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Global Parliament of Mayors: Can Cities Change the World?
Aug 7, 2014In a newly released research report, Professor Benjamin Barber, political theorist and author of If Mayors Ruled the World: Dysfunctional Nations, Rising Cities, Richard Florida, Director of the Martin Prosperity Institute at the University of Toronto and Don Tapscott, best-selling... -
When We Make Government Spending Work, Nothing Works Like It- #FollowTheMoney
Aug 4, 2014Connected Development (CODE), with support from The Indigo Trust, has released a report on government spending in Bagega titled “When we make government spending work, nothing works like it”. Download the report by clicking on the link: http://followthemoneyng.org/savebagega2.pdf In... -
GIST-A-DOCTOR: Helping Nigerians Access Doctors And Medical Advice On-The-Go
Aug 1, 2014Mobile phone is changing how people access health information in Nigeria. Tech savvy entrepreneurs and organizations are developing different applications and services to improve the digital lifestyle of Nigerians while impacting their health. GIST-A-DOCTOR, a new... -
High Rent And Its Threat To Retail Business In Lagos – David Atilola
Jul 31, 2014Potential traders often perceive renting a retail shop in Lagos as a daunting task. Some traders complain about the hike in the cost of rent, which ranges from one hundred and eighty thousand Naira (N180,000) to... -
Can CBOs And NGOs Bridge Agri-Business Information Gap?
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
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
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... -
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.... -
“A Gun, Not Camera, Should Threaten You” – Bayo Omoboriowo
Jul 22, 2014“Abroad, when you want to take pictures, they pose. Even military men pose. Celebrities pose. But in Nigeria, they run and this is pathetic.” For many years Bayo Omoboriowo flirted with photography, taking pictures of... -
Community Focus: Residents Build Makeshift Bridge To Ease Daily Commute
Jul 21, 2014Residents of Unity Estate and Fadipe Pako Community in Lagos State, Nigeria use makeshift pedestrian bridges to get around. A visit to the community in the heart of Ogba in Lagos revealed this. This pedestrian makeshift bridge links...