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Oxfam said it has followed the news and developments about advocacy championed by the female folks with frustration at the slowness of change in institutions and a renewed sense of optimism in the potential for change. Country Director of Oxfam in Nigeria,Iftikhar Nizami, speaking on Thursday in a statement to commemorate the International Women’s Day,also said the International humanitarian organisation …

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Nigerian Musicians have asked the government for an increase in the budgetary allocation to the agricultural sector in the 2018 budget. The artistes,which included Sound Sultan, Vector, Niniola, Harrysong, Lami Philips and Illbliss among others, called on the authority to ‘Walk the Talk’ and to put money “where our mouth is” by increasing the amount of budget that goes to …

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Women farmers are not getting the resources they need to be able to feed their families and communities as well as adapt to climate change, Oxfam said its analysis of policies and public investments in six countries has shown. This shortfall, the international humanitarian agency said, “exposes a sham in the rhetoric and commitments by countries and donors” to strengthen …

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Tayo Olanipekun Nigerian government investments in both agriculture and climate change adaptation are less in comparison to the promises made and the country must make small holder farmers the focus of its economic transformation to be able to overturn malnutrition and move  toward food security, Oxfam has said. The international nongovernmental organisation also said public funding is usually skewed toward …

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