Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
Nigeria Office
Abuja & Lagos

Phone:
+234 (0)9 6708 569 (Abuja)
+234 (0)1 7942 077 (Lagos)

E-Mail: info@fes-nigeria.org
web: www.fes-nigeria.org

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Upcoming activities

  • Electricity Sector Reform Workshop will take place in Ibadan 30-1 July, 2010 with partner National Union of Electricity Employee (NUEE)
  • Electricity Sector Reform Workshop will take place in Benin city 5-6 July, 2010 with partner National Union of Electricity Employee (NUEE)
  • Radio phone in programme on Governace will take place in Awka Anambra State 10 July, 2010 with partner Health and Community Development Initiative (HECOD)
  • Rain School will take place in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State 19-23, July 2010 in cooperation with Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC)
  • Enhancing Civil Society Engagement in Legislative Process in Kano State House of Assembly will take place in Kano 22 July, 2010 with partner Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC)
  • Performance Score Card, Budget Tracking and Usage of Performance Score Card will take place in Egbedore Local Govt. Awo, Osun State 27-28 July, 2010 with partner Centre for Human Rights and Ethics in Development (CHRED)
  • Occupation Health and Safety workshop will take place in Osogbo Osun State July 28, 2010 with partner Nigeria Automobile Technicians Association (NATA)

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History & Mission

The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) is a private, non-profit organisation committed to the values of Social Democracy. It was founded in 1925 as Germany’s first political foundation and bears the name of the first democratically elected president of Germany, Friedrich Ebert. Ebert, a Social Democrat, had risen from being a simple craftsman to hold the highest political office in the country. Against the background of his own experiences in political confrontation he had proposed the establishment of a foundation with the following aims:

Through such programmes the political legacy of Friedrich Ebert should be preserved: the promotion of freedom, solidarity and social justice through a democratic political process. The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung was banned by the Nazis in 1933 and re-established in 1947. It carries out its mission in Germany and internationally through its programmes of political education, international cooperation, study and research. At present, FES maintains more than 100 offices worldwide, of which 19 are in sub-Saharan Africa.

FES Nigeria is one of FES’ extensive network of more than 100 offices worldwide. We commenced work in Nigeria in 1976 and have offices in Abuja and Lagos.

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