By Kayode Adebiyi In the quiet, early morning hours of Katsina’s Kofar Kaura area, Aisha Umar would sit and count her daily earnings in loose change. Running a small neighbourhood grinding mill on borrowed equipment, she often spent more money repairing the ageing diesel engine than she brought home toContinue Reading
By Martha Agas, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Aliyu Ummulkhairi, 35, left her home in Sabon Gari, Mararaban Jos, Kaduna State, on June 21 to attend an Islamic lecture at Madrasat Tashiyhul Iman. Unfamiliar with the neighbourhood, she stopped to ask some children for directions. Because local residents were alreadyContinue Reading
By Rotimi Ijikanmi, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) For millions of Nigerians, the removal of fuel subsidy remains synonymous with hardship, rising prices and shrinking purchasing power, with President Bola Tinubu often bearing the brunt of public anger. Away from the national debate, another story is unfolding. State governments, beneficiariesContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan Nigeria’s estimated population of more than 238 million makes it Africa’s most populous country and the sixth most populous in the world. Yet, experts say the country’s greatest demographic challenge lies not in the size of its population, but in how it harnesses its youthful population. AboutContinue Reading
By Bushrah Yusuf-Badmus, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) On Aug. 3, Elizabeth Olawoyin, a student of Government Day Secondary School, Agbabiaka, Ilorin, walked into the training room at UMCAT Chapel in Ilorin. Olawoyin knew the digital world only from afar. She had never written code, studied Artificial Intelligence (AI), orContinue Reading
By Chidinma Ewunonu-Aluko, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) For six days in Benin, no fewer than 20 journalists set out to do more than report problems. They went to investigate solutions. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Solutions Journalism Field Trip 3.0, held from July 26Continue Reading
By Mark Longyen As the 2030 deadline for achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) approaches, countries are confronting widening financing, climate, poverty and development gaps that threaten global progress. The challenge has renewed debate over how developing countries can mobilise the resources, technology and partnerships required to accelerate progressContinue Reading
By Zubairu Idris, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) When Haruna Bashir walked into the Kano Central Mosque on Aug. 7, there was little to suggest that the man had endured one of the most painful experiences imaginable. He smiled, interacted with people around him and participated in the ceremony thatContinue Reading
By Gabriel Agbeja, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) In Africa, faith-based groups are becoming powerful allies against climate change, leading efforts to protect the environment and build sustainable communities. Across the continent, churches, mosques, traditional faith communities, and interfaith organisations are mobilising millions of people to embrace climate-consciousContinue Reading
By Uche Anunne, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Akwete, the quiet community in Ukwa-East Local Government Area of Abia, took the centre stage in the media recently following a visit by the First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu. Akwete weaving, named after its place of birth, the Akwete community, wasContinue Reading
