Road to Ruin: How Poor Road is Crushing Osun Community’s Business

Samuel Abel, a farmer woke with a sense of urgency on a steamy morning in Irepodun. He had ten kegs of freshly pressed palm oil ready to be delivered to Osogbo on its market day.   For weeks, the young farmer claimed he had been looking forward to the day the sale of his palm oil […]

Despite Huge Yearly Budget Allocation to Education, Osun Primary School Remains in Shambles

Irepodun Primary School is in a state of despair, with cracked walls, leaking ceilings, and insufficient teaching staff.

SPECIAL REPORT: Makoko’s Silent Cry: Fishermen, Others Battle Poverty Amidst Government neglect

Despite its rich cultural heritage, Makoko has long been neglected by the authorities: the residents build their homes from timber and stilts and are navigating the narrow canals with canoes.

Darkness Descends on Kwara: Residents Decry Uninstalled Transformers, Persistent Power Outages

Fatimah Idera  For almost ten years, Mr. Tiamiyu Tajudeen, an electrician based in Oke Andi, Ilorin, Kwara State, has struggled with continuous darkness, severely affecting his vocation, which relies heavily on power supply. Consistent power outages due to the lack of transformers have made his services costlier than he would have liked. “You can’t compare […]