By Bushrah Yusuf-Badmus, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Mrs Elizabeth Ndako has been a smallholder farmer for many years. She grows grains and tubers in Patigi, Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara state. To boost her production, Ndako spends close to N300,000 on agro-chemical to increase productivity andContinue Reading
Paving the healing road for child survivors of sexual abuse By Adebola Adegoke, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Ms Eno (not real name) was devastated when she discovered that her 14-year-old niece, who was under her care was defiled and impregnated by her sister’s brother in-law. “BeforeContinue Reading
Parents of Kaduna brides may now sigh in relief By Aisha Gambo Aisha Auwal, a 40-year-old housewife, is anxious. Her daughter, Bilkisu, aged 19, is set to be wedded soon and the family is yet to provide the traditional household items popularly called Kayan Daki or Gara. Mrs. Auwal and herContinue Reading
By Bushrah Yusuf-Badmus, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Once, Surulere-Alabi, a suburb in Ilorin West local government area boasted of, at least, 20 hours of uninterrupted electricity power supply per day. This is amidst the pervasive darkness in some parts of Ilorin, the capital of Kwara State. WhenContinue Reading
A Ray of Hope in Nigeria: Turning the Tide on Cervical Cancer By Usman Aliyu In Uyo, Akwa Ibom, Nigeria, a personal tragedy sparked a life-saving movement. Itoro Usoro, a young Nigerian, lost his mother to cervical cancer, prompting him to lead the “Help The Women Campaign”, aContinue Reading
Upcycling waste spurs art, farming among Lagos students By Adebola Adegoke Nehemiah Jacob approaches waste-filled areas with a new perspective since he came in contact with the Foundation for a Better Environment (FABE). The final year student of Aguda Senior Grammar School, Surulere, Lagos says he now thinks “of waysContinue Reading
A Network Of Traditional Leaders Is Helping Kaduna Communities Find Missing Children Group picture of some traditional leaders at Rigasa ward,Igabi LGA, Kaduna State By Aisha Gambo Aisha Muhammed’s daughter was missing. Three-year-old Talatu (not real name) was nowhere to be found. That cold realisation brought tearsContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Millennium Natures Path International (Milnapath), an alternative medicine company says it is using herbal medicine to provide solutions to the problems of ill-health and poverty in Nigeria and beyond. Dr Naomi Bassey, Milnapath’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), stated this during the company’s one-yearContinue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh It was a hot Wednesday morning, July 21, 2001, an accident had just occurred in the upscale Mabushi District of Abuja. Accidents occur everywhere in the world, but there is something unique about this one. It sent a top-ranking minister and his beloved bicycle crashing into aContinue Reading
Panelists decry unfair, stereotyped media reports against womenContinue Reading
