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RuralReporters.com is a news platform with in-depth coverage of under-reported issues in rural communities in Nigeria and across Africa. We report on Agriculture, Health, Women and generally on Rural Development. To pitch a story idea or submit a report, please email: editor@ruralreporters.com-
Can CBOs And NGOs Bridge Agri-Business Information Gap?
by Contributors - Jul 30, 2014By Akin Olatidoye Alhaji Mukaila has farmed for more than two decades. For him, it is an activity he has to engage in. Whether he makes profit or loss is left to him; at least... -
I Am A Girl: Kikelomo Taiwo Writes On The Realities Of Married Adolescents
by Contributors - Jul 28, 2014I was part of a team that conducted a focused group discussion for young married adolescent boys and girls on Female Genital Mutilation and Forced Child-Marriage in Wamba LGA, Nassarawa State, North-central Nigeria. It was quite... -
Scaling Up Maize Production In Oyo State
by Contributors - Jul 24, 2014A project on improving maize production is underway in Ogbomoso and Oyo, Oyo State, South West, Nigeria. The project called IFDC/2Scale is partly funded by the International Fertilizer Development Centre (IFDC). IFDC is partnering with relevant... -
Mat-Making Business: An Opportunity In Lagos
by Contributors - Jul 12, 2014I once visited Awori village, Lagos Nigeria, to photograph local mat-makers. This is an industry driven by elderly women. The women combine different colors to create variety of patterns. They sell these products to marketers who... -
Documentary Photography: Old People Deserve Access To Quality Healthcare
by Contributors - Jul 10, 2014During a trip to Iseluku community in Delta state, Nigeria, for the purpose of documenting lifestyle of the aged, Ola Taiwo, found a common challenge – old people lacked access to quality medical care in the... -
Empowering Nigerians To Report [@UreportNigeria]
by Contributors - Jun 20, 2014UNICEF Nigeria has recently introduced U-report platform in Nigeria. U-Report is an SMS based platform, a user-centered social monitoring tool based on simple Short Message Service (SMS) messages ... -
No woman should lose her life, giving life
by Contributors - Jun 8, 2014Mrs. Bello has been bleeding since. End of story. Let’s go back to the beginning. A true-life story is told about a pregnant woman (whom I’ll refer to as Mrs. Bello) who did not realize her... -
The Real Heroes of Community Management of Malaria in Northern Nigeria
by Contributors - Jun 5, 2014Hajara Sule is a trained Role Model Caregiver (RMC) living and working in Shatta Community in Bosso Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State in Northern Nigeria. She is one of the heroes of the RMC... -
Community Engagement: An Effective Tool towards Malaria Elimination in Nigeria
by Contributors - Jun 5, 2014Yakubu Garuba is the Roll Back Malaria Focal Person in Bosso LGA, Niger State – a position he has held for two years. He has championed the decrease in the Malaria Burden in Bosso Local Government...