Solutions Journalism
SOJO | How Nigeria’s CNG Initiative is Reducing Vehicular Emissions
Beyond being cost-effective and environmentally-friendly, Nigeria’s current transition to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) could improve public health of millions of urban dwellers while advancing Nigeria’s sustainable urban development agenda in alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). A car fitted with Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) kits For 32-year-old Abuja Bolt…
Read More »SOJO | How Solar Power is Revolutionizing Access to Healthcare in Rural Nigeria
Thanks to a partnership between the Dangote Foundation and UNICEF, Tanawa Health Post was among Nigerian healthcare facilities connected with solar electricity systems, guaranteeing uninterrupted power supply and revolutionizing access to health care in the community. A picture of the Tanawa Health Post showing the solar panels on its roofing…
Read More »SOJO | Surge Africa’s nature-based solutions boosting Nigerian farmers’ resilience to climate change
The nonprofit Surge Africa is leveraging nature-based solutions to promote climate-resilient farming practices among smallholder farmers in northern Nigeria, positively impacting on the livelihood of farming households. Thirty-three-year-old Mustapha Hassan, a native of Kumbo community in Gabasawa Local Government Area (LGA) of Kano state, has been…
Read More »SOJO | How YAFODA is tackling drug abuse in northern Nigeria
The Youth Awareness Foundation on Drug Abuse (YAFODA), a Kano-based non-profit focused on rehabilitating and reintegrating drug addicts back into society, has successfully rehabilitated thousands of youth drug abusers and reunited them with their families across northern Nigeria and the Niger Republic. By Adam Alqali & Stephen Enoch…
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AU to Convene 4th MSME Forum in Abuja, June 23–27
The African Union Commission (AUC), in collaboration with the Government of the Federal Republic …
