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Kagarko Villages in Kaduna Still Without Health Posts

May 14, 2026
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The Walk Is Over: ECOWAS Must Now Deliver on Malaria Elimination and Maternal Survival

May 14, 2026
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WHX in Lagos to highlight pathways for localising West Africa’s health supply chain

May 13, 2026
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In Nigeria and Tanzania, Simulation Training Is Changing How Birth Emergencies Are Managed

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By | February 27, 2025

Giving Girls a Voice in Their Future with Family Planning Education

For 15-year-old Rukayyah Ibrahim in Ghari Local Government Area (LGA), family planning was an unfamiliar concept. However, after attending a Furanni session by Five Cowries, her perspective shifted. “Today was the first time I heard about it, and the first thing that come to my mind is that when I marry, I will take up […]

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Going Beyond Words to Make Bold Investments in Girls’ Right

By | October 11, 2023

Sunday Oko and Onyedikachi Ewe (Lead Writers) Editor’s note: Another International Day of the Girl, another reminder that we are still a long way from closing the gender equality gap. In this Thought Leadership article, Sunday Oko and Onyedikachi Ewe address how we can go “beyond words” to invest in girls’ rights for an equitable […]

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Insights from a Roundtable with Traditional and Interfaith Leaders on Nigeria’s Demographic Dividend

By | June 7, 2023

By Ibukun Oguntola and Kenneth Ibe (Lead Writers) Nigeria’s population of approximately 220 million people has great potential for economic growth and development. However, to fully realise this potential, the government must focus on harnessing the demographic dividend. A demographic dividend refers to the economic benefits of having a higher proportion of working-age people in […]

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Girl Child Concerns Academy: Unleashing the Potential of Girls in Borno State

By | August 1, 2022

By Ibukun Oguntola and Hadiza Mohammed (Lead Writers) The boko haram insurgency has negatively impacted girl child education which is vital to any country’s growth. An organisation increasing access to education for the girl child in Borno State is plugging some of the gaps in the state’s education sector, ensuring that girls can exercise their […]

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Reclaiming Girlhood: Early Marriage a Challenging Public Health Dilemma in Nigeria

By | April 19, 2021

Bintu, (not her real name) was married off to a 49-year-old man in Dogon Daji village, Sokoto State in Northern Nigeria when she was 13. Bintu said she wanted to become a medical doctor before her father decided she would get married to a man thrice her age, who was a farmer. Bintu said her […]

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