Nigeria’s Fuel Subsidy Removal May ‘Kill’ Small Businesses
Ayomide Ogunrinde, a 25-year-old student at the Tai Solarin University in Ogun State, aspires to become a chartered accountant in…
How Nigeria’s Poor Education Infrastructures Increase the Rate of Out-of-School Children
In 2018, UBE Tsohon Kamfani Primary School, Bosso Local Government Area, Niger, was shut down due to its collapsing and…
Voters With Disabilities Lament Poor Provisions During 2023 Elections
On 25 February 2023, Nigerians went to the polls to elect a new president and members of the National Assembly….
How poor waste management worsens flooding in Ekiti
Bisola Ige, 43, woke up on 20 September to find her bedroom flooded after a heavy rain in 2021. Her…
Students lament rising food prices in Nigeria’s tertiary institutions
Abdulrasheed Akere from a middle-class family in Ilorin, Kwara State, a biology Education student of Usmanu Danfodiyo University (UDUS) in…
Nigeria’s Education and its Many Setbacks in 8 Years
Nigeria’s tertiary education system has faced significant challenges in the last eight years associated with inadequate budget allocations. A survey…
How Low Power Supply Stifles the Growth of SMEs
In the bustling area of Apete, Ibadan, in SouthWest Nigeria, the struggles faced by small business owners due to a…
School Fees Increment Pose Troubles for Nigerian Students
Hakeem Aliyu, a 400-level student of English Language at the Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS), was supposed to pay a…
How insecurity hampers education in Northwest Nigeria
“Being kidnapped puts the victim in a really bad situation. I was put in an uncomfortable place where I was…
One Toilet For One Street: How Open Defecation Pollutes Rivers In Oyo Community
Gbadegesin Adeyanju reports on the practice of open defecation in Masifa community, Oyo State, and how it pollutes the community’s…
From Arabic School to Street Begging: The Struggles of Out-of-School Children in Sokoto
Wandering the streets every morning with an empty bottle in one hand and a plastic bowl of food hanging in…
Gombe University Students Pleased as New Hostel Provides Safety from Hoodlums
Anna Simon, a student at Gombe State University, was attacked and slashed with a cutlass while returning from school in…