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A Campus Community Is Empowering Students With Sustainable Blockchain Skills
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,...
Amid An Intense Election Cycle, An Initiative Made Voting Easy For Nigeria’s Senior Citizens
OYO, NIGERIA: Toyin Olukoya, 68, loves to vote. She has been an active voter in Nigeria’s election processes for some thirty years. Olukoya became passionate about voting during her teenage years when she witnessed how a single vote made all the difference she needed, “......
How NGOs Tried To Beat Voter Apathy Ahead of Nigeria’s 2023 Poll
ILORIN, NIGERIA: A month before the 2023 general elections, Muiz Oyekola, a student at the University of Ibadan, walks through the nooks and crannies of Gbagi Market, a local market in the capital city of Oyo state. He is there as early as 10 a.m....
This Push Group Promotes Social Media Skills Among SMEs
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...
The WhatsApp bootcamp that empowers people to earn
OSOGBO, NIGERIA: Sodiq Adegboye, 21, the oldest child of a middle-class family in Osogbo had always dreamed of being an undergraduate, having everything he wanted, and experiencing the freedom that came with being away from home and not being continuously watched. When he was eventually...
Election Tech Could End Voting Malpractices In Nigeria, But Not Yet
The integrity of election in Africa have become increasingly important for ensuring the legitimacy of government as well as local and international support.