Michael Dibie Cassava is one of the most important crops in Nigeria, playing a dominant role in the rural economy in the agro-ecological zones and is increasingly gaining importance in all parts of Nigeria. According to the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA, report 2004), Benue and Kogi state in the North Central Zone are the largest producers of cassava. Cross River, Akwa…
Yahuza Bawage It was a cold morning in Jos, the Plateau state capital in Central Nigeria. Abdulmalik Magwe Bello, along with other young men, stood in line, waiting for their buckets to be filled with boiling water from a large pot in one of the houses in their Rikkos neighborhood. Bello was in a rush…
-Yahuza Bawage Usman Isah Abdullahi, a native of Bunkure in the Nigerian state of Kano, had to leave school after finishing his primary education due to financial constraints. His parents couldn’t afford to continue his schooling, which led him to migrate to Ibadan in Southwestern Nigeria in search of work. Upon arriving in Ibadan, Usman…
Michael Dibie Cassava is one of the most important crops in Nigeria, playing a dominant role in the rural economy in the agro-ecological zones and is increasingly gaining importance in all parts of Nigeria. According to the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA, report 2004), Benue and Kogi state in the North Central Zone are the largest producers of cassava. Cross River, Akwa…
Yahuza Bawage It was a cold morning in Jos, the Plateau state capital in Central Nigeria. Abdulmalik Magwe Bello, along with other young men, stood in line, waiting for their buckets to be filled with boiling water from a large pot in one of the houses in their Rikkos neighborhood. Bello was in a rush…
-Yahuza Bawage Usman Isah Abdullahi, a native of Bunkure in the Nigerian state of Kano, had to leave school after finishing his primary education due to financial constraints. His parents couldn’t afford to continue his schooling, which led him to migrate to Ibadan in Southwestern Nigeria in search of work. Upon arriving in Ibadan, Usman…
