Declining International Development Aid in Nigeria Helen Ochayi, Emmanuella Nzeribe, Hilary Okagbue, Stephen Asaolu International development funding has long played a pivotal role in Nigeria’s socio-economic growth. International aid can be defined as financial or technical help given by one country’s government to another country to assist social and economic development or to respond to […]

Digital Extension Services and Agricultural Productivity in Nigeria: A National Overview Mahfus Dauda, Olugbemisola Samuel, Saheed Isiaka, Godfrey Petgrave Background Annually, Nigerian agriculture sector and by extension, the economy, loses trillions of valuable naira to outdated and unmechanised agricultural practices, obsolete infrastructural facilities and a host of post-harvest challenges [3]. A report by ActionAid Nigeria […]

CHOLERA OUTBREAK IN NIGERIA IN 2024 Emmanuella Nzeribe, Hilary Okagbue, Olugbemisola Samuel Cholera is a disease caused by the organism – Vibrio cholera which is a bacterium1. It is characterised by diarrhoea (rice water stool), vomiting, dehydration, weakness, muscle cramps. Cholera is a water borne disease which has posed a significant public health challenge due […]

Food insecurity in a changing climate: A call to action Helen Ochayi Overview Food security exists when “everyone, at all times, has physical and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life.” 1. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the […]