Beyond Akara: Can Selling Street Food Really Lift Nigerians Out of Poverty?
ABUJA, Nigeria — When Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, encouraged unemployed youths to consider small businesses such as selling akara and roasted corn…
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poverty in Nigeria
Stolen Future: Inside Northern Nigeria’s Deepening Classroom Catastrophe
Under the scorching heat of Kano’s Kurna Asabe district, 13-year-old Bashir weaves through traffic selling sachet water instead of sitting in a classroom —…
Makoko Exposed: Inside Lagos’ Floating Slum of Despair
LAGOS, Nigeria – On a narrow wooden walkway above the murky waters of Makoko, the air is thick with the smell of decay and…
Dying Too Soon: Why Nigerians Struggle to Live Beyond 54 Years
ABUJA, NIGERIA — In the heart of Africa’s most populous nation, a quiet emergency is unfolding — Nigerians are dying far too young. With…