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AfCFTA, UNDP, Nigeria Demand Urgent Action to Put Women at Centre of Africa’s Economic Integration

Daily Dispatch June 29, 2026

…Warn continent cannot unlock $3.4tn single market while female traders battle finance, border bottlenecks African leaders on Monday made a compelling case for placing women at the heart of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), warning that the continent’s ambition to create the

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UNDP: For Nigeria to walk tall, women must not be excluded from political leadership

Daily Dispatch December 8, 2025

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has warned Nigeria against continued exclusion of women from political leadership, insisting that to walk tall in the emerging world order a nation needs both genders. Speaking in Abuja, at a High-Level Roundtable with Media Professionals on the bill for the Reserved Seats for Women aimed at increasing women’s […]

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FG Launches Net Zero Nature Positive for Rehabilitation of Niger Delta’s Ecosystem

Daily Dispatch October 14, 2025

Nigeria has launched the Net Zero Nature Positive (NZNP), an initiative targeting the rehabilitation of ecosystems in the Niger Delta while supporting the country’s transition to a low-carbon future. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Environment and global partners, officially unveiled the project in Abuja on

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UNDP Facilitates $10 million lifeline for Women Businesses in Nigeria

Daily Dispatch December 5, 2024

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has facilitated $10 million in investment from trade lender for business women in the country. This lift is coming under the recently launched #HerAfCFTA initiative of UNDP which is aimed at helping women entrepreneurs in Nigeria as part of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The programme offers […]