Development
HumAngle’s Development Desk monitors the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals.
-
Women and Girls Facing Dire Social Protection Gaps Worldwide, Says UN Women
Despite global efforts to improve social protection since 2015, more than two billion women and girls are still left unprotected—trapped…
Read More » -
Rural Women Farmers in Nigeria’s North East Persevere Despite Theft, Climate Change, and Inflation
Yagana Bukar, a 44-year-old widow from Kukareta, a rural community in Damaturu, Yobe state, northeastern Nigeria, relies entirely on farming…
Read More » -
Understanding the Mental Health of Nigerian Workers
Let’s build an avatar for the Nigerian worker. We’ll call her Zuri. She’s 23, works in banking, and, like countless…
Read More » -
[Photo Essay]: Nigerians March Against Bad Governance, Economic Hardship on Independence Day
Nigerians in various parts of the country have taken over the streets to protest against economic hardship occasioned by the…
Read More » -
Left Behind: The Stories of Discrimination Against Persons With Disability in Nigeria
Yasmin Bawa, a 24-year-old graduate living with multiple forms of scoliosis, is no stranger to the challenges faced by Persons…
Read More » -
Boat Capsizes With 70 Aboard In North West Nigeria
More than 70 persons, mostly farmers, were aboard a boat that capsized yesterday at the Mashayar Dantauri river bank in…
Read More » -
Armed Violence Closes Over 14,000 Schools In Africa, Leaving Millions Without Education
Education in conflict zones across West and Central Africa is increasingly under threat. According to a recent report by the…
Read More » -
Photo Essay: How Do Out-of-School Children In Nigeria’s FCT Spend Their Days?
Nigeria has an alarming problem of out-of-school children, with one in every five such children globally residing in the country.…
Read More » -
Maiduguri’s Solar Street Lights Initiative: Reducing Costs, Curbing Crime, And Transforming Nightlife.
In the Sabon Layi layout of Maiduguri, the Borno state capital in northeastern Nigeria, nightfall once meant navigating dark streets…
Read More » -
Tunde Onakoya To Nurture Chess Talent Among Displaced Children in Maiduguri
Nigerian chess master and child education advocate Tunde Onakoya arrived in Maiduguri, Borno State, northeast Nigeria, last Friday, Aug. 30,…
Read More »