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New Nigeria Foundation (NNF) prioritizes data validation to ensure accuracy, consistency, and reliability—key elements for effective decision-making, analysis, and implementation. From January 13th to 17th, 2025, NNF facilitated a validation workshop for Chevron Nigeria Limited’s (CNL) Fenceline communities—Ubeji, Aruakpor-Umah, Ekpan, Edjeba, and Osubi—at the Participatory Partnerships for Community Development (PPCD) office in Warri. The workshop […]

Tosin Adebusuyi represented New Nigeria Foundation at a one-day Multi-stakeholder Workshop on Private Security Training and Professional Development organized by the African Law Foundation in partnership with the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) and the Geneva Center for Security Sector Governance (DCAF) Switzerland. The workshop was held on Monday, 17th March 2024, at

New Nigeria Foundation (NNF) remains committed to promoting equality and supporting initiatives that empower women and girls. As part of this commitment, Akinyemi Akindiji, Programme Officer at NNF, participated in a Hands-On Workshop on Gender-Sensitive ICT Policy Advocacy held on Tuesday, 25th March 2025, at Mulligan Hotel, Yaba, Lagos. The workshop was a highly interactive

New Nigeria Foundation, a member of the NGO Pillar and Steering Committee of the Voluntary Principles Initiative (VPI), was represented by Dr. Fred Nwogu, Senior Manager at the Foundation, at the 2025 Annual Plenary, which was held from 18–21 March at the Grand Connaught Rooms in London. Marking VPI’s 25th anniversary, the event brought together

New Nigeria Foundation facilitated the data analysis workshop for the needs assessment conducted for the Warri Kingdom Coastal Communities on Wednesday, 13th August, and Thursday, 14th August 2024 at Chevron’s Recreation Centre, Warri, Delta State. The data analysis workshop provided an avenue for an overview of the needs assessment, reviewing the data collection methods, and ensuring

New Nigeria Foundation conducted a needs assessment in Dangote Cement Plc (DCP) communities in Obajana (Kogi State), Ibese (Ogun State), Gboko (Benue State) and Okpella (Edo State). Dangote Cement Plc (DCP) supports its host communities by providing funds for roads, water, and healthcare projects. The needs assessment exercise aims to ensure that the community needs

New Nigeria Foundation (NNF) undertook the regional baseline studies on strengthening the regional implementation of Voluntary Principles in Lagos State. The “Strengthening Regional Implementation of the Voluntary Principles in Nigeria” project is a collaborative initiative led by the Leadership Initiative for Transformation and Empowerment (LITE-Africa) in partnership with the Nigeria Working Group (NWG) and the

As part of the capacity building initiatives for the Host Communities Development Trusts (HCDTs) under the Green Energy International Limited/ LEKOil Oil and Gas Investments Limited Joint Venture (GEIL/LEKOil JV), New Nigeria Foundation (NNF) facilitated a Capacity Building Workshop on Resource Mobilization, Mainstreaming Gender Equity and Social Inclusion into Community Development Programmes, and Advocacy for