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 […]
NLC Protest: Opportunity for Police, SSS to Earn Public Trust
Abuja – 26 February, 2024: Ahead of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) two-day nationwide protests against the rising cost of living in the country, security operatives have another opportunity to earn public trust by providing protesters with security instead of warning against the protests, ImpactHouse Centre for Development Communication (ImpactHouse) has said. Peaceful assembly is […]
Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM: Nigeria Will Miss Target Without Urgent Action
Abuja – 06 February, 2024: ImpactHouse Centre for Development Communication (ImpactHouse) calls on the various state governments in Nigeria to ensure the strict enforcement of the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act 2015 in the country as the practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) remains prevalent. Nigeria has a Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5 target of […]
Humanitarian Ministry Scandal: Tunji-Ojo’s Defence Unacceptable
Abuja – 09 January, 2024 ImpactHouse Centre for Development Communication (ImpactHouse) finds unacceptable the explanation given by Nigeria’s Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, over the allegation of his company receiving N438 million in ‘consultancy fees’ from the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation. In an interview with Channels Television, the minister said he is […]
ImpactHouse Appoints New Executive Director, Rejigs Management
Abuja – 06 January, 2024: ImpactHouse Centre for Development Communication (ImpactHouse), a tech-driven nonprofit working to aid government-citizen action for sustainable development in Africa, has announced the appointment of John Andah as Executive Director of the organisation. John takes over from Adenike Arigbabu, who has transitioned exclusively into her role as a member of the […]
Press Freedom Day 2023: ImpactHouse Celebrates Journalists, Makes Call
Abuja – 03 May, 2023: ImpactHouse Centre for Development Communication (ImpactHouse CfDC), publishers of Development Diaries, has commended journalists in Nigeria for upholding citizens’ democratic rights despite threats to press freedom in the country. Nigeria remains one of West Africa’s most dangerous and difficult countries for journalists, according to Reporters without Borders (RSF). Journalists in […]
