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Three Oxfam colleagues lean in closely together to collaborate over a laptop screen during an intensive working session. Photo Credit: Maxwell Osarenkhoe/Oxfam

The Courage to Adapt: Inside Oxfam in Nigeria’s 2026 Country Learning Review

Maxwell Osarenkhoe

Inside Oxfam in Nigeria’s 2026 Country Learning ReviewProgress is rarely a straight line. In the complex landscape of development and humanitarian work, creating lasting systems change requires more…

A diverse group of community members and organizers smiling together in front of an Oxfam International Women's Day 2026 banner in Kwaya Kusar, North-East Nigeria.

Rights. Justice. Action: How Rural Communities in North-East Nigeria are Rewriting the Rules for Women’s Equality

Maxwell Osarenkhoe

From instant educational scholarships to abolishing discriminatory land laws, see how Oxfam and local partners in Borno and Adamawa states are moving beyond advocacy to rewrite the rules for women's…

Group of 25+ participants in orange and green shirts raising hands, symbolizing a collective commitment to end GBV at an Oxfam event in Biu

From Awareness to Action: Forging a Path to Digital and Offline Safety

Maxwell Osarenkhoe

From Awareness to ActionThe 16 Days of Activism campaign, supported by the EU and German Government, successfully focused on the theme UNITE to End Digital Violence Against All Women and Girls in…

Goke and Abimbola Balogun; founders of So Fresh NG

From Market Chaos to a Movement: How One Couple Cultivated Nigeria's Healthy Future

Maxwell Osarenkhoe

The So Fresh story began not in a boardroom, but in the frustrating, chaotic aisles of a Lagos market. Goke, then in the oil and gas sector, and Abimbola, a lawyer, were tired of the unhygienic and…

Stakeholders from Oxfam, the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment (FMLE), and the International Labour Organization (ILO) posing together on stage at the National World of Work Gender Policy re-validation meeting on October 2nd, 2025.

Nigeria Unanimously Re-validates National World of Work Gender Policy: Major Milestone for Gender Equality

Maxwell Osarenkhoe

Oxfam is proud to announce a significant step forward for gender justice and decent work in Nigeria: the unanimous re-validation of the National World of Work Gender Policy. This pivotal milestone…

A close-up shot of a person's hands placing Nigerian currency notes into a white bowl on a table. This represents the weekly contributions of a VSLA group in Nigeria.

VSLA: How Community Savings Groups are Boosting Financial Inclusion in Nigeria

Maxwell Osarenkhoe

Through Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs), people are taking their financial futures into their own hands, proving that grassroots initiatives are a powerful engine for change.Our recent…

Oxfam Interim Country Director alongside partners and government stakeholders cut the ribbon of the farmhouse in Jos, Plateau State Nigeria

Oxfam Launches Gidan Gona Hub: Boosting Organic Farming & Food Security in Plateau State

Maxwell Osarenkhoe

Oxfam Launches Gidan Gona Hub for Sustainable Agriculture in Plateau StateOxfam has officially launched the Gidan Gona Hub in Plateau State, a major initiative aimed at transforming urban agriculture…

Communiqué on Open Government Partnership and Community Development Planning - November 2024

Oxfam in Nigeria

The 3-day meeting held from 6th-8th November in Adamawa State, was convened to promote state-level exchange and the sharing of practical experiences in implementing the Open Government Partnership (…

FFNG

Communique: Stakeholder Consultative Workshop with Oil and Gas Host Communities on Curbing Illicit Financial Flows in Nigeria.

Fair Finance Nigeria (FFNG)

Communique: Stakeholder Consultative Workshop with Oil and Gas Host Communities on Curbing Illicit Financial Flows in Nigeria.

Madzi WDSC; grand prize winners of the first phase of the competition.

Uniting Communities: Oxfam's Grant Awards Ignite Social Cohesion in North-East Nigeria

Maxwell Osarenkhoe

Oxfam in Nigeria organize a grant award ceremony specifically for Ward Development Support Committees in Michika local government, Adamawa State. This event marked the beginning of a larger…