(JULY – DECEMBER, 2025)
(JANUARY – JUNE, 2025)
As the impact of our Fellowship continue to surge, on May 17, 2025, the Cardinal Onaiyekan Foundation for Peace (COFP) celebrated the graduation of the 7th set of her Fellowship at Ajuji Greenwich hotel, Abuja following the completion of their module three courses. Meanwhile, the induction of these 45 Fellows into the COFP Africa Network […]
One of the key activities that the Cardinal Onaiyekan Foundation for Peace (COFP) started with early this year was welcoming the distinguished delegation from the German Catholic Bishops’ Conference on January 11, 2025, at its headquarters in Abuja. The high-level delegation was led by the Catholic Bishop of Augsburg, Most Rev. Dr. Bertram Johannes Meier, […]
Punctuality at work demonstrates commitment to duty and shows one’s respect for the organization and its management. It also boosts one’s confidence in the discharge of his/her duties. Recognizing this as one of the ways to motivate staff members, it has become a practice now at COFP that at the end of every six months, […]
The above Assembly carries particular significance as it convened to reflect on our shared journey, affirm mission of the African Council of Religious Leaders, Religions for Peace (ACRL-RfP) and most importantly, launch a new foundational paradigm for the global movement of a Shared Sacred Worldview and the 4th Strategic Plan (2025–2030) that will guide our […]
In order to sustain and scale its impact, the COFP Foundation continues to seek for meaningful partnerships and collaborations with likeminded organizations, spirited individuals and even government agencies to be able to fully pursue the course its mission. In the month of May 13th, 2025, the Foundation signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the […]
With the theme, “Faith Communities in Africa Advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the African Union Agenda 2063, and Africa’s 2025 G20 Process.” COFP was invited to participate in a conference which took place in Addis Ababa, the headquarters of the African Union, from May 12 to 14, 2025 under the patronage of H.E. Taye […]
At the Cardinal Onaiyekan Foundation for Peace (COFP), every seed of peace planted is strategically nurtured with love, care, and hope. One of the most defining phases of the COFP Fellowship journey is the post-Module II Community Peace Project, a crucial period where theory meets practice and vision becomes a reality. This year, as always, […]
COFP Foundation envisages a Nigeria where doors to education especially at primary and secondary levels are opened to all irrespective of status. Financial struggles have been the bane of many children assessing education even when the government provides free education at primary and junior secondary school levels. Hence, provision of scholarships to indigent pupils and […]
As the leader of the African Women of Faith Network (AWFN), the Executive Director of COFP, Sr. Agatha Chikelue actively participated in the Strategic Plan Retreat and Annual Review and Planning Meeting (ARP), of the African Council of Religious Leaders – Religions for Peace (ACRL-RfP) from 13th to 15th January 2025 at the Maria Polis […]
On Thursday, 9th January 2025, the entire Cardinal Onaiyekan Foundation for Peace (COFP) team led by the Executive Director, Rev. Sr. Agatha Chikelue DMMM embarked on a special visit, one that brings about intergenerational learning, inspires vision, and deepens the bond with the man whose name and legacy we proudly carry. It was an extraordinary […]
(JULY – DECEMBER, 2024)
(JANUARY – JUNE, 2024)
In honour of the invitation for the 25th Anniversary of uninterrupted Democracy in Nigeria, the Deputy Director of COFP, Rev. Fr. Boniface Neibo was invited by the Benue State Government through Dr. Patrick Terna, the Director General, Benue State Education Quality Assurance Agency to participate as a panelist in the momentous celebration on the 13th […]
The COFP delegation, led by the Executive Director, Rev. Sr. Agatha Chikelue, in the accompany of the Deputy Director, Rev. Fr. Boniface Neibo, and the Program Officer, Mr. Nicholas Dike, on 23rd May 2024 visited the office of the Country Director of the Jesuit Relief Services to explore the possibility for partnership. The JRS team […]
From April 28th to May 4th, 2024, forty-seven (47) Fellows from Nigeria and several African countries including Uganda, Zambia, Niger, Cameroon, and Ethiopia gathered at the Ajuji Greenwich Hotel in Abuja for the final module of the 2023/2024 Fellowship program. The first four days of the program were dedicated to intensive training in peacebuilding and […]
In an effort to empower the next generation, the COFP Foundation continues to champion education for underprivileged children across the FCT and Nasarawa State. To ensure equal opportunities, the staff of COFP diligently visits schools to evaluate academic performance, ensuring that deserving students receive vital educational support. In the 3rd Term of the 2023/2024 academic […]
As part of the Foundation’s effort in promoting interfaith collective action in Africa by fostering peace, human dignity, development, and preservation of the environment, and also to counter hate speech, violence, and xenophobia, the Executive Director of COFP, Sr. Agatha Chikelue participated as one of the key speakers at the above event which focused on […]
As one of the panelists during the Multi-Religious and Multi-Stakeholder High-Level Forum on the Role of Faith in Advancing Positive Outcomes for Children, Families, and Communities held from 26-27 March 2024 at the Church Centre for the United Nations, New York USA, the Executive Director of the Cardinal Onaiyekan Foundation for Peace (COFP), Rev. Sr […]
Sister Agatha O. Chikelue, DMMMBags International Award The Executive Director, of the Cardinal Onaiyekan Foundation for Peace (COFP), Sr. Agatha Ogochukwu Chikelue has been honored with the Religions for Peace (RfP) Women of Excellence in Multi-Religious Actions Award, achieving second runner-up status. Building peace and community resilience is what she is called and trained to […]
Learning is definitely incomplete without opportunities to apply knowledge from the classroom to practical life situations. This principle underpins the annual peace projects undertaken by COFP Fellows in their communities after their second module. Supported by a seed grant from the Foundation during their school year, the Fellows implement peace and human development initiatives in […]
In January 2024, the COFP Foundation’s Governing Council and Board approved the appointment of Rev. Fr. Boniface Neibo Achor as the Deputy Director, responding to the need for expansion amid the busy schedule of the Executive Director Rev. Sr. Agatha Chikelue, DMMM. A COFP Fellow and priest of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja, Rev. Fr. […]
(JULY – DECEMBER, 2023)
It was a day of joy in the newly erected Diocese of Katsina in Katsina state Nigeria on 12th December, 2023 when a COFP Fellow, Monsignor Gerald Musa was ordained as the first Catholic Bishop of Katsina Diocese. Monsignor Gerald now Bishop Gerald was a COFP Fellow of the 2020/2021 set (Class of 2021). […]
In October, 2023, we received representatives from the United Religions Initiative (URI) in our office in Abuja and also, Observatoire Pharos in November, 2023. Their visit gave us the opportunity to explore the possibility of collaboration as both organizations share the same vision with the COFP Foundation. In the same light, we welcomed one of […]
To ensure that the less privileged children can access basic education beyond FCT Abuja, the Foundation expanded its scholarship scheme to indigent students and pupils in Nasarawa state. 50 students/pupils from ten different schools were assisted during the third term of 2022/2023 academic session while 42 of them received financial support during the 1st term […]
Through funding support from the Conrad Hilton Foundation and COFP Foundation, some COFP Fellows (Catholic Sisters) embarked on the second phase of their community development peace project in August 2023 following huge successes recorded during the first phase of their project in January, 2023. Their projects targeted destitute women and youth in their […]
(JANUARY – JUNE, 2023)
After the painstaking effort ploughed into Modules 1and 2 by the 2022/2023 set of the COFP Fellowship program as well as the execution of a community peace project initiated by each one of the Fellows, they all had the honour of getting to the final and concluding phase of the Fellowship- Module 3! This was […]
Sustainability is one sure way of measuring how successful a project is. It is with this mindset that the Cardinal Onaiyekan Foundation for Peace, set up a Pan-Africa Peace Hub as part of its strategy for sustaining the impact of the Fellowship program long after the graduation of the COFP Fellowship program students (Peace Fellows). […]
Despite the fact that education from primary up to the junior secondary level should be free according to the Child’s Right Act of 2003, children are nonetheless required to pay various fees, some of which they are unable to pay. As such, in the first half of this year, the COFP Foundation has been able […]
Earlier in the year, the COFP Foundation got the privilege of being accredited by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to observe and monitor Nigeria’s 2023 general elections. The first of the exercise was the Presidential and National Assembly elections which took place on Saturday, 25th February 2023. The second and final lap was the […]
The COFP Fellowship program is usually completed in the space of one year, with lessons collapsed into 3 modules; the first module in July, the second in November and the third in April! As such, participants (Fellows) are always given seed grants by the Foundation following the completion of the second module of the program […]
COFP Closes 2025 in Style
COFP Fellowship Making More Impact in Its 8th Year
The Cardinal Onaiyekan Foundation for Peace (COFP) Fellowship Program continues to expand its impact in its eighth year, through a sustained effort in building a new generation of African peacebuilders. In July 2025, amidst limited resources, 35 outstanding Fellows were selected from 2,023 applicants to begin the 2025/2026 Fellowship in Abuja. Drawn from the six […]
2025 World Children’s Day, “My Day, My Right,”
In commemoration of the 2025 World Children’s Day, observed annually on 20 November, the Cardinal Onaiyekan Foundation for Peace (COFP) organized a free medical outreach for children in underserved communities within the Lugbe axis of the FCT on November 20, 2025. Guided by the year’s theme, “My Day, My Right,” the initiative emphasized the importance […]
COFP Empower Communities to End Violence /Abuse Against Children (EVAC)
The rising cases of child abuse, including rape, molestation, neglect, and emotional violence, has increasingly been a serious concern in our communities. Some of these cases of abuse often involve trusted caregivers, and many cases remain unreported as a result of fear, stigma, or silence. In response to this, the Cardinal Onaiyekan Foundation for Peace […]
Sustaining the Hope of Marginalized Children through COFP Scholarship
very child deserves access to quality education, not as a privilege reserved for only a few, but as a fundamental right. In Nigeria, however, this right remains out of reach for many children. UNICEF recommends that at least 26% of national budgets be allocated to education, but government funding continues to fall far below this […]