Newsletter – The Brain Builder

A COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF STAKEHOLDERS’ WORKSHOP ON “SUSTAINING PEACE AND TOLERANCE IN URBAN SETTINGS, AMPLIFYING THE ROLE OF THE YOUTH SUPPORTING COVID-19 RESPONSE IN NASARAWA STATE, NIGERIA AND 0113675/PBSO- HERDSMEN-FARMER CONFLICT. ORGANIZED BY BRAIN BUILDERS YOUTH DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE (BBYDI) WITH SUPPORT FROM THE UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (UNDP) AT MANYI ROYAL SUITES, LAFIA, NASARAWA STATE ON 1ST AND 10TH FEBRUARY, 2020

February 26, 2021 No Comments

After a successful 2 Day Stakeholders’ Workshop on Sustaining Peace and Tolerance in Urban Settings, Amplifying the Role of the Youth in Supporting COVID-19 Response in Nasarawa State, Nigeria and 0113675/PBSO- Herdsmen-Farmer Conflicts with participants drawn from key organizations, Security Agencies, Farmers, Herders, traditional rulers, communities and religious bodies viz: Jamaatu Nasril Islam (JNI) and Christian Association of Nigeria, and after robust interactions and deliberations led by various facilitators and valuable contributions from participants, the…

Group To Hold Interfaith Dialogue To Address Farmers-Herders Crisis In North Central Region

January 31, 2021 No Comments

A non-profit organisation, the Brain Builders Youth Development Initiative (BBDYI) says protracted farmer-herder conflicts in the north-central part of Nigeria could further shrink the country’s fragile security amid the decade-long war against insurgents in the northeast. It cautioned that violent activities which have become more pronounced in the zone due to the mistrust among various ethnoreligious groups may likely plunge the country into an unprecedented humanitarian crisis. In a report released following an on-site assessment…

TEXT OF THE PRESS CONFERENCE ADDRESS BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF BRAIN BUILDERS YOUTH DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE AT THE LAUNCHING OF YVOTE NAIJA ON THURSDAY, 7 JANUARY, 2021 IN ILORIN, KWARA STATE

January 7, 2021 No Comments

Good morning, gentlemen of the press. I welcome you all to this press conference and thank you all for honouring our invitation despite the short notice. We have invited you here today, to witness the launching of our new project, ‘YVote Naija’. YVote Naija seeks to increase voters’ participation in the electoral process in Nigeria, as part of efforts to deepen democracy and enthrone good governance in the country. As we all know, democracy is…