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 […]
ImpactHouse, 10 Others Respond to Media Report on ‘Low NGO Impacts’
RE: Amid low impacts, over 174,100 new NGOs established in 4yrs — Nigeria This letter is a response to your front-page news article “Amid low impacts, over 174,100 new NGOs established in 4yrs — Nigeria published 24 September 2024, both online and in print. Dear Guardian Newspaper, On September 24th, you published a front-page article […]
Shrinking Civic Space in Nigeria: DSS Actions Eroding Public Trust
Abuja – 10 September, 2024 ImpactHouse Centre for Development Communication (ImpactHouse) expresses deep concern over the recent arrest of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President, Joe Ajaero, and the occupation of the Abuja office of the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) by the Department of State Services (DSS). These actions, which follow SERAP’s public […]
Local Government Autonomy, A Drive for Grassroots Development
Abuja, Nigeria – 12 July, 2024 ImpactHouse Centre for Development Communication (ImpactHouse) considers the Supreme Court ruling declaring local governments in Nigeria as financially autonomous as a drive for impactful grassroots development in the country. This landmark ruling also marks a significant step towards enhancing fiscal governance and accountability in the existing 774 local governments […]
GRESP: ImpactHouse Launches Virtual Newsroom for Girls’ Education
Abuja – 09 July, 2024 ImpactHouse is thrilled to announce the launch of Virtual Newsroom for Girls’ Education – a civil society-backed advocacy engine room for journalists in Nigeria. Facilitated by seasoned civil society leaders and development journalists, this collaborative platform is designed to drive critical advocacy for improved gender-responsive education sector planning (GRESP) in […]
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 […]
The State of Girl Education Media Address: Commemorating President Tinubu’s One Year in Office
Delivered by the National Working Group on Basic and Senior Secondary Education Suleja – 29 May, 2024: Good day, esteemed members of the media, distinguished guests, and fellow advocates for education. My name is Halima Yusuf, and I am a Girl Child Education Advocate, from a community in Kano State. Today, as we commemorate President […]
‘Change Reporting’ Returns after 10 Years as ImpactHouse, SSPL Launch Media Fellowship for Journalists
Abuja – 08 May, 2024: After ten years of hiatus, ImpactHouse Centre for Development Communication (ImpactHouse) is proud to announce the return of Change Reporting, a capacity-building programme for African journalists. First held in 2014 in Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, Change Reporting is designed to equip media professionals with effective advocacy skills to tell their […]
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 […]
