Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
Nigeria Office
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Upcoming activities

  • Press Conference, Abuja 21 November, 2011: African Industrialisation Day.
  • Harmattan School Kaduna 14-19 November in cooperation with Partner Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC)
  • Building the Response of Government and Citizens to Budget Tracking and Usage of Performance Score Card as an Aid to Public Accountability and Transparency at the LGA levels in Osun and Oyo States 14-18
    November, 2011 with Partner Centre for Human Rights and Ethics in Development (CHRED)
  • Electricity Sector Reforms: Challenges and the way forward Kaduna 26-27 October, 2011 with Partner National Union of Electricity Employee (NUEE)

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Welcome to FES Nigeria

Barka da zuwa FES Nigeria!
E k’abo si FES t'ile Nigeria!
Nno, anyi n’anabata unu na FES Nigeria!

 

Book Launch: The Power of Women’s Collective Action (by Comrade Mma Odi)

Men dominate almost all spheres of public (and private) life in Igboland in southeastern Nigeria. The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung supports the Rural Women Empowerment and Development Network (RUWEN) in educating the rural population on the harmfulness of some traditional practices, in dialoguing with traditional rulers on the role of women in their societies, and in training rural women to become self-reliant citizens.

Some of the success stories have now been published in a book: The Power of Women’s Collective Action, Edited by Comrade Mma Odi. Please find the review of the book, written by the Nigerian writer and poet Olajumoke Verissimo HERE. The book is available for free at our offices in Lagos and Abuja.

 

African Industrialization Day – Ending the paradox of jobless growth

Marking the African Industrialization day 2011, the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, in collaboration with the National Union of Textile and Garment Workers in Nigeria (NUTGTWN) and numerous unions from employment-relevant sectors, organized a press conference to start a union-driven initiative for job creation in the country. Read more


Conference “The Fruit of our Labour: A New agenda for Improving Conditions of Journalist in Africa”, Abuja, July 20th-21st, 2011.


IFJ FAJ FES Conference July 2011

(Fr. L-R (1) Gabriel Baglo - FAJ Director; (2) Omar Faruk Osman Nur - FAJ President; (3) Owei Lakemfa - NLC General Secretary; (4) Thomas Maettig FES Resident Rep.; (5) Mohamed Garba NUJ President)

Journalists in Africa face dire working conditions, characterized by a lack of social security, no regular salary payments and multiple threats to life and safety. Although collective bargaining agreements have been developed, they have hardly been implemented. In 2008 the Federation of African Journalists (FAJ) was founded with the main objectives to set labour regulations, defend freedom of expression and to increase communication amongst its members. Read more


Manfred Öhm, Sebastian Sperling, Arne Schildberg, Peer Teschendorf: Overstretched and Overrated? Prospects of Regional Security Policy in Africa and its European Support http://library.fes.de/pdf-files/iez/08405.pdf



Book Launch: Reflections on a Decade of Democratization in Nigeria (by Professor ‘Lai Olurode)

The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, in cooperation with the Islamic Network for Development, on July 12, 2011, at Airport Hotel Lagos publicly launched the book “Reflections on a Decade of Democratization in Nigeria”, edited by Professor ‘Lai Olurode. Please find book review by Professor Sam Egwu (Governance Team Leader of UNDP) for your information and use. Read here
The book is available at the offices of FES in Abuja and Lagos for a token fee.