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 count ratio is the highest in south-west despite being the Read more…
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, which has curbed rice smuggling into the country to a 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 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and generated 64.5 per cent of 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 state level saw the need to replicate the engagement at Read more…