ActionAid Nigeria in the News 2023

AAN IN THE NEWS 2023

• Child Marriage: ActionAid hails Bayelsa govt over swift action Vanguard 30/12/2023  
• Sweet Poison: How banned agrochemicals abuse triggers diseases, life-threatening ailments Guardian 30/12/2023  
• Plateau Killings: CSOs Demand Action Against Perpetrators Daily Trust 30/12/2023  
• ActionAid Blames Plateau Killings on Government ‘Incompetence, Insensitivity Arise TV 29/12/2023  
• ActionAid Blames Plateau Killings on Govt’s Incompetence, Insensitivity ThisDay 29/12/2023  
• Plateau Killings: ActionAid Nigeria urges swift action against security lapses, demands for proactive measures Nigerian Pilot 29/12/2023  
• ThisDay 29th December.pdf ThisDay 29/12/2023  
• Tundun Biri community: ActionAid Nigeria calls for accountability, support Blueprint 28/12/2023  
• Plateau Killings: ActionAid calls for swift action against killers Vanguard 29/12/2023  
• Experts request inclusive, student-centered approach to tackling sexual violence Guardian 24/12/2023  
• IFAS Holds Annual Review, Sues Good Governance, Support For Victims Of Rape Crossriver Watch 23/12/2023  
• AAN visits Tudun Biri, donates foodstuff, urges compensation Blueprint 22/12/2023  
• Tundun Biri Tragedy: ActionAid Nigeria Wants Urgent Action, No Empty Promises, Politicisation African Primetime 22/12/2023  
• ACTIONAID Nigeria Signs MOU With 3 Universities Plus TV 20/12/2023  
• ActionAid Nigeria Unveils Partnership with Universities News Central 20/12/2023  
• ActionAid signs pacts with 3 varsities on humanitarian studies Blueprint 20/12/2023  
• State Of The Nation: ActionAid Board Demands Budget Review For Ordinary Nigerians DailyTrust 18/12/2023  
• 2024 Budget: Group Knocks N362 Billion Allotted For Agric Sector Plus TV 18/12/2023  
• Government officials live in luxury amidst economic instability – ActionAid Blueprint 17/12/2023  
• Stakeholders fault proposed 2024 budget of N363 billion for agriculture Gazette 16/12/2023  
• ActionAid takes stock in Kwara State after 17-year investment 17/12/2023  
• ActionAid Appluads Kwara State Government Sobi Fm 17/12/2023  
• ActionAid Nigeria lauds Kwara govt on women, children rights protection Tribune 16/12/2023  
• Experts task FG on student-centred approach for SGBV prosecution Vanguard 16/12/2023  
• Group lists reasons to reject Tinubu’s students’ loan policy Premium Times 14/12/2023  
• COP28: New draft deal calls for fossil fuel transition Premium Time 13/12/2023  
• ActionAid, AGRA host Nigerian legislators at 4th Biennial review Blueprint 10/12/2023  
• 16 Day Activism: ActionAid takes GBV sensitisation to Kado fish market in Abuja Blueprint 10/12/2023  
• ActionAid Empowers 300 Youths, Women In Kaduna Leadership 08/12/2023  
• Nigerians Currently Facing Myriads Of Socioeconomic Challenges – ActionAid Nigeria Country Director Independent 08/12/2023  
• N346bn voted for presidential jets, refreshments, others Punch 07/12/2023  
• About 30m women and girls facing gender-based violence in Nigeria – ActionAid The Guardian 04/12/2023  
• ActionAid cautions govt against ban on rice import Guardian 03/12/2023  
• Action Aid Tasks FG On Sustainable Future For Nigerians Leadership 03/12/2023  
• CBN’s Lifting Ban On Rice Importation Will Impair Local Farmers – ActionAid Daily Trust 3/12/2023  
• FCT: ActionAid Nigeria, Gwarinpa hospital partner to end early marriage, VVF Blueprint 03/12/2023  
• ActionAid welcomes the operationalisation of the loss and damage fund at COP28 Nigerian Pilot 2/12/2023  
• ActionAid Nigeria Tasks Reporters On Post Election Judiciary Coverage Independent Newspaper 
• Alleged Missing Intestine Case: Doctor Responds to Arrest Order Newscentral 3rd October 
• Nigeria Requests UN Assistance to Address the Nation's Humanitarian Challenges Newscentral 5th October 
• ActionAid Nigeria Urges FG, Others to Ensure Effective Utilisation of Ecological Funds Thisday Newspaper 8th October 
• Anxiety in Benue as Cameroon sheds excess water from Lagdo Dam The Guardian 10th October 
• ActionAid urges govts to prioritise safety of girls The Guardian 12th October 
• IDG 2023: ActionAid wants schools to implement programmes for safety skills Blueprint 12th October 
• ActionAid urges government to prioritize girls’ training on digital technology Guardian 13th October 
• Tinubu Breaches Law On Olukoyede’s Appointment As EFCC Chair – Experts Daily Trust 13th October 
• ActionAid Nigeria Tasks FG On Digital Technology For Girls Daily Trust 14th October 
• World Food day, Kakaaki AIT 16th October 
• ActionAid urges government to prioritize irrigation, extension services The Guardian 17th October 
• NAWOJ to review organisational structure, says president Blueprint 17th October 
• The Renewed Hope Cash Transfer By Tinubu Will Definitely Not Eradicate Poverty. -Andrew Mamedu Arise TV 17th October  
• Group Seeks Social Protection Policy For Vulnerable Nigerians Leadership 18th October  
• Action Aid raises concern over high poverty rate in rural areas The Guardian 18th October 
• Judicial System Must Be Held Accountable For Election Litigation - Group TVC 18th October 
• POST - ELECTION JUSTICE DELIVERY IN NIGERIA Newsxtra 18th October 
• Consider ‘Social Protection Policy’ for vulnerable Nigerians, ActionAid tells FG, States Vanguard 18th October 
• Why We Engage In Citizens’-led Post Election Judicial Accountability -ActionAid Independent Newspaper 18th October 
• Poverty Eradication Day: Actionaid Nigeria Committed To Eradicating Poverty- Actionaid Plus Tv 18TH October 
• ActionAid Calls For United Front To Fight Poverty Development TV 18th October 
• ActionAid, Ford Foundation clamours for Improved process ADBN 18th October 
• CLEAP Justice Photo Op Nigerian Tribune 19th October  
• ActionAid urges transparency in cash transfer scheme The Guardian 19th October 
• IMF, World Bank Must Stop Imposing Austerity Policies On Africa – ActionAid Daily Trust 25th October 
• Every Time Nigerians Raise Issues Concerning The NASS, It Is Clear They Don’t Listen. -Mamedu/Enang Arise TV 25th October  
• Action Aid kicks against imposition of neo-colonial economic model The Guardian 25th October 
• ActionAid wants African govts to partner on debt crisis resolution Blueprint 26th October 
• ActionAid Nigeria Frowns Proposed Purchase of SUVs By Lawmakers, ..Calls For Immediate Halt Africanprimenews 26th October 
• National Assembly’s Lavish Purchase of N70bn – N100bn 2023 Toyota Landcruisers Sparks Outrage! DaybreakNg 26th OctoberAAN condemns NASS purchase of exotic vehicles, urges modesty Blueprint 26th October 
• ActionAid Nigeria Condemns Extravagant Vehicle Purchases By NASS Daily Trust 27th October 
• ActionAid Calls for New Strategies to Combat Poverty ( This Day 13/9/2023) 
• ActionAid Nigeria Applauds Tinubu’s 8-Point Agenda (Arise News 1/9/2023) 
• ActionAid Nigeria Empowers I.5m Women In Cross River State ( Voice of Nigeria 7/9/2023)  
• ActionAid Nigeria affirms continued partnerships to curb poverty, inequality others (Blueprint 31/8/2023) 
• ActionAid expresses displeasure over alleged Rivers Govt closure of AIT/Ray power (Vanguard 4/9/2023) 
• ActionAid Flays AIT/Raypower’s Closure by Rivers ThisDay Newspaper (4/9/2023) 
• NIGERIA'S POVERTY RATE: ActionAid Seeks Collaboration To Address Menace  (TRUST TV 19/9/2023) 
• We‘ll take 5m Nigerians out of poverty in 10 years – ActionAid Nigeria   (Blueprint 13/9/2023) 
• ActionAid Holds Peace Football Match In Kaduna (Leadership News, one week ago) 
• Nigeria, Africa Missed Opportunity To Upturn Climate Crisis At Kenya Summit – ActionAid (Daily 9/92023) 
• Actionaid reviews strategy to lift 5m Nigerians out of poverty (NAN 13/9/2023) 
• ActionAid Nigeria Condemns Unjust Closure Of AIT/Raypower Operations By Rivers State Government (AIT 4/9/2023) 
• HERVOICE ON WOMEN RADIO (W Fm, 91.7 -14/9/2023) 
• NIGERIA CAN WIN WAR AGAINST POVERTY, UNEMPLOYMENT IF (THE LEADERSHIP 14th Sept 2023) 
• PEOPLE, POLITICS AND POWER | MONDAY AUGUST 18, 2023 | TOPIC: 78TH UNGA: HOPES AND EXPECTATIONS AIT 18/9/2023 
• ActionAid Urges FG to Invest in Infrastructure, SMES to Tackle Unemployment (ThisDay 19/9/2023) 
• ActionAid condemns closure of AIT and Raypower operations in Rivers state (The Guardian 4/9/2023) 
• ActionAid launches campaign to discourage funding of industrial agriculture, fossil fuel (The Guardian 18/9/2023) 
• Climate crisis funding receive 120 times more funding than solutions (Daily Independent 18/9/2023) 
• We must remove barriers that hinder women’s political participation (Tribune 25/9/2023) 
• ActionAid wants accountability on Tinubu’s 8-Point agenda (Trust Radio 4/9/2023 
• ActionAid campaigns against industrial agriculture, fossil fuel funding (The Sun, 18/9/2023) 
• ActionAid Calls for New Strategies to Combat Poverty (ThisDay 12/9/2023)
• .We take sides with the Indigents in the Society – Andrew Mamedu, New Country Director of AAN (DotunRoy 14/9/2023)
• .ActionAid Nigeria, federation launch #fundourfuture campaign to curb climate change, others (Blueprint 15/9/2023) 
• How Banks are fueling climate crisis in global south (The Cable, 5/9/2023)  
• NUJ, ActionAid condemn shutdown of AIT, Raypower FM by Rivers Govt (Champion Newspaper 14/9/2023 
• GADA Reduces Women’s Political Apathy, Seeks More Empowerment For Women, Girls ( CrossRiver Watch 27/9/2023) 
• Let’s engage in action towards social justice to achieve peace – GPD (Blueprint 25/9/2023) 
• ActionAid preaches tolerance on intl day of peace (News Port Nigeria, 21/9/2023)  Nigeria Can Win War Against Poverty, Unemployment If … – Action Aid (23/9/2023) 
• Group Trains 25 Farmers, Pastoralists On Peace Building In Kogi (New Telegraph, 28/9/2023) 
• Jema’a LGA  Wins  ActionAid/GPD  Cup In Kaduna  (New Nigerian Newspaper 20/9/2023) 
• ActionAid tells youths to take up campaign for climate justice (The Guardian 25/9/2023) 
•  ACTIONAID CONDEMNS CLOSURE OF AIT/RAYPOWER RADIO OPERATIONS BY RIVERS STATE GOVT ( Nigerin News Leader. 4/9/2023) 
• ActionAid laments fuel subsidy removal BluePrint 2nd June 
• INEC accredits EU, AU, 200 other poll observers Punch (8/2/2023)
• Fuel Subsidy: ActionAid Decries Hardship, Urges Federal Govt To Utilise Resources Leadership 2nd June 
• Subsidy Removal: Roll out palliative measures, ActionAid tells Tinubu Vanguard 4th June 
• Provide palliatives to cushion effect of fuel subsidy removal, ActionAid tells govt The Guardian 5th June 
• 77.2m Nigerians face food insecurity, 57.4m lack nutrition, others – ActionAid BluePrint 6th June 
• World Environment Day: Actionaid Takes Environmental Friendly Message To Yanya Motor Park Plus TV 7th June 
• 2023 Environment Day: ‘Increase in diseases among Nigerians traceable to poor management of plastic wastes’ Vanguard 7th June 
• CSO Task Nigerians On Reducing Plastic Waste Development TV 7th June 
• Nigeria loses $2.7 billion to beans exportation ban The Guardian 8th June 
• ActionAid hails Tinubu’s students’ Loan Act Vanguard 14th June 
• Students’ Loan Act: ActionAid Nigeria calls for priority for women and PWDs Conclave 14th June 
• Day of the Africa Child - African Child & Digital Literacy Arise TV 16th June  
• Tinubu Pledges to Increase Budgetary Allocation to Education Sector ThisDay 16th June 
• Students’ loan should not be ploy to increase tuition, NGO declares The Guardian 16th June 
• Action Aid Empowers 669 Kaduna, Kano Women, Youths Leadership 16th June 
• ActionAid trains over 200 youths on digital space for virtual engagements, advocacy BluePrint 21st June 
• ActionAid Empowers 2,000 Youths In 3 Years In Edo Daily Trust 23rd June 
• Illegal migration: ActionAid trains 2000 in Edo Punch 24th June 
• Action Aid empowers over 2,000 Libyan returnees, others in Edo State AIT 26th June 
• Cost of living escalating to crisis level, says ActionAid The Guardian 28th June  
• How human error, logistics challenge marred 2023 polls Guardian 29th June  
• ActionAid engages 1,000 women on ICT in Kaduna Daily Trust (28/2/2023)
• Elections: ActionAid Asks INEC to Address Challenges ThisDay (27/2/2023)
• ActionAid Decries Late Commencement Of Voting Leadership (27/2/2023)
• #NigeriaElection2023: ActionAid releases report, asks INEC to address challenges Punch (27/2/2023)
• 2023: ActionAid masterclass tasks journalists on safe election coverage Blueprint (23/2/2023)
• ActionAid seeks review of naira redesign The Guardian (22/2/2023)
• IWD: ActionAid sensitises over 100 women on ICT, digitalisation Blueprint (21/2/2023)
• Election: ActionAid deploys 650 observers, develops app Punch (13/2/2023)
• ActionAid seeks permanent solutions to naira, fuel crises Daily Trust (7/2/2023)
• Consider other alternatives for excluded communities to access new Naira notes, FG, CBN told Vanguard (21/2/2023)
• Naira scarcity: ActionAid wants CBN to sanction banks, POS operators, others Blueprint (8/2/2023)
• Don't Repeat Lapses During Governorship Elections, ActionAid Tells INEC AllAfrica Stories (29/2/2023)
• 2023: ActionAid lists safety measures for journalists in election, conflicts coverage New National Star (24/2/2023) 
• Election results delay leaves voters, parties worried Business Day 27/2/2023
• Group Train journalists From Kano, Kaduna on Countering Extremism in Both States Time Express (26/2/2023)
• 2023 Elections: 100WLG drums support for female candidates Vanguard (18/2/2023)
• Action Aid Prepares Observers for the Work Ahead - YouTube News Central (15/2/2023)
• The Guardian(23/1/2023)
• ActionAid partners firm to support flood victims in Bayelsa state
• Action Aid urges Buhari to declare state of emergency in health sector -The Guardian(27/1/2023)
• Post-flood: Firm, ActionAid, partner, distribute relief items to victims in Bayelsa -Vanguard News(8/1/2023)
• ActionAid Nigeria to Unveil New Anti-Corruption Programme - General News(2/01/2023)
• IDPs Camp Demolition : ActionAid Tasks FG, FCTA On Provision Of Shelter, Amenities –Daily Trust (3/01/2023)
• ActionAid, firm, support Bayelsa flood victims -Punch News (13/01/2023)
• SGBV: WRAHP empowers CBOs, harps on result oriented projects - Vanguard (21/1/2023)
• How to Maximise Nigeria’s Agricultural Productivity - ThisDay  (25/1/2023)
• Chipper Cash, ActionAid provide post-flood relief to Bayelsa households The Guardian (19/1/2023)