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Community Focus: When It Rains In Agbado
Jul 11, 2014The rainy season is here in full force. For farmers and food producers, rain, among other things, is a natural blessing that waters their crops and sustains their animals. However, for some communities – particularly those... -
Stop The Lip-service, Relocate Gutsura
Jul 5, 2014Gutsura has been experiencing flood since 2003. Located in Gummi local government area of Zamfara state, Northwest Nigeria, the village has a population of about 3,000 people, dominated by the Hausa tribe. The major occupation of... -
Photo Report: A Village Almost Wiped Out By Flood
Jul 5, 2014Located in Gummi local government area of Zamfara state, Northwest Nigeria, Gutsura has a population of about 3,000 people, dominated by the Hausa tribe. Gutsura people thrive on farming. However, like other communities in Nigeria, Gutsura... -
Nigeria’s Cashless Policy Goes National
Jul 1, 2014Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) cashless policy implementation is now national. The policy, which was introduced in June 2012, is aimed at enhancing convenience by encouraging electronic-based transactions and reducing the amount of hard currency in... -
Northern Nigeria Is Just As Safe As Everywhere Else – David Lawal
Jun 30, 2014Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was definitely not wrong when she said paying attention to one side of a story denies you the real picture of the whole story. The time seems right for all to realize that... -
“We Want To Be Empowered,” Bagega Women
Jun 26, 2014Nnu said that during election, they vote more as politicians only sweet-talk them but do nothing to improve their community. At most she said, “they share five hundred naira or give us rubbers or rice, which... -
Empowering Nigerians To Report [@UreportNigeria]
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 ...