Community Driven Responses

ILORIN, NIGERIA: When she wrote her final examinations and completed the requirements for an accounting degree in 2019, 26-year-old Tolulope Adeleke was ecstatic and thought a lucrative white-collar job would follow soon after.  Two years later, Adeleke was still battling unemployment and frustration was fast...

ENUGU, NIGERIA: Gabriel Ohanete, a 200-level student of Combined Biological Sciences at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), developed a love for technology-related skills even before he began his academic pursuit at the university.  Even though he wanted to master at least one tech skill,...

LAGOS, NIGERIA: Tinuke Adeniyi, a mother of two, had just finished preparing one of her signature meals, Asaro Elemi meje, a local delicacy made with yam in Southwest Nigeria. It was meant for some clients who had ordered its delivery.  She had packaged it, awaiting...

EKITI, NIGERIA: As an ulcer patient, Ayomide Ikumapaye, a 300-level Computer Engineering student of Ekiti State University (EKSU), Ado-Ekiti, usually encountered health issues while engrossed in school activities. Ikumapaye said his experience using physical healthcare centres for his symptoms was often not too good.  Reflecting...

TSP/OSUN, NIGERIA: Reading comes easy for most children, but for 18-year-old Dauda Abdulhaleem, it's a daily struggle. Despite his best efforts, he could only manage to read not more than ten pages before feeling defeated and discouraged. He yearned to be released from the limitations...

Solutions Journalism - rigorous and compelling reporting on responses to social problems has become very attractive to student journalists in Nigeria, they tell us why in this report.