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How Poor Funding For Research, Low Technology Contributed To Lack Of Local Covid-19 Vaccine Production
This story is a result of Orodata’s Micro-Grant support to journalists to produce in-depth investigative and data-driven stories on thematic areas like Development, Healthcare, Covid-19, and Covid-19 Vaccine. “Nigeria Institute of Medical Research is surviving on international grant. There is no budgetary provision for NIMR. Majority of the things they are using are programmed and…
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Living On The Fringe: Sad, Sorry world Of Sokoto’s Almajirai
This story is a result of Orodata’s Micro-Grant support to journalists to produce in-depth investigative and data-driven stories on thematic areas like Development, Healthcare, Covid-19, and Covid-19 Vaccine. Around noon sometime in April 2021, Salisu* was sitting under the shade of a mango tree to ease himself off from the Sokoto sun. When this reporter…
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Conditional Cash Transfer: Poverty Reduction Programme Marred By Ricketiness
This story is a result of Orodata’s Micro-Grant support to journalists to produce in-depth investigative and data-driven stories on thematic areas like Development, Healthcare, Covid-19, and Covid-19 Vaccine. It began with a 183 km journey from Lagos to Ede-South local government area of Osun state. According to the data made available by the National Social…
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Abacha Restituted Funds: Another Re-Loot In The Camouflage Of National Safety-Nets Projects?
This story is a result of Orodata’s Micro-Grant support to journalists to produce in-depth investigative and data-driven stories on thematic areas like Development, Healthcare, Covid-19, and Covid-19 Vaccine. Nigeria confirmed its first case on 27th February 2020, since then, the number of confirmed cases has risen exponentially. On March 29, 2020, President Muhammadu Buhari announced a total…
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Levelling The Field: Improving Opportunities For Women Farmers In Nigeria
This story is a result of Orodata’s Micro-Grant support to journalists to produce in-depth investigative and data-driven stories on thematic areas like Development, Healthcare, Covid-19, and Covid-19 Vaccine. “The right resources could help rural women maximise economic opportunities, increase productivity, and improve food security, education and healthcare since women tend to reinvest in their households.”…
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COVID-19 And Its Impact On Rural Development In Zaria Local Government
This story is a result of Orodata’s Micro-Grant support to journalists to produce in-depth investigative and data-driven stories on thematic areas like Development, Healthcare, Covid-19, and Covid-19 Vaccine. Northern Nigeria is on the frontline of the Sahara Desert, where the effects of climate change manifest ominously as desert encroachment, erratic rainfall, and a drastic reduction…