Connected Development [CODE] @Connected_dev

Hey you! What you buy should never put your life at risk. From food and drinks to medicines and skincare, fake products in Nigeria threaten our health, undermine honest businesses, and erode trust in everyday purchases. Check product details, buy from trusted sources, and report suspected fake products to the relevant regulators. But the responsibility cannot rest on consumers alone. Regulators must act, and businesses must put people’s safety before profit. #ConnectedDevelopment #ConsumerSafety #SayNoToFakeProducts #Accountability

CODE, HumanX Distribute Reusable Menstrual Pads, School Materials to Kuchigoro Students, Urge Boys to End Period Stigma media360impact.com/code-humanx-di…

As we look forward to Link & Learn 2026, 🇰🇪 Mohamed Almas from @YouthSenateKE shares what’s in store for Cohort 2 grantees. Nairobi from 28–30 October. Tune in to stay updated! #LinkAndLearn2026 #AUEUYouthActionLab #AUEUYouthLab #YouthLed @EUtoAU

Our Back To School Community Campaign. CODE + HumanX + UBEC = Zero Out-of-School children 🇳🇬

Every child deserves to walk into a classroom equipped to learn and confident about their future. At Connected Development (CODE), we are turning that belief into action. Through our partnership with HumanX and YALI Network Abuja, our Back-to-School Community Initiative in Abuja is supporting students with school supplies and encouraging them to keep learning and dreaming. For us, this work goes beyond the items distributed. It is about supporting families, removing barriers to learning, and reminding children that their education matters. Watch this NTA report for highlights from the initiative and voices from the school community. #ConnectedDevelopment #HumanX #BackToSchool #EducationForAll

Connected Development (CODE), in partnership with HumanX, has distributed reusable menstrual pads and educational materials to students of Junior Secondary School, Kuchigoro, Abuja, as part of efforts to improve menstrual hygiene, promote girls’ education and tackle the stigma surrounding menstruation. media360impact.com/code-humanx-di… #ConnectedDevMediaVoices

Promised fare reductions should reach commuters’ pockets. Which routes are covered? What should passengers pay? Who checks that relief reaches them? So, how much do you spend getting to and from work daily? Share your city and fare below. 3/3🧵 #TheDevelopmentGap

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When fares rise faster than earnings, workers face difficult choices: walk farther, cut meals or spend less on essentials. Affordable, reliable public transport protects access to jobs and helps households keep more of what they earn. 2/3🧵 #TheDevelopmentGap

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This week on #TheDevelopmentGap, we explore how the cost of commuting can affect a person’s ability to make a living. Securing a job is an important step, but can the cost of getting there and back leave enough for food, rent, and other essentials? 1/3🧵 #TheDevelopmentGap

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The Annual AU-EU Youth Action Lab Link & Learn 2026 kicks off on 28-30 October in Nairobi, Kenya🇰🇪. Hosted by #AUEUYouthActionLab’s Cohort 2 Specialized Link &Learn Innovation Grantee @YouthSenateKE,Cohort 2 Grantees will connect,learn & lead on youth-led advocacy. #AUEUYouthLab

The credibility of the 2027 elections is already facing a critical test. @inecnigeria voters’ register remains unavailable on its website, despite the requirement under Section 19 of the Electoral Act 2026 to publish it online for public scrutiny.

"Fewer than 20 percent of public institutions have designated FOI desk officers, and only 91 of roughly 800 public institutions have complied with Nigeria's Freedom of Information Act." In his latest piece for Connected Development, Abdulmalik Yahya writes on how a chance visit to a water board in Maiha exposed a deeper pattern: fifteen years after Nigeria's FOI Act was signed, the machinery meant to make it work is still missing. Read "No Water, No Receipt: What a Water Board in Maiha Taught Me About Freedom of Information" 🔗 connecteddevelopment.org/no-water-no-re… #ConnectedDevMediaVoices

From Seats to Real Power! Under the #AUEUYouthActionLab, @Connected_dev & @YouthSenateKE convened 21 Cohort 2 grantee organizations for a Peer Learning x People’s Parliament Dialogue, turning evidence &lived experience into real influence. #AUEUYouthLab @EUtoAU @AUYouthProgram

🚨 EBOLA ALERT: NIGERIA MUST ACT NOW! Following reports of an Ebola case in the FCT, Connected Development warns that delayed action, weak surveillance and inadequate preparedness could put more lives at risk. We demand urgent contact tracing, strengthened health facilities, transparent emergency funding and regular public health updates. ⚠️ To Nigerians: Stay vigilant! Avoid contact with anyone showing suspected symptoms, do not spread unverified information, and report suspected cases immediately to health authorities. Ebola is deadly. Complacency is dangerous. Preparedness must be visible, funded and accountable! Read our full statement. 👇🏾 #EbolaAlert #PublicHealth #HealthSecurity #ConnectedDevelopment

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Through #HealthShield, CODE is demanding transparency in preparedness spending and evidence of functional surveillance, equipped facilities and trained response teams. Funding approval is not preparedness. States must show the evidence. 2/2🧵 #FollowTheMoney #ConnectedDevelopment

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Ebola is no longer a distant threat. Nigeria cannot afford to be caught unprepared. Months after preparedness funds were approved in June, Nigerians deserve answers: How much was disbursed? What has been delivered? Are our states ready? 1/2🧵 #HealthShield #EbolaPreparedness

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Project Follow The Money #Throwback in 90 seconds… 🎥 Where does public money go? And how can citizens ensure that funds allocated for development actually reach the communities they are meant to serve? Since 2012, Connected Development (CODE), through its flagship initiative, Follow The Money (FTM), has empowered citizens to track public spending, monitor government projects, and demand accountability for resources meant to improve lives. 🎥 Watch this 90-second throwback as we revisit how Follow The Money continues to empower communities, strengthen transparency, and ensure that public resources deliver real development outcomes. #ProjectThrowbackin90

You now have your PVC, but will you vote? 🗳️ Between getting on the voter register and showing up on election day, what gets in the way? On Off The Record with CODE, our host, @IamNankpak, and journalist Collins Nnabuife discuss youth participation and how doubts about the electoral process can discourage citizens from voting. What would help turn registration into participation: greater trust, clearer information, easier access, or stronger security? 🎥 Watch the conversation via youtu.be/m092XUurTVU?si… #OffTheRecordWithCODE #ConnectedDevMediaVoices #ElectionMata

Because the real measure of progress is not simply that teachers return to work, but that children return to a system better equipped to support their learning. 3/3🧵 #TheDevelopmentGap #TeachersWelfare

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For children, every day away from the classroom means lost learning opportunities. For teachers, fair treatment, career progression and the resolution of longstanding grievances are equally important. But ending a strike should mean more than reopening school gates. It should come with transparent agreements, clear promotion policies, a practical plan to recover lost learning and lasting solutions to the issues disrupting education. 2/3🧵 #TheDevelopmentGap #TeachersWelfare

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When negotiations drag on, who gives children their lost school days back? This week on The Development Gap, we examine the dispute affecting public schools in the FCT and the learners caught between teachers’ unresolved grievances and the government’s response. 1/3🧵 #TheDevelopmentGap #TeachersWelfare