Young creatives, policymakers, development practitioners and government representatives gathered for a webinar dialogue convened by the development Research and Projects Centre (dRPC) to mark International Youth Day, with a shared focus on strengthening Nigeria’s creative economy and building lasting networks…
Deadline: 28 August 2026.
The Founders Fund Africa Creative Economy Accelerator 2026 is seeking early-stage African startups in the creative economy. Selected ventures can receive $20,000-$50,000 in investment, alongside mentorship, strategic support, and access to networks to help scale their businesses.
Deadline: 24 August 2026
Applications are now open for the African Researchers' Small Grants Program (SGP VIII) Early-Career Grants, supporting implementation research on neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). The programme provides funding, mentorship, and capacity-building opportunities for early-career African researchers to generate evidence that strengthens NTD programmes and informs policy across the continent.
Prior to USAID’s exit from the Nigerian development and humanitarian programming space in January 2025, the Mission was the country’s largest international development funder, outstripping all other bilaterals including the European Union. USAID was on record classifying Nigeria as “the…
Prior to the exit of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) from the Nigerian development and humanitarian programming space in January 2025, the Mission was the country’s largest international development funder, outstripping all other bilateral organisations, including the…
On 20th January 2025, the American government issued Executive Order 14169 (EO 14169), which effectively ended 65 years of USAID’s assistance to Nigeria, rolled out in 1961 with grants to four major colleges of agriculture in Nigerian universities in Ibadan,…
The International Day of Education has been celebrated globally on 24th January each year since 2019. The Day focuses on the importance of inclusive, quality and lifelong learning for all, to address the barriers of poverty, gender inequality, and conflict.…
The year of 2021 marked an important shift in development assistance policies for both the US government and the European Union. In this year both USAID and EU announced a significant refresh to their development assistance policies, with important implications…
The Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, and Poverty Alleviation held its inaugural National Council in Calabar, the Cross River Capital, between 27-29th January, where Commissioners of 36 states and the FCT convened to chart new policy directions for the sector.…
