Developing the RE Sector Responsibly - Battery Waste Management in Nigeria

We speak to Terseer Ugbor from the Alliance for Responsible Battery Recycling (ARBR), who helps us unpack the challenges and achievements of battery waste management in Nigeria in a rapidly growing renewable energy sector.

By Chibueze Ebii

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Time for a "DETOX" in Nigeria's Agriculture

This animated video presents the main findings of our recent studies on pesticide registration and use in Nigeria. It explores the dangers of highly hazardous pesticides and points to solutions that could help to improve their regulation and avoid their use.

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Time for a “Detox” in Agriculture

Perspectives #01/2021: African Feminisms Across Generations

Debt Relief for Green and Inclusive Recovery

Ajegunle-Ikorodu Community Resilience Action Plan

Time for a "Detox" in Agriculture

Plastic Atlas (Nigeria Edition)

Agenda for Sustainable Economic Transformation in Nigeria

Covid-19 Pandemic Case Study: Nigeria

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DEMOCRACY

Reflections on Feminisms across Generations

Commentary

Arit Okpo reflects on the nature of the feminist struggle in Nigeria based on her interactions with leading feminist activists in Nigeria and our latest Perspective publication on African Feminism across Generations.

By Arit Okpo

New Foundation Presidents as of April 2022 – Imme Scholz and Jan Philipp Albrecht elected with large majority

Press Release

On Saturday, 4 December 2021, the Members’ Assembly of the Green Party-affiliated Heinrich Böll Foundation has elected Prof. Dr. Imme Scholz and Jan Philipp Albrecht with a large majority as new Foundation Presidents.

Reflecting on #EndSARS One Year After

One year after the unprecedented and massive #EndSARS protests in Nigeria, civil society leaders and thinkers reflect on its legacy, lessons learned and the way forward towards advancing change in the country.

Unpacked!

Specifically developed and designed for a young international audience, the digital book "Unpacked! Plastic, Waste, & Me" answers 70 questions about plastic in colorful infographics and six true stories. Book designer and author Gesine Grotrian and a team of experts from the Heinrich Böll Foundation together with an advisory board of young people from all over the world have created an exciting non-fiction book for young people aged 12 and over.

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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Mistakes Made and Lessons Learned: Lagos Government’s Response to COVID-19

After registering Nigeria's index case of COVID-19 at the end of February 2020, the commercial city of Lagos soon emerged as the country's coronavirus hotspot and went into a five week long lockdown at the end of March 2020. This photo story takes a look at government's response to the crisis from the perspective of low-income communities.

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MEGACITY LAGOS

Between Self-Organisation and Government: Local Governance in Urban Nigeria

Dossier

The research papers in this dossier analyze how network groups within low-income communities in Kano, Onitsha and Lagos organize access to clean water and other municipal services. They also assess the level of legitimacy, accountability and gender inclusiveness of these network groups and their structures.

YANME TV - Telling Stories of Our Everyday Lives

Yanme, a community information sharing platform initiated by our partner organization Rethinking Cities, offers young people from low-income communities in Lagos the possibility of reflecting on solutions to socio-economic issues within their communities, of sharing their experiences stretching beyond their neighborhoods and engaging political decision-makers.

Dispossess: Evictions for Development?

Report Summary

As Lagos pushes to become a 'world-class' city, gentrification increases with more low-income residents being displaced under the pretext of 'public interest'. This research summary explores how evicted victims are impacted and its implications on local trade and the Lagos economy.

By Immaculata Abba

Perspectives Africa

Perspectives is a publication series of the Africa offices of the Heinrich Böll Stiftung. The series provides a platform for experts from Africa to express their views about issues pertinent to the democratic and sustainable development agenda in the region.

The latest edition of Perspectives tackles questions of state capture, and how the concept can contribute to understanding and strengthening democracies across Africa. Our contributors also open the possibilities that emerge when “state capture” is released from particular institutional settings and national boundaries.

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