Cover of the flyer with heading "Sustainable Financial Models: An Empowerment Tool for Women led small and medium Businesses

Finance Options for Affordable Renewable Energy

Nigerian women in the agricultural and informal sectors are ready to power a sustainable future through renewable energy solutions. This video and flyer show innovative finance opportunities that need to be embraced by the government and the private sector to make renewable energy more affordable for the women.

Special publications

Abuja, A City for All

Resilient Agriculture on the African Continent: The Proof will be in the Soil

Time for a “Detox” in Agriculture

Pesticide Atlas - Nigeria Edition

Pesticide Use Among Small Scale Women Farmers

Meeting Nigeria's Electricity Needs: Is Nuclear an Option?

Delta State Renewable Energy Policy Roadmap

Unlocking Climate Finance for Nigeria

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Democracy

Bots and Biases: The Role of Social Media in Nigeria's Elections

Interview

The use of social media has become a defining feature in Nigeria’s electoral politics. We spoke to Dr. Tobi Oluwatola, executive director of the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID), about the impact this has had on the election process and what to look out for in 2023.

By Jochen Luckscheiter

Of Broken Bodies

Dossier

Explore this HBS-supported project fusing spoken word and dance, addressing the issues experienced by women aspiring to positions of leadership. It visually captures and challenges the societal norms and threats these women continue to face.

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How Nigerian Laws Have Been Unfair to Women

In this video, Dorothy Njemanze, a Gender Rights Activist, delves into the concerning gender biases ingrained within Nigeria's legal system, exploring how specific provisions undermine women's rights and perpetuate inequality.

Sustainable Development

Nigeria’s Looming Debt Crisis and Climate Change: Painful Inheritance for Future Generations

Commentary

As Nigeria grapples with climate change and escalating debt, Ogeri Eleri, a Nigerian teen, voices her concerns in this commentary piece. She writes about how these issues may impact her future and that of younger generations, emphasizing the urgent need to scrutinize economic decisions for a sustainable future.

By Ogeri Eleri

Debt, Development and Climate Challenges in Nigeria: Realities and Solutions

Communique

Nigeria’s ballooning debt burden is one of the key challenges the new government is facing. In July 2023, prominent civil society organizations came together to deliberate on this looming debt crisis in the context of the country’s social and climate challenges, and to explore potential remedies.

By Jochen Luckscheiter

Expanding Clean-Cooking Access in Nigeria

Dossier

The International Centre for Energy, Environment and Development (ICEED), in conjunction with the Heinrich Böll Foundation, commissioned a number of research papers that sought to identify important barriers to expanding access to clean-cooking in Nigeria.

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Pesticide Atlas (Nigeria Edition)

In beer and in honey, on fruit and on vegetables, in grass on playgrounds and even in urine and in the air – traces of pesticides from agriculture can be detected everywhere. That pesticides negatively impact human health, biodiversity, water, and soil is not a new insight by any means The new and first Pesticide Atlas reveals new facts and data on global pesticide use and trade, its impact on people, their health and biodiversity, and alternative solutions.

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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