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Jan 19, 2018
Special report… Beyond conflicts, Benue losing food basket status amid climate change challenges and subsistence farming
by in Agriculture, Economy, Investigations

In Benue, a state in Nigeria’s Middle Belt, as the governor battles conflicts thrown up by clashes between farmers and herdsmen, he is equally building million-dollar farms, while local farmers are no longer able to farm due to challenges posed by cl...

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Nov 02, 2017
SPECIAL REPORT: 3000 hectares ruined, ‘food basket’ threatened; How floods ravaged Benue, raising concerns over impact of climate change
by in Agriculture, Investigations

In Benue, a state in Nigeria’s Middle Belt, persistent rains and heavy floods are ravaging farmlands, thereby affecting food production and forcing farmers to migrate. Ripples Nigeria’s Kelechukwu Iruomavisited Guma and Makurdi on the trail of destru...

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Oct 27, 2017
EXPOSED: How local school authorities scam poor parents and undermine free education policy in Lagos
by in Education, Governance & Policy, Investigations

Nigeria is estimated to have the highest number of out-of-school children globally, with over 10.5 million children, according to United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Of this lot, Lagos State is said to share 33,0...

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