Encounters

Encounters

I left UK for Nigeria to start strawberry business

Ashley Jiritmwa D. Tapgun is a Nigerian entrepreneur from Plateau State who grew up in Jos before she traveled out. She has a bachelor’s degree in Int

Borno man who quit bank job to fight Boko Haram

For eight years, Mu’azu Alhaji Misiya worked in the comfort of a bank. But in 2014, to save his native Bama and his state, he dropped his pen and pick

Fabricating minaret decorations gives me joy – Welder

Abdurrafiu Ademola is a welder based in Madalla town of Niger State. He fabricates gates, burglary proof, chairs and tables, among many other industri

‘I want to train more women as train drivers’

Sarah Abiara is the first female train driver in Nigeria. In this interview, she explained how it all began, how she feels working in a male-dominated

Encounter with Igbo herdswoman

Armed with a stick and spotting a short brown jean, black T-shirt, sneakers and a big native hat, the first known Igbo herdswoman, Mrs. Ekene Obaye, a