Travel
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I Drank Salt-Water To Survive Ebola – A Nigerian Recounts
Sep 22, 2014I drank salt water as a protective measure against Ebola. It sounds really funny but when people are faced with a matter of life and death, they can do anything without stopping to think. My family... -
“Addressing the Climate Crisis with Networks of the Willing and Committed”
Sep 20, 2014Coinciding with Climate Week New York and the UN Climate Summit on September 23, Global Solution Networks announces the publication of a new project proposing critical new ways to strengthen the efforts of those on the front... -
Community Champion: Cleaning Up Kaduna Amidst Fear Of Boko Haram
Sep 16, 2014Kaduna is one of the well-known states in Northern Nigeria. It is also affected by the Boko Haram insurgency. Many of the citizens in this region live in fear; some uneducated parents have stopped their children... -
Controversy Trails Commissioner’s Advertorial On Completion Of Lagos Roads
Sep 10, 2014Dr. Femi Hamzat, Commissioner for Lagos State Ministry of Works, in a newspaper advertorial on The Nation newspaper edition of August 2014, stated that it had completed 20 roads in Mushin Local Government. Among the roads... -
Nigeria is facing its worst oil crisis in years, as the country is losing billions of dollars due to theft
Sep 9, 2014In Southern Ijaw in Bayelsa State, Al Jazeera’s Rawya Rageh follows an oil theft arrest and the destruction of multiple illegal refineries for stolen crude. “Despite these efforts, oil theft in Nigeria is at its highest levels in... -
Community Watch: Egun Residents Call For Government Intervention On Bad Road Network
Aug 26, 2014Our photographer, Tosin Gbemile, captures the current situation in Egun, Igando, Ikotun Local Government of Lagos state. The road has been in bad condition for more than five years, residents say. These pictures were taken in... -
I Am A Girl: Kikelomo Taiwo Writes On The Realities Of Married Adolescents
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... -
Doing Business In North-Central Nigeria: Interview With Mr Audu Blackgold Sani, Lafia-Based Entrepreneur
Jul 23, 2014Nasarawa, a state in North-Central Nigeria, is often ignored when chronicling successful states to do business in Nigeria. But in 2010, World Bank ranked it as the 12th easiest place to start business in the country.... -
Nigeria: PAPPCC, SAVI Sensitize Media Practitioners On Climate Change Reporting
Jul 20, 2014The participants made a field-trip to Bishop Kodji Community in Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area (LGA) of Lagos, Nigeria. The Island, which has about 25,000 – 30000 residents, can be accessed from CMS with the aid... -
Mat-Making Business: An Opportunity In Lagos
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...