Africa
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How Girls Are Barred From Nigerian Schools
Nov 20, 2014Olawale Abosede stood shoulder to shoulder with four other shy young Nigerians – all of them school girls – to tell the reporters and camera crews how important it was for them to be educated. Dressed... -
APC Chair Chief Oyegun Leads Party Chieftains And Members On Salvation Rally In Abuja
Nov 19, 2014By: Ibrahim Olalekan The All Progressives Congress (APC), on Wednesday held a rally in Abuja tagged “Salvation Rally”. Chief John Oyegun, National Chairman of the APC, described it as a warning rally. He also led... -
Exploring Plateau State’s Hidden Vibrant Economy In Metal Fabrication And Recycling Of Steel
Nov 19, 2014In the special feature, RuralReporters.com explores the economy vibrancy of YanTinka, a Metal Fabricators Market in Jos, Plateau state. Esther Onyinyechi Mark reports. The place is a beehive of activities. Their products adorn the environment. You... -
Nigeria Union of Pensioners Threaten Not To Support 2015 Election Candidates Over Payment Anomalies
Nov 18, 2014Why do pensioners in Nigeria have to protest in order to get the attention of government leaders and other agencies in charge of their funds? A number of times in 2014, these retirees hit the streets... -
Updates On Rural Africa
Nov 17, 2014Education School Lessons By Radio In Sierra Leone, Liberia With the nationwide closure of schools in Liberia and Sierra Leone due to the Ebola outbreak, and with no immediate prospect of them reopening, a growing number... -
LEAP Africa Inducts 20 Young Fellows For Its 2014 Social Innovators Programme
Nov 15, 2014As part of an initiative to empower young change-makers in Nigeria, a Lagos based organization- Leadership, Effectiveness, Accountability and Professionalism (LEAP) Africa, is creating a network of young African social innovators through its Social Innovators Programme... -
Voters Registration Exercise: Thumb Down For @INECNigeria?
Nov 14, 2014Rural Reporters went round some communities to observe the on-going voter’s registration exercise. A controlled crowd is seen at various points of registration. However, people complained bitterly about the tedious nature of the registration process. There... -
Community In Focus: Is This Free or Cheap Education?
Nov 13, 2014By David Lawal Have you ever imagined a scenario where pupils of primary schools pay teachers’ salary? That is the situation in a yet-to-be-approved Government Primary School in Ijoko, Ogun State. It is usually interesting... -
Community Champion: Chiemeka Chiedozie Promotes Animal Welfare In Nigeria
Nov 13, 2014Chiemeka Chiedozie, the Project Director HUMANE GLOBAL CONCEPT in Nigeria and Africa, is passionate about caring for animals. Through his non-governmental organization, Chiedozie promotes animal welfare by engaging children below the ages of 19 years. He... -
Applying Lessons From Women’s Conference In Beijing To Post-2015 Agenda
Nov 12, 2014The year 1995 is always cited as the year women went to Beijing and came back to start “revolutions” in their countries. The “revolutions” as I have stated, involved action plans that covered the following; deliberate...