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In Oyo, women farmers battle high cost of inputs, herders’ activities

By Akinwale ABOLUWADE FEMALE farmers in Oyo State, including their male counterparts, say the biting effect of inflation, herders'...

Kano paradox: where pregnant women ‘die monthly’ despite availability of healthcare facilities

By Kolawole OMONIYI  IN rural Kano, maternal mortality remains alarmingly high. Kolawole Omoniyi reports on how traditional birth attendants (TBAs)...
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How Oyo’s N1bn SAfER project ‘marginalises’ smallholder women farmers

By Ibukun EMIOLA THE Oyo State government introduced the Sustainable Action for Economic Recovery (SAfER) project in February 2024. Despite...

In Niger, farmers with disability are denied agric inputs, subsidies

By Justina ASISHANA GOVERNOR Mohammed Umaru Bago's administration pledged to transform Niger state's agricultural sector, promising subsidies and support to...
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Anambra: underfunding, poor infrastructure trail healthcare scheme implementation

By Alfred AJAYI THE implementation of the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF), a flagship intervention by the Federal Government...

Despite risks, poor state of PHCs forces pregnant women to embrace traditional birth attendants in Ogun

 By Oladejo ADEBAYO In Ogun state, inadequate modern healthcare facilities lead many pregnant women to choose traditional birth homes. This...
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