Tropical Farm Soils in Nigeria Score Mixed Verdict in First Physical Health Check
A new study of cassava farmlands in Isialangwa North, southeastern Nigeria, finds the soils well drained and uncompacted but degraded ...
Tag: Nigeria
Bare Ground Before the City: Ibadan’s Predictable Path of Urban Expansion
A two-decade satellite analysis of Ibadan's peri-urban corridor reveals that urban expansion follows a predictable sequence from vegetation to bare ...
Nigerian Megacity Consumes Twice Its Land: Kano’s Ecological Deficit Revealed
A first-of-its-kind geospatial study finds that Kano metropolis consumes resources at twice the rate its land can regenerate, with food ...
Rural Nigerian Children Fall Short of Full Vaccination, Study Finds
A community-based study of 1,700 children in rural Nigeria found that only 47.4 percent were fully immunized, with poor timeliness, ...
Faith Leaders Could Hold the Key to Nigeria’s Hypertension Crisis
A first-of-its-kind qualitative study in Lagos finds that faith leaders from six religious traditions are willing to host hypertension screening ...
Toxic Metals in Kano Farm Vegetables Exceed Safe Limits, Study Warns
A new study of farms irrigated with industrial wastewater along Nigeria's River Tatsawarki finds cadmium and chromium in soils and ...
New Scale Captures the Hidden Wealth of Nigeria’s Rural Women Farmers
Researchers in Nigeria have built and validated a 39-item multidimensional scale that measures the socio-economic status of rural women farmers ...
How Nigeria’s Igbo Apprenticeship System Builds Entrepreneurs Without Formal Schooling
A new qualitative study of 75 traders in Lagos finds that Nigeria's indigenous Igbo apprenticeship system, Igba Boi, develops entrepreneurial ...
Boiling Won’t Save Your Dinner: Banned Pesticide Lingers in Nigerian Staple Foods
New research from Nigerian markets shows that the banned organochlorine pesticide dieldrin persists in staple grains and legumes at hazardous ...
Toxic Metals Lurk in Roadside Dust of a Fast-Growing Nigerian City, Study Finds
A new study of roadside dust in Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria finds that cadmium and lead exceed WHO safety limits and pose ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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