Nigeria’s race to protect its farmers from climate shocks
Agricultural insurance is a boon for today's farmers in the face of…
She survived Boko Haram’s terrorism. Now she’s healing others through technology
Joy Aifuobhokhan remembers the day her family was attacked. It was a…
Mastectomy and the crisis of choice in Nigeria’s breast-cancer care
As Breast Cancer Awareness Month winds to an end, it’s time to…
A new model for rural healthcare in northern Nigeria
In a recent survey of 3,330 health facilities, over two-thirds lacked basic…
Inside Nigeria’s new plan to fix its troubled rice sector
According to data from the Central Bank of Nigeria, domestic rice production…
Nigeria takes on antibiotic overuse with local scientific innovation
Antibiotics have long been a cornerstone of livestock production—used to treat disease,…
What Kano’s alliance with Guinea-Bissau for trade in West Africa
Kano State has, in recent years, reasserted itself as northern Nigeria’s agricultural…
How a wedding tradition redefined women’s power in Zimbabwe
In Zimbabwean tradition, when a man marries, he offers a “mother’s cow,”…
Feeding Nigeria starts with restoring its soil
Nigeria’s food crisis does not begin with scarcity. It stems from soil…
Will paying residents help Lagos manage its waste better?
Lagos is a megacity struggling under the weight of its progress. It…