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Introduction to I4DI The Institute for Development Impact is a woman-owned, global monitoring and evaluation firm, dedicated to advancing evidence-based decision-making for improved social impact programming. To that end, I4DI specializes in advanced data analytics, independent research and evaluation, systems design and development, and monitoring to assess, inform, and strengthen policies and programs. I4DI is trusted by a diverse range of clients, including multilateral agencies like the Wor...

Introduction to I4DI The Institute for Development Impact is a woman-owned, global monitoring and evaluation firm, dedicated to advancing evidence-based decision-making for improved social impact programming. To that end, I4DI specializes in advanced data analytics, independent research and evaluation, systems design and development, and monitoring to assess, inform, and strengthen policies and programs. I4DI is trusted by a diverse range of clients, including multilateral agencies like the Wor...

• Federal Government borrowing not transparent, its purpose not known, says economist The country’s debt rose by N20.8tn between July 2015 and December 2020, data obtained from the Debt Management Office on Wednesday showed. This period corresponds with the Presidency  Muhammadu Buhari who assumed leadership of the country on May 29, 2015. According to the statistics obtained from the DMO, Nigeria’s total debt as of June 30, 2015 stood at N12.12tn. However, as of December 31, 2020, the c...

The Greater Des Moines Committee will recognize Tom Koehn, Tom Mahoney and Dr. Wendy Wintersteen as the 2020 inductees to the Iowa Business Hall of Fame. The inductees will be honored during the Greater Des Moines Committee’s Annual Black Tie Dinner on Tuesday, Sept. 7 at The Meadows Events and Conf

The Development Impact Blog turns 10: we celebrate with a new logo! Image We launched the Development Impact blog on April 1, 2011, and have published exactly 1500 posts over the past 10 years! Our goal was to have a place to discuss a broad range of issues relating to conducting development research and impact evaluations, including discussion of new research methods and papers, sharing some of the many design and methods issues that don’t often make it into either textbooks or published pap...

PURPOSE OF THE JOB To plan, direct, lead and manage the provincial business unit within relevant governance structures to attain approved provincial objectives, including business growth and profitability targets as well as development objectives. Drives business value by developing and implementing new and reviewed operational strategies across the deal origination environment as well as ensure acceptable customer service standards are met Build and maintain external stakeholder relations, i...

Punch Newspapers Sections Everest Amaefule Nigeria has more than $5.83bn foreign loans that have been approved but not yet disbursed, the Debt Management Office has said. The DMO on its portal on Sunday listed a number of foreign loans that were to be disbursed as of December 31, 2020. The disbursement of the loans will take the country’s total foreign debt commitment to more than $37.8bn. Our correspondent reports that the country’s external debt as of September 30, 2020 stood at $31.99bn....

By Joseph Erunke THE federal government, Tuesday,said a total of 30,000 scholars in the country have so far benefited from the Commonwealth Scholarship between 1959 and now. Majority of the beneficiaries, according to the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu,who disclosed this, made significant contributions to Nigeria’s development. The minister spoke at the opening ceremony of the  2021/2022 nomination Interview for Commonwealth Scholarships and Fellowship Plan,CSFP, in Abuja. Speaking thro...