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In Cameroon, Poor People With Severe Albinism-related Skin Disorders Get Free Treatment

BERTOUA, CAMEROON: Damase Cyrille is a person living with albinism in Bertoua, the capital of Cameroon's Eastern Region. He has had to deal with issue...

Perspective

In Nigeria's Underserved Communities, Teach For Nigeria Improves Education Quality

IJEBU-MUSHIN, OGUN: Grace Kolawole's first-day experience as a teaching fellow was disappointing. "I asked my pupils to read from their textbooks, and...

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Health/Food

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In Cameroon, Poor People With Severe Albinism-related Skin Disorders Get Free Treatment

BERTOUA, CAMEROON: Damase Cyrille is a person living with albinism in Bertoua, the capital of Camero...

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To Boost Food Production, CBN Takes Maize Pyramids To Kaduna

As the world grapples with the impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which threatens global food s...

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Nigeria's Pharmaceutical Sector Gets Part Of AfDB-approved N1.4 Trillion

The African Development Bank or AfDB has approved a $3.56 million (N1.4 trillion) grant for the deve...

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Nigerian Woman Invents "Smart Bra" For Early Breast Cancer Detection

According to the World Health Organization, 2.3 million women were diagnosed with breast cancer in 2...

Women/Girls

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Nigerian Women Can Apply For Tech4Dev's 2023 Women Techsters Fellowship

According to UNICEF, there is a large gap in women's and girls' digital adoption and use compared to...

Security

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U.S. Marine Raiders Train Nigerian Naval Officers In Counterterrorism

About 27 officers of the Nigerian Navy are currently receiving training from the United States Marin...

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Nigeria Combats Crime With Newly-acquired Special Drones

Security in Nigeria is compromised with recent increase in violent crimes like kidnapping, banditry,...

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In Conflict-prone Jos, Group Uses Football Tournaments To Build Peace Between Muslims And Christians

JOS, PLATEAU: The Jos North Secretariat Hall in Nigeria's Central Plateau State was filled with abou...

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Terrorism-Related Deaths In Nigeria Have Fallen By 51% - Global Terrorism Index Report

According to the 2022 Global Terrorism Index or GTI report published by the Institute for Economics...

Conservation

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Why Training Niger Delta Residents In Environmental Monitoring Is Essential - HOMEF

Home to about 30 million people, Nigeria's Niger Delta region is a large area cutting across nine co...

Livelihood/Economy

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How AI-Powered Warning System Helps Pastoralists In The Sahel Become Climate-Resilient, Avoid Food Insecurity

In the Sahel region of Africa, there are very short rainy seasons (three months maximum) and extreme...

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He Made Lowly-esteemed Wheelbarrow Pushing Look Attractive; Now He Creates Jobs For Youths

Each time Chukwuma Eze returned home from where he worked as an apprentice in Delta State, one thoug...

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How "Kitovu Technology" Improves Small-scale Farming, Food Security In Nigeria

In 2014, Emeka Nwachinemere was a National Youth Service Corps or NYSC member serving in Oyo State....

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Impact Of New US Consulate Campus On Nigeria's Economy

The unemployment rate in Nigeria rose to 33.3% in late 2020. Amid economic uncertainties and worseni...

Children

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The Lagos Group Taking Children Off The Slums And Streets Back To Classrooms

Before 18-year-old Ademola Taiwo (not real name) met The Destiny Trust - a nonprofit dedicated to ta...

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Tales Of Rejection, Love And Hope From Nigeria's Street Kids

Because Gabriel Okon could neither stand on his own nor walk even though he was already two years ol...

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‘Every Child Needs Shelter’: First Lagos-Approved Orphanage Where Abandoned Children Find Hope

AKOWONJO, LAGOS: Esther Nnamdi and her twin sister, Ruth, were just a few weeks old when their mothe...

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Not The ‘Devil’s Work’: Reversing Club Foot Deformities In Children

Most mothers agree that the first meeting between mother and child invokes overwhelming joy. This wa...

Governance

Why I Joined Labour Party After Dumping PDP - Peter Obi

Days after withdrawing from the presidential race under the umbrella of the Peoples Democratic Party...

2023 Elections: Who Can You Trust Among PDP Aspirants?

In 1999, when Olusegun Obasanjo was elected Nigeria's president under the Peoples Democratic Party o...

2023 Elections: After Terrible 7-Year Outing, Who Among APC Aspirants Can Nigerians Trust?

Chinua Achebe, one of Africa's finest writers, in his book, "The Trouble with Nigeria", said the cou...

Nigerian Senate Passes Bill To Tackle Money Laundering More Effectively

To curb illicit financial transactions, the Nigerian Senate has passed a bill to amend the Money Lau...

Perspective

In Nigeria's Underserved Communities, Teach For Nigeria Improves Education Quality

IJEBU-MUSHIN, OGUN: Grace Kolawole's first-day experience as a teaching fellow was disappointing. "I...

How Nigeria's Only Biogas Mini-grid Project Failed With Lessons To Learn

RIJE, ABUJA: In 2016, a dedicated power line from the Federal Capital Territory passed through Rije,...

Daily Nigerian Trains 105 Journalists On Investigative Reporting

Almost every sector of the Nigerian state has witnessed moral and structural setbacks that have furt...

Overcoming Language Barrier: Nigerian Female Journalist Promotes Solutions Journalism In Indigenous Languages

Abiodun Jamiu never imagined he could ever be taught journalism in Pidgin English and other Nigerian...

Opportunities

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300 Nigerian Women, Others To Champion Gender Equality Via Agricultural, Food Systems Policies

On April 11, the African Women in Agricultural Research and Development or AWARD started receiving a...

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To Tackle Housing Deficit, Nigeria Unveils Rent-to-own Non-Interest Scheme

Nigeria's housing deficit stands between 17 and 20 million housing units. Last year, the speaker of...

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US Signs Agreement To Support 250 Nigerian Women Entrepreneurs

The U.S. government has announced the 2022 edition of its Academy for Women Entrepreneurs or AWE for...

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Nigerian Army Opens Application Portal For DSSC Course

The Nigerian Army has opened its application portal for the Direct Short Service Commission or DSSC...