Pearls Africa Foundation and Australian High Commission Mark International Day of the Girl Child with the Theme: The Importance of Girl Child Education in Nigeria

The event raised awareness on possible programs, policies and services that can be developed to meet specific educational needs of the Nigerian girl child

The Australian High Commission in collaboration with Pearls Africa Youth Foundation marked the International Day of the Girl through an event held on the 14th of October, 2017 themed, “The Importance of Girl Child Education in Nigeria”. The event brought together, girls from different communities in Lagos state to be…

Policy and Capacity Building Workshop for a Successful and Sustainable Mining Sector

The two day workshop on 14-15 November 2016 will provide information on leading practice from Western Australia on building a sustainable mining sector

The Australian High Commission in Abuja, in partnership with the Nigerian Ministry of Mines and Steel Development, is hosting a policy and capacity building workshop on the mining sector, in Abuja. The two day workshop on 14-15 November 2016 will provide information on leading practice from Western Australia on building…

Australian Support For The UN World Food Programme, 2015-16

To address a number of large-scale humanitarian crises facing the international community today, the Australian Government continues to contribute substantially towards the UN World Food Programme (WFP) to help fight world hunger. The WFP allocated US $3 million of Australian contributions to its Nigeria Regional appeal in 2015-16. This money will go towards…

Australian support for internally displaced persons

The Australian High Commissioner to Nigeria, H.E. Jonathan Richardson, visited the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in New Kuchingoro on 20 November, 2015 to attend the launch of some of the projects funded through the High Commission’s Direct Aid Programme (DAP). The Australian Government acknowledges the difficult conditions faced by persons forced…