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Kwara State has 901 public Junior and Senior Secondary Schools spread across 16 council areas. However, only Government High School, GHS, Adeita is designated for visually impaired students. For about ten years, this school has failed to …

In Nigeria, mental illness still wears the heavy cloak of stigma, silencing many who need help the most. For years, patients have shunned neuro-psychiatric hospitals out of fear of being labelled. To break this cycle, the Lagos…

https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fmetropunch.com%2Fhow-technology-is-advancing-nigerias-digital-sex-trade%2F The rise of affordable smartphones, encrypted messaging apps, and mobile payment systems is reshaping…

On March 15, 2020, a deadly explosion shattered Soba Community in the Abule-Ado area of Lagos state, claiming several lives. Official reports blamed the blast on activities along the right of way (ROW) of the Nigerian National Petroleum…

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When Folake Adeola (not her real name) turned 21, she abandoned her dream of further education and turned to sex work in Akure, the Ondo State capital. Adeola found herself standing by the roadside in the Alagbaka area. Like dozens of young…

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In Plateau State’s Bokkos Local Government Area, grief is no longer a visitor; it has become a resident. Waves of armed attacks have left villages deserted, homes razed, and families forced into makeshift camps. For survivors, the struggle…

In Lagos State, Nigeria’s sprawling megacity, sexually abused children from poor homes endure a second betrayal, a justice system riddled with extortion, indifference, and impunity. As anguished families wrestle with endless…

Like many infrastructure projects, road construction is often seen as a pathway to economic growth and improved quality of life. But for Kilankwa 1, a community on the outskirts of Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja,…