Alhassan Bala reports for VOA from Abuja, Nigeria.
According to Nigeria drug enforcement agency statistics, more than 14 million people in the country misuse drugs. Some of them are children or teens. Alhassan Bala reports from Kano, Nigeria.
As Nigeria struggles with food insecurity, young Nigerians and startups are seeking to revolutionize the agricultural sector through technology. In the state of Kaduna, Shamsuddeen Jibril invented a drone that can detect crop diseases. Alhassan Bala has the report from Abuja, Nigeria.
Nigerian contractors say China is pushing them out of business
In July, India banned exports of non-basmati rice to keep prices low at home. But that ban is causing problems for rice mills in Nigeria. Alhassan Bala reports from Kano, Nigeria.
Trade between Nigeria and Niger has been halted because of sanctions due to Niger's July coup, and that's causing economic hardship for many communities on the border.
Nigeria’s unreliable power grid is not only slowing down the country’s economic growth, but health workers say it can lead to unwanted hospital shutdowns at night. But one startup is giving hospitals hope. Alhassan Bala has this report, narrated by Haruna Shehu.
