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WEST AFRICA CIVIL SOCIETY INSTITUTE (WACSI) 2025 INTERNSHIP.

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Application Deadline: October 26, 2025.

LOCATION: Nigeria

The West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI) is a regional non-governmental organisation dedicated to enhancing the capacities of civil society organisations in West Africa toward greater sustainability and operational and development effectiveness.  WACSI is therefore looking for an intern interested in enhancing his/her civic consciousness and developing his/her professional capacity. The intern will be embedded in WACSI’s core areas of work and will be responsible for providing the necessary support in the planning and implementation of the Institute’s activities in WACSI Node Nigeria.

ELIGIBILITY:

Applicants must have a minimum of a first degree in international affairs, political science, public policy, law, development studies, or related fields. Applicants should also show an interest in civil society and nonprofit organization management.

Responsibilities:

Conduct desktop research on policy and legislative issues

Assist in gathering information and writing reports for policy meetings 

Assist in policy meetings and workshop preparation 

Assist in the development of policy advocacy training tool

Support other administrative tasks

Preference will be given to applicants with a high proficiency in English.

The successful intern will spend a substantial part of her/his internship at the WACSI office in Abuja, Nigeria.

The deadline for application is October 26, 2025.

BENEFIT:

The institute will support interns with a monthly stipend

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NASENI INNOVATION HUB- INNOVATENAIJA CHALLENGE CALL FOR APPLICATION

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Application Deadline: October 4, 2025.

LOCATION: Nigeria

Are you a young Nigerian with a homegrown, game-changing product in science, engineering, or manufacturing? Apply now for the InnovateNaija Challenge, open to Nigerians aged 15–40 nationwide, and stand a chance to win 100 million Naira.

ELIGIBILITY:

Young Nigerian innovators within the ages of 15-40 who have designed products and solutions within the science, engineering and manufacturing sector. Individuals passionate about tech, creativity and providing solutions to real-world challenges, including from the grassroots. 

Young Nigerians engaged in science, technology, engineering across the Nation

Must be a citizen of Nigeria.

Must currently reside in Nigeria (temporary visitors or students abroad are not eligible).

Open to youths of ages 15-40 

Innovative products must be at any of these stages:Prototype or Fully Developed. Products still at Idea stages are NOT eligible for the application.  

Innovative products must be within the science engineering and manufacturing sector.

Innovation must be original and created by the applicant or team.

Innovation must solve a local problem or improve community life.

Applicants can submit ideas in English or the local language with translation (if possible).

Application is open to individuals or teams. For teams, one member must be designated as the primary contact.

Applicants must be emerging talents and grassroots inventors, not fully funded startups.

Low-tech or no-tech solutions are welcome! Tech-enabled is great but not required.

Innovation must be applicable or adaptable to the Nigerian context.

Each applicant/team can only submit one innovation.

Each applicant/team must have at least an instagram handle/account. 

BENEFIT:

₦100 million for first place,

₦30 million for second place, and

₦20 million for third place.

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