In Nigeria, where renewable energy is increasingly becoming a necessity rather than an alternative, women like Nkechi Okenwa are working…
Browsing: Gender & Inequality
By: Titilope Fadare [ABUJA, SciDev.Net] – When Mutiat Ibrahim, a pharmacognosy researcher at the University of Lagos, began surveying traditional…
Female candidates have again outnumbered their male counterparts in the 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), as the…
By Mariam Alabi When Simi* was 15, she built a local language translator, an application that converts indigenous languages into…
The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Foundation, Bola Atta has called for…
Across many parts of Oyo State, the growing presence of betting shops and alcohol joints near schools is quietly reshaping…
From Ibadan to remote communities, parents are routinely asked to pay for examination materials, development levies, security fees and even…
By Mariam Alabi Female journalists and media leaders gathered in Lagos on 24 March for a break from the relentless…
In Nigeria, pre-trial detention continues to dominate prison populations, often driven by gaps in legal access and slow-moving courts. Founder…
In Oyo State, the sight of school-aged children hawking during school hours is becoming an increasingly common sight, exposing cracks…