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Dear Reader,In a time of rapid socioeconomic and technological change, the ability to understand emerging challenges and respond with evidence...

Dataphyte Foundation Country Director, Oluseyi Olufemi, has highlighted the importance of embedding civil society, academia, government, and the...

Dataphyte is pleased to announce its plans to provide real-time updates and election coverage for the Ekiti State Governorship Election scheduled...

Dataphyte Foundation led its People-centred Public Safety (PCPS) Partners, including Lawyers Alert, CJID, Nextier, CLEEN Foundation, Citizens’...

There is a word that runs through everything the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is saying this World Environment Day, and it is...

According to United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the 2026 World Environment Day campaign calls on every person, not just governments, not...

Dataphyte Foundation, in partnership with the MacArthur Foundation and the University of Lagos (UNILAG), convened a one-day stakeholder dialogue on...

NiMet predicts warmer-than-usual conditions across the country from January to May, and the consequences go far beyond personal discomfortMrs....

Today, May 22, 2026, is International Day for Biological Diversity. The theme this year is "Acting Locally for Global Impact", and while...

Dataphyte Foundation, a policy research, data analytics, and civic technology think tank, today released the Biodiversity Reporting Toolkit for...

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and Dataphyte Foundation, Co-Chairs of the Digital Governance Thematic Group of the...

Nigeria’s reform efforts are being weakened by a lack of reliable data, according to the Country Director of Dataphyte, Oluseyi Olufemi, who spoke...

At the Madiba Foundation Webinar Series 10, convened by the Madiba Foundation as part of its ongoing policy dialogue series, stakeholders gathered...

Dataphyte is pleased to announce that it will deliver real-time reporting on the upcoming FCT Area Council Elections scheduled for Saturday,...

Nubia AI, the flagship artificial intelligence tool from Dataphyte Foundation, is being showcased at the Nigerian AI Collective Pavilion during the...

At the Farm Radio International World Radio Day 2026 Webinar and Innovation Forum, the Founder of Dataphyte Foundation, Joshua Olufemi, joined...

Biodiversity loss in Nigeria is no longer an abstract environmental concern. It is reshaping livelihoods, accelerating poverty, and deepening...

Dataphyte Foundation published a new policy brief on biodiversity in Nigeria titled “Vanishing Heritage: A Policy Brief on Nigeria’s Biodiversity...

Historically, media coverage of biodiversity and related issues in Nigeria has been limited, with other environmental topics receiving...

PRESS RELEASEFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEGender Disparities: Democratic Realities and Governance Outcomes in NigeriaAbuja, NigeriaFriday, November 28,...

The Nigeria Accountability Summit (NAS) 2025, held in Abuja from October 29–30, brought together more than 400 leaders across government, civil...

When Dataphyte began working on this edition of Divided We Stand, the aim was to confront and tackle the structures prolonging Nigeria’s...

What Happens When Nigeria’s Data Systems Start Talking to Each Other?The Dataphyte Foundation hosted an insightful breakout session at the Nigeria...

The Nigeria Accountability Summit (NAS) 2025 will gather government officials, civil society leaders, development partners, and accountability...

On the street corners in Yobe State near her local school, 13-year-old Aisha Salisu, who hawks snacks each morning, has seen children entering the...

Dataphyte Foundation, a policy research, data analytics, and civic technology organisation providing access to data, insights, and civic technology...

Dataphyte Foundation trained and inducted 10 journalists into its Biodiversity Reporting Fellowship during a biodiversity reporting workshop held...

The Dataphyte Foundation trained 20 journalists from major media organisations on digital rights reporting in a one-day masterclass held on August...

Imagine a tailor who wants to sew clothes for fifty grooms men for a traditional wedding but refuses to take their measurements. He simply cuts...

Lessons from Dataphyte’s Gender Mainstreaming Fellowship There is a widespread crisis of gender issues in Nigeria sprawling different sectors and...

Nigeria’s Open Data Index declined to 45 in 2022, down from 50 in 2020, reflecting a setback in transparency efforts. This directly contributes to...

Dataphyte Academy, the training arm of Dataphyte, organised a two-day hybrid Climate Data Lab training for journalists and newsroom editors on how...

The Dataphyte Foundation, in collaboration with the Open Government Partnership (OGP) in Nigeria, hosted a high-level Stakeholder Consultative...

The Interactive Initiative for Social Impact and Dataphyte have concluded the 2-day training on “Driving Subnational Accountability in Nigeria with...

Dataphyte recently collaborated with the National Bureau of Statistics to train Statistician Generals of the 36 State Bureaux of Statistics and...