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 […]
Weekly Roundup of Top Stories
Welcome to the Development Diaries weekly roundup of top Nigerian and African stories for Sunday, 02 July, 2023. We reported the running over of a handcuffed man by police officers […]
South Africa: 26,515 Teenagers Pregnant in Eight Months
Nonprofits and community leaders in South Africa have asked the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to tighten statutory rape laws. Development Diaries reports that the call was made as KwaZulu-Natal announced […]
Tinubu Unclear on Palliatives One Week after Subsidy Removal
President Bola Tinubu has asked the National Economic Council (NEC) to come up with input on palliatives and the minimum wage review as part of measures to cushion the pain […]
Rights of Children Still Violated in Nigeria
As Nigeria marks another Children’s Day on 27 May, the country remains one of the most difficult places to be a child. Development Diaries reports that the rights of children […]
Africa Day: Addressing Challenges Facing Continent
As Africa observes another Africa Day with the slogan ‘Our Africa Our Future’, there are threats the continent must deal with to secure a better future. Development Diaries reports that […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]