The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Osun State, through its Medical Community Development Service (CDS) Group, on Friday conducted the second quarter edition of its Health Initiative for Rural Dwellers (HIRD) in Awo Community, Egbedore Local Government Area, bringing free healthcare services and health education to residents. The outreach programme, which forms part of NYSC’s…
By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, has broken a century-old developmental barrier with the construction of a 35-kilometre rural road linking Gadan Gayan in Igabi LGA through Gwaraji and Maraban Kujama in Chikun LGA to Kauru town in Kauru LGA. The road, long neglected and impassable for decades, has now become a…
E-clinic startup CureBay in India has bagged $21 million in a Series B funding round led by Bertelsmann India Investment. Elevar Equity and British International Investment also joined the fundraising event. Since launching in 2021, the company now has a chain of over 150 rural e-clinics across the states of Odisha and Chhattisgarh, employing over…
The BHI team is addressing harmful cultural and religious beliefs and practices that fuel sexual violations of girls and women in rural communities, while offering better alternatives to culture and interfaith leaders and influencers. I am leading my organisation to facilitate peer review mechanisms on what has worked in addressing social norms by engaging with…
By Ugochukwu Alaribe UMUAHIA – The Abia State Government has approved a N100,000 monthly running cost for secondary schools and N50,000 for primary schools across the state’s 17 local government areas. Additionally, the government has introduced welfare packages for teachers posted to rural communities to encourage efficiency and align with the Otti administration’s vision for…
A SaharaReporters’ review of the Akwa-Ibom 2025 budget has shown that a sum of N1billion is planned to be spent on purchase of motor vehicles for the House of Assembly members. According to the details on the document, the money is earmarked for purchase and maintenance of 26 vehicles for the lawmakers. Another…
