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ActionAid Challenges Tinubu: How Will Nigeria Measure ‘Defeat of Poverty’?

Daily Dispatch October 2, 2026

ActionAid Nigeria has challenged the Federal Government to attach clear targets, timelines and publicly measurable indicators to President Bola Tinubu’s declaration that Nigeria will “defeat” poverty, warning that economic growth alone cannot demonstrate that millions of Nigerians are becoming

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Debt Servicing Threatens Nigeria’s Climate Response

Daily Dispatch September 18, 2026

….Deepens Burden on Women, Children — ActionAid Nigeria’s escalating debt burden is threatening to cripple the country’s capacity to finance climate adaptation and essential public services, with women, girls and children facing the harshest consequences of the widening fiscal and environmental crisis, ActionAid Nigeria has warned. The organisation said the projected

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CSOs insist on Probe, Prosecution of Fadahunsi Over Alleged Osun Death Threats

Daily Dispatch August 17, 2026

ActionAid Nigeria and the Abuja School of Social and Political Thought have insisted that the Nigeria Police Force and prosecutorial authorities should promptly investigate and, where evidence warrants, prosecute Senator Francis Fadahunsi over alleged threats against members of the Accord Party during the build-up to the 2026 Osun State governorship election. The civil

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ActionAid Nigeria strengthens board with Ayo Mairo-Ese, Otive Igbuzor appointments

Daily Dispatch July 12, 2026

ActionAid Nigeria has appointed award-winning broadcaster and communications strategist Ayo Mairo-Ese and development expert Dr. Otive Igbuzor to its Board of Directors, in a move aimed at strengthening the organisation’s governance and strategic leadership. The appointments, announced in a statement issued in Abuja by the Country Director of ActionAid Nigeria, Dr. Andrew

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Funding of Politics with State Funds: ActionAid Demands Impeachment of Governors Found Culpable

Daily Dispatch May 12, 2026

Human rights and anti-poverty organisation, ActionAid Nigeria, has called for the immediate impeachment of any governor found guilty of using state resources to fund political campaigns ahead of the 2027 general elections. The organisation made the demand in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja by its Country Director, Andrew Mamedu, following growing public concerns

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ActionAid Nigeria warns of rising debt, weak social spending in 2026 budget proposal

Daily Dispatch December 30, 2025

ActionAid Nigeria has raised serious concerns over the Federal Government’s proposed 2026 Appropriation Bill, warning that the budget could worsen Nigeria’s debt burden and further sideline key social sectors critical to poverty reduction and inclusive growth. In its review of the ₦58.18 trillion budget proposal, the organisation said the 5.8 per cent increase over the