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ActionAid laments the use of social media to silence women and girls in Nigeria

Daily Dispatch November 25, 2025

ActionAid Nigeria (AAN) has decried that social media and digital platforms intended to empower, are increasingly exploited to harass, stalk, and silence women and girls. In Nigeria. AAN in a statement on Tuesday to commemorate the start of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence

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ActionAid: “Nigeria’s Economic Growth Not Reflecting in Living Standards”

Daily Dispatch October 10, 2025

ActionAid Nigeria has expressed concerns that the country’s macroeconomic growth has failed to translate into better living standards for the majority of citizens. ActionAid Nigeria, in a statement on Thursday by its Country Director, Andrew Mamedu said since 1960 when Nigeria got her independence, the Federal budget has climbed increasingly. Between 1999 and 2025

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Nigeria @65: ActionAid Says So Far, Not So Good

Daily Dispatch September 30, 2025

ActionAid Nigeria has declared that as Nigeria celebrates her 65th Independence Anniversary it has been a story that beg for answers on why we have not gone beyond the level at which we are currently at. The Country Director of ActionAid Nigeria, Dr. Andrew Mamedu in a statement on Tuesday, said: “As Nigeria marks its […]

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International Day of Democracy/ ActionAid Nigeria Demands Good Governance

Daily Dispatch September 15, 2025

As the world commemorates the International Day of Democracy under the theme, “From Voice to Action,” ActionAid Nigeria has insisted on good governance and the repair of the fractures in the nation’s democracy in order to ensure its foundational pillars are not eroded. A statement on Monday by the Country Director, ActionAid Nigeria, Andrew Mamedu […]

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ActionAid Nigeria Calls for Suspension of 5% Fossil Fuel Surcharge Over Risks to the Poor

Daily Dispatch July 31, 2025

ActionAid Nigeria (AAN) has expressed grave concern over the Federal Government’s planned implementation of a 5% surcharge on fossil fuel transactions, as outlined in Section 158 of the recently gazetted Nigeria Tax Act. A statement on Thursday by AAN Country Director, Dr. Andrew Mamedu, read: “While we acknowledge the need for innovative revenue generation

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GiZ, ActionAid Rehabilitate Hundreds of Nigerian Returnees with Vocational Training

Daily Dispatch July 17, 2025

German agency, Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and ActionAid Nigeria (AAN) are presently assisting hundreds of deported or returned Nigerians to get rehabilitated back into the system. Four hundred deportees (returnees) are currently being trained in different vocations in Abuja, Lagos state and Edo state to get them seamlessly back into the society.