Debt Relief for a Green and Inclusive Recovery: Making the Case for Nigeria

Nigeria’s debt levels are fast becoming unsustainable. The country will be hard-pressed to achieve its developmental and climate commitments given the current fiscal constraints. A debt relief for a green and inclusive recovery initiative could provide innovative solutions to address the challenge.

By Jochen Luckscheiter

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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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Delta State Renewable Energy Policy Roadmap

Unlocking Climate Finance for Nigeria

Time for a “Detox” in Agriculture

Fair Shared City: Lagos

Flaneuse - Envisioning a City for All

Nigeria's Green Bond Programme

Perspectives #01/2021: African Feminisms Across Generations

Ajegunle-Ikorodu Community Resilience Action Plan

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DEMOCRACY

Beyond Connectivity

Dossier

Closing the digital divide has become a core objective of development policy. This dossier discusses pathways to a needs- and values-based approach to working with partner countries in Africa, which does not stop at providing hardware but enables a digital life that's good for people and the planet.

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.

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

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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INCLUSIVE CITIES

Lagos Na Wa - Debunking Myths and Stereotypes

Drama Series

In this satire-drama series, Lepacious Bose debunks popular misconceptions in Lagos as she addresses decade-old myths and stereotypes that have oftentimes dominated urban development policies in the state.

The Road to a “Fair-Shared” Lagos

Podcast

Can you imagine a Lagos where social, spatial, and environmental justice and digital equity can be achieved? This podcast drama helps paint that picture for us as we peer into the fictional world of Iyabeji, a local traditional medicine practitioner, as she reveals the potentials of a gender-sensitive and Fair-Shared Lagos City.

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.

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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