar needs of schoolchildren are addressed in Nigeria. ImpactHouse and the System Strategy and Policy Lab (SSPL) recently conducted a two-day capacity-building programme on GRESP for 27 journalists in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital. The journalists, selected from Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, […]
GRESP: ImpactHouse’s Fellows to Track Government’s Gender Responsiveness in Education
Abuja – 28 June, 2024: Twenty-seven journalists in Nigeria have begun a 10-month fellowship on Gender Responsive Education Sector Planning (GRESP) to track government’s gender responsiveness in education sector planning in nine states. The journalists, who were selected from Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Kaduna, Kano, Oyo, and Sokoto, are fellows of the Change […]
GRESP: ImpactHouse, SSPL Unveil 27 Journalists as Change Reporting 2.0 Fellows
Abuja – 22 June, 2024 ImpactHouse Centre for Development Communication (ImpactHouse), publishers of Development Diaries, and the System Strategy and Policy Lab (SSPL) are thrilled to announce the selection of 27 journalists as fellows for the ‘Change Reporting 2.0 Media Fellowship on Gender Responsive Education Sector Planning (GRESP)’ in Nigeria. Change Reporting is an ImpactHouse […]
DSS Warning against Protest Undemocratic
The Department of State Services (DSS) warning Nigerians against participating in a peaceful protest represents a troubling affront to democratic principles and civil liberties. The DSS, in a statement, issued a warning to individuals and groups planning to stage protests on 12 June, Democracy Day in Nigeria, to desist from any violent or disruptive actions. […]
Chibok Girls: Nigeria Needs to Implement School Safety Policy
Abuja – 14 April, 2024: ImpactHouse Centre for Development Communication (ImpactHouse) finds it unacceptable the persistent insecurity in Nigerian schools a decade after the tragic abduction of Chibok schoolgirls. It is troubling to observe that Nigerian schools have remained largely insecure ever since the horrific events of April 14, 2014, when terrorists kidnapped 276 schoolgirls […]
