New Initiative for Social Development (NISD) have called on all stakeholders especially government on the need to address the economic situation of Ekiti people as the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) report of May 2020 reveals that Ekiti poverty head Read more…
Dr Kayode Fayemi’s government in Ekiti State, with support of the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), USA, has commenced implementation of a 14-year work-plan on sustainable management of forests in the State for commercial purpose. The Chairman of the Ekiti State Read more…
New Initiative for Social Development NISD has recorded yet another landmark with Ekiti state government as they were the only organization and state in Nigeria to be selected for the advancement of procurement reforms across the globe. Seven projects from France, India, Mexico, Nigeria, Paraguay, and the United States have been selected to advance procurement reforms as part of the Open Contracting Partnership’s impact accelerator program Lift.
Ekiti State has a huge potential in rice production but over the years its capacity has been hampered by poor credit facilities for farmers and lack of modern equipment. With the partial closure of land borders by the Federal Government, Read more…
Agriculture was the mainstay of Nigeria’s economy before crude oil discovery in Oloibiri in Bayelsa State in commercial quantity in 1958. During the golden era (1960 to 1969), the sector accounted for an average of 57 per cent of the Read more…
It is becoming increasingly important to engage all stakeholders on the significance of the Women Policy Agenda and other Gender related policies/laws in the state. New Initiative for Social Development and Ekiti Women Advocacy Team haven engaged government at the Read more…
