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KAZEEM AWOJOODUOyo State’s emergence as Nigeria’s best-performing state in democratic governance is a powerful affirmation of its growing reputation for stability, accountability, and citizen-centered ...
News Nigeria » Oyo » Life: Perspectives on agency from girls who are out of school in Oyo and Kano States, Nigeria
LAAGA research with girls who are out of school in Nigeria’s Oyo and Kano states finds that for adolescent girls living in highly marginalized contexts, agency is part of an everyday struggle. Family ...
News Nigeria » Oyo » Life: 2027: Makinde pledges tax breaks, cites Oyo revenue growth
Oyo State Governor and the presidential candidate of the Allied People’s Movement, Seyi Makinde, has promised to introduce tax breaks for entrepreneurs if elected president in 2027. Makinde, who ...
News Nigeria » Oyo » Life: Nigeria 2023: Will Makinde’s gamble backfire in Oyo?
It is almost suicidal in politics anywhere in the world for a governor seeking re-election to work against the success of his political party in an election season. However, last month, Governor ...
News Nigeria » Oyo » Life: Nigeria Rescues Schoolchildren, Teachers Abducted in Oyo, Presidency Says
LAGOS, July 10 (Reuters) - At least 39 schoolchildren and six teachers kidnapped by gunmen in Nigeria's southwestern Oyo state nearly two months ago have been rescued by security forces, a ...
News Nigeria » Oyo » Life: Nigeria’s school kidnapping threat is changing: 4 lessons from the 56‑day Oyo attack
Parents and relatives of students abducted from the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization in Kaduna in May 2021. Kola Sulaimon/AFP via Getty Images The lessons can be deduced from the differences ...
News Nigeria » Oyo » Life: Oyo State’s abductions: A critical challenge for Tinubu’s leadership in Nigeria’s South West
The morning sun had already risen when 34-year-old Bolaji (last name withheld) reached for the small transistor radio beside him. Seated in the middle of his living room, he pressed it close to his ...
News Nigeria » Oyo » Life: Nigeria's School Kidnapping Threat Is Changing - 4 Lessons From the 56-Day Oyo Attack
Terrorists had struck before in south-western Nigeria. Also, criminal kidnappings on the highway had taken place, but not a mass school kidnapping. The Oyo State school kidnapping is the first in the ...