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Saheed Ibrahim Why do some stories linger in our minds long after we have read them, watched them, or heard them, while others disappear almost instantly? We consume thousands of pieces of information every day. Headlines flash across our screens.…
AI-generated image of a visually impaired man attempting to operate an ATM independently, highlighting the challenges many blind customers face due to the lack of accessible banking machines in Nigeria.

Marginalised, defrauded: How Nigeria’s inaccessible ATMs expose visually impaired customers to risk

Despite CBN’s accessibility rule issued in 2010, most ATMs still lack features that enable independent use. Some banks require visually impaired customers to sign indemnity forms before issuing ATM cards. By Emmanuel Oluwadola Born with visual impairment, Azeez Olajumoke, stood…

Journalists charged to uphold storytelling, rigour, evidence for award-winning reports

By Emmanuel Oluwadola Nigerian journalists and storytellers have been urged to uphold reportorial rigour, storytelling and evidence to bridge the gap between routine reporting and high-impact journalism. This charge was the focal point of the January 31, 2026 edition of…

Juliet Buna Makes Longlist for Global Journalism Award

Juliet Buna, Director of Programmes at Centre for Storytelling and Development (CSDI), has been longlisted for the Global Journalism Award— 2026 True Story Award.  Buna was recognised for her investigative report “Apps, Pimps and Algorithms: How Technology Is Advancing Nigeria’s…

Inside Nigeria’s Banking Fraud Crisis: How Unsuspecting Customers Are Scammed

By Abdulrasaq Kamaldeen  As darkness slowly crept over the town of Sango-Ota, Ogun State, in 2021, Esther Oluwafemi, a 23-year-old sales representative at a home appliance store, was seated in her boss’s shop, waiting for customers, when her phone suddenly…

Meet Salami Akeem ‘Ologbon’, AAUA’s first SUG President with first-class honours

By Olamide Iwala & Precious Orunduyi  Comrade Salami Akeem, popularly known as Ologbon, is the 22nd Students’ Union President of Adekunle Ajasin University and the first AAUASU President in history with a first-class degree. He holds a degree in Library…
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