Home to more than 15 million people, Kano, long known for cultivating grains and groundnuts, is now buckling under the strains of increasing desertification, erratic rainfall, and soaring temperatures. But a young female scientist, Alawiyya Musa, is at the forefront of the fight against a worsening climate crisis. By Conrad Onyango, Bird Story Agency For Ms Musa, who was born and raised in Kano State, Northwestern Nigeria, the devastation is personal. “I have witnessed how climate change worsened poverty and food insecurity, especially in rural areas where people struggle to feed their families due to drought, flood, and degraded land,”…
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has advised the candidates who sat the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) to stop panicking over the perceived challenges in their efforts to upload their Senior School Certificate Examination results. The examination body disclosed that candidates will be offered an opportunity to re-upload their results to its portal due to the abrupt recall of the results of the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) earlier released by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC). JAMB confirmed the development exclusively to DevReporting following an inquiry on the options available to WASSCE candidates…
For the umpteenth time, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the umbrella body for lecturers across Nigerian universities, has threatened that unless the Nigerian government takes a final position on the report of the renegotiation committee of the FGN-ASUU 2009 Agreement, its members may be forced to withdraw their services soon. ASUU said various committees set up by the government had reviewed the renegotiated agreement, noting that the last committee, chaired by the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Yayale Ahmed, submitted its report eight months ago. The union, in a statement dated Friday, 8 August but…
The President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Chris Piwuna, a professor, has offered insight into the current situation on Nigerian university campuses, accusing the Nigerian government of deliberately impoverishing lecturers to kill public education. Speaking in an exclusive interview with DevReporting, Mr Piwuna, a professor of medicine at the University of Jos, Plateau State, highlighted the frustrations of ASUU members over the unimplemented 2009 ASUU-Federal Government agreement. He spoke on other issues of national interest, including the union’s withdrawal from INEC activities, the issue of breakaway bodies like CONUA, among others. He added that the patience of…
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) announced on Monday the release of the results of the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) for school-based candidates, recording the worst performance in many years. The development may not be unconnected to the logistics problem encountered by the examination body during the conduct of the examination in May, when students were kept at centres late into the night. WAEC said a total of 1,973,365 candidates registered for the examinations across 23,554 secondary schools in the country, but 1,969,313 sat the examinations. The Head of Nigeria’s Office (HNO) of WAEC, Amos Dangut,…
The International Press Institute (IPI) Nigeria and the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID), have condemned the closure of Badegi 90.1 FM, an independent radio station in Minna, Niger State, by the state governor, Mohammed Bago. They described the governor’s action as a flagrant assault on press freedom, and a blatant abuse of power. The directive to shut down Badegi FM was announced on Friday, 1 August, by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Bologi Ibrahim, who disclosed that Mr Bago had ordered the revocation of the station’s licence and the profiling of its owner. The building housing the station…
DUBAWA investigates Amazon Nature Clinic, a wellness centre run by a traditional birth attendant who claims to treat various health conditions using natural remedies. By Lademi Aborisade. “I have a friend that Indomie (noodles) was removed from his heart” was the attention-catching statement of Bose Adegeye, the owner of Amazon Nature Clinic, at the opening ceremony of the clinic. This comment was prominent in a viral five-minute video shared with DUBAWA sometime in July 2024. The video shows adult men and women listening to Ms Adegeye, who gives several health-related diagnoses and prescriptions. She owns a wellness clinic, which she…
Introduction A Turning Point for Africa’s Development is here, as the continent finds itself at a pivotal moment in its developmental journey. The world is undergoing profound changes, rising geopolitical tensions, weakening multilateral cooperation, and a sharp decline in foreign aid. For decades, aid has been a significant part of Africa’s development strategy, but as external assistance decreases, Africa is facing both challenges and opportunities. Can Africa still achieve sustainable growth without relying on foreign aid? The need for new growth models, rooted in domestic resource mobilization, innovation, and intra-African trade, is more urgent than ever. This article explores how…
The Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) today launches the CJID Openness Index, Nigeria’s first-ever subnational assessment of press freedom and civic space across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Supported by the Embassy of the Netherlands in Nigeria, the pioneering index blends qualitative and quantitative research to provide a systematic evaluation of openness across the country. The assessment is anchored on two core indices: enablers – factors that promote press freedom and civic expression; and inhibitors – those that constrain them. Drawing on the insights of over 1,100 professionals, including journalists, editors, newsroom managers, and civil society actors; the Index…
Introduction In 1960, Nigeria stood at the dawn of independence with remarkable potential. It was Africa’s most populous country, rich in natural resources, home to a vibrant cultural tapestry, and strategically located on the Gulf of Guinea. By most economic and political estimates, Nigeria was poised to become one of the leading lights of the developing world. It had a GDP comparable to that of Malaysia, per capita income ahead of India, and was on par with countries like Indonesia, Brazil, and even South Korea in key economic indicators. Fast forward to 2024, and the story takes a different turn.…