Nigeria
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Wells That Run Dry
Jan 18, 2019By Olaoluwa Joseph At the Redeemed Family House in Abattoir, Jos South area of Plateau State, where young people on their compulsory one-year of National Youth Service Corps live, nobody plays with water. A visit to... -
Bridging the Family Planning Gap in Kaduna, an Interview with the State Commissioner of Health
Nov 29, 2018KADUNA, NIGERIA – The FP2020 report was released at the recently concluded International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP) in Rwanda and Nigeria did fairly well in the report. One of the few successes recorded for the... -
NGO Advocates Inclusion of More Men in Family Planning
Oct 13, 2018PORT HARCOURT, NIGERIA – Ahead of the International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP) holding in Kigali, Rwanda from 12-15 November, 15 ICFP satellite events were held around the globe on World Contraception Day. One of these events... -
Community Watch: Kaduna’s Mishigi In Need Of Social Amenities
Oct 23, 2017Mishigi, Nigeria – Most residents of Mishigi villages located in Igabi local government area of Kaduna, Northwest Nigeria, are subsistence farmers living by a riverbank that separates them from other communities. Despite thriving in... -
Kaduna: Rural Dwellers Now Read News On The Internet
Oct 4, 2017KURMIN KADUNA, NIGERIA – Al’amin Yakubu, a young father of three and a farmer, lives in Kurmin Kaduna, a rural community located in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna state, northwest Nigeria. He is the only... -
Improving Rural-Urban Links in Nigeria Crucial for Farmers to Benefit from Expanding Cities
Jul 20, 2017The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) held an international conference on Thursday July 20 to present key findings from the 2017 Global Food Policy Report, the latest in an annual analysis of developments in food policy... -
Opinion: Four Lessons From My First Attempt At Escaping Poverty
Jun 26, 2017Growing up poor in Nigeria means living helplessly in a deep depth of despair. Or rise to the challenge of eliminating poverty by going after any legal job that pops up on your radar. As a... -
Endangered Ecological Communities: The Case of Goi
Apr 23, 2017By Innocent Eteng OGONI, NIGERIA – At the bank of the river in Goi community stood Elias Gbadamosi. Overwhelmed by the filth and the acrid smell oozing from the benzene-filled river, he exclaimed: “I have heard... -
UNDP to support the conservation of Onura forest in Eleme
Feb 27, 2017The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has confirmed plans to support the conservation of biodiversity of Onura Forest in Eleme, Rivers State. The Project Coordinator of the UNDP funded Niger Delta Biodiversity Programme (NDBP), Matthew Dore,... -
Nigeria Convenes Expert Panel to Draft New Plan for Achieving Economic Diversity through Major Investments in Agriculture
Feb 24, 2017The Nigerian Government welcomed senior officials from the African Union Commission and agriculture experts from across the continent for an intensive three-day meeting to develop a new national agriculture investment plan (NAIP) that will provide a...