Solutions Journalism

In the remote villages of Kano State, northern Nigeria, a quiet revolution is unfolding — one that is transforming how women access family planning services and reclaim control over their reproductive health. *Ummi Sulaiman sits on a wooden chair inside a local drugstore where she buys contraceptive pills whenever MS…

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…

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…

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…

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…