Tag: Nigeria

Flogged for speaking my mother tongue

Nigeria says it wants primary school teachers to conduct lessons in local…

Cecilia Macaulay Cecilia Macaulay

Nigeria election 2023: Who is Rabiu Kwankwaso?

Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, the 66-year-old politician vying to be Nigeria's next president,…

Victor Ezeama Victor Ezeama

Adaeze Efobi: Nigeria’s qualified nurse turned taekwondo instructor

It is not exactly normal for a nurse to spend her time…

Joshua Adetunji Joshua Adetunji

How I survived Kaduna train hijacking and captivity

Nigeria's reopening of a vital high-speed train link nine months after an…

Halima Umar Saleh Halima Umar Saleh

Realising my dream to become a novelist at the age of 19

I wrote the first draft in a ghetto in Lagos, working on…

Ben Okri Ben Okri

The Nigerian woman cleaning up a land soaked in oil

In a land soaked in oil and scorched by fires, one scientist,…

Georgina Rannard Georgina Rannard

I was trafficked, turned to sex slave at age 14

I am from Effoi, in the Eket Local Government Area of Akwa…

Enobong Udotai Enobong Udotai

I was shot by rebels for being a journalist

During the bloody rebel war that raged in Sierra Leone for more…

Umaru Fofana Umaru Fofana

Is this Nigerian teen the next women’s golf prodigy?

A single moment can change the trajectory of our lives. For Nigerian…

Jackie Prager Jackie Prager

Boko Haram crisis: Nigerian women try to save their children

Fati Usman's son lies on a hospital bed in north-eastern Nigeria, looking…

Chris Ewokor Chris Ewokor