Why Africa Should Encourage Girls in ICT
African countries on Thursday joined the rest of the world to commemorate International Girls in ICT Day 2023. Development Diaries reports that the day is commemorated every fourth Thursday of April to call attention to the critical need for more girls and women in the ICT sector. In Africa, women and girls’ underrepresentation in science, […]
Out-Of-School Children: What Tinubu, Others Must Do – CSOs
Malala Fund and its partners in Nigeria have called on the incoming federal and state governments in the country to prioritise gender transformative education. Development Diaries reports that the international nonprofit and education civil society stakeholders in Nigeria made the call at the National Moment on Basic and Secondary Education in Abuja. The organisations noted […]
Egypt: Woman Arrested for Reporting ‘Torturing’ of Husband
Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) has called on the authorities in Egypt to begin serious investigations into the alleged beating and torturing of Mohamed el-Baqer, a human rights lawyer. Development Diaries reports that CIHRS made the call in a tweet following the arrest of el-Baqer’s wife, Nematallah Hisham, on Monday. Hisham, in a […]
98 Chibok Schoolgirls Still in Captivity
It has been nine years since 276 schoolgirls were abducted from their dormitory in Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, Nigeria, by Boko Haram terrorists. Development Diaries reports that since the Chibok abduction, 96 girls remain in captivity, and insecurity continues to keep children away from schools in parts of Nigeria. School children have […]
Angola: Illegal Immigrants Abused
The United Nations has reported that recent migrant worker expulsions from Angola have led to rape and other types of violence against women and children in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Development Diaries reports that Angola has deported thousands of workers in recent months, according to UN figures. In the last six months, 12,000 […]
Ethiopia: 2.3 Million Children out of School – SCI
Save the Children International (SCI) has called for urgent funding to help re-open schools in Ethiopia. Development Diaries reports that more than 3.5 million children in the country are currently out of school following the impacts of armed conflict, making it one of the world’s worst education crises. The organisation said about 2.3 million children remain […]
See How Rivers Policemen Broke Law in Viral Video
The policemen involved in the assault of an unidentified man in Rivers State, southern Nigeria, have been arrested. Development Diaries reports that the spokesman for the Nigerian police Olumuyiwa Adejobi disclosed this on his Twitter handle. ‘Inspector Adejoh Siaka; Inspector Friday Obaka, and Sgt. Ndiwa Kpuebari from Rivers State. These are the men who slapped […]
Mozambique: IOM Provides Education Support
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) is providing literacy courses to women in Ngalane, Mozambique, through a women participation project. Development Diaries reports that female literacy lags far behind that of males in the country, and around 45 percent of the adult population is illiterate, data from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation […]
Supporting Police Reform Processes in Nigeria
In October 2020, young Nigerians staged the ENDSARs protests against police brutality, expressing public unhappiness with the NPF and its personnel’ egregious misbehaviour. The protests followed extrajudicial murders, extortion, profiling of young people, torture, and cruel and humiliating treatment of police detainees. The Nigerian Police Force has had a negative reputation among the general public […]
EducationNOW9ja
Political campaigns for the 2023 National Elections commenced on September 28 2022 for the Presidential & National Assembly category and October 12 2022 for the Governorship and State Houses of Assembly and run through 24 February 2023. A sharp drop in commitment to Education was observed in the released Political Manifestos across major political parties. […]
