Nigeria
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Youth Embrace Entrepreneurship to Tackle Unemployment in Nigeria
Oct 28, 2014Fashogbon Abiodun David, 34, is the CEO of Fashi Fizzie, a fashion boutique, and Fizzie Republic, a marketing company, in Ibadan, a small city in southwestern Nigeria. David says he started his business a decade ago... -
Sex Workers Advocate for Decriminalization of Their Profession in Nigeria
Oct 25, 2014Patricia Okana, who is in her early 30s, is a commercial sex worker. “It is just like every other thing you do,” she says. “There are challenges, but I thank God it puts food on my... -
Empowering Nigerians To Effectively Track Budget Allocations
Oct 16, 2014Follow The Money, a project run by Connected Development (CODE), was in Gutsau Zamfara state, to engage Civil Society Organizations (CSO), journalists and the government on a two days training at Zakat Endowment Board on the... -
Post-Colonialism: Nigerians Express Their Views And Expectations As The Country Turns 54! [Speak Out]
Oct 1, 2014We went on the street to feel the pulse of Nigerians as they marked the 54th independence anniversary today– we asked, what is your opinion about the situation in the country? What are your future expectations? And of... -
Nigeria At 54: Did You Miss President Goodluck Jonathan’s Speech? Here Is The Full Text
Oct 1, 2014President Goodluck Jonathan’s Speech to mark Nigeria’s 54th Independence Anniversary on October 1, 2014– Fellow Nigerians: 1. Today marks the 54th anniversary of our country’s independence as a sovereign nation. This is also the tenth month... -
Speak Out: A Ray Of Hope For Unemployed Youths In Nigeria
Sep 21, 2014Some Nigerians were asked, “How can Nigerian graduates tackle the challenge of unemployment?” Their responses: Nigerian graduates should learn how to write a good CV. “We should pay closer attention to the curriculum vitae of applicants.... -
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... -
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... -
From Aid To Empowerment: How “Project Hello World” Is Closing The Digital Divide In Nigeria
Aug 28, 2014Rural development remains a concern of many developing countries despite impressive advances in technology and increase in intensive developmental policies. Sustainable development and poverty alleviation in rural areas depend on effective common resources management and local... -
SME Owners Speak On The Value Of Education In Boosting Small Businesses
Aug 18, 2014Rural Reporters spoke with a number of small business owners in Nigeria who are graduates of different higher institutions of learning. They shared their opinion on the value of additional education in boosting Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)...