By Stephane Njoki The workplace is constantly evolving with the pandemic ushering in remote and hybrid working models as teams collaborate and coordinate tasks in different time zones. …

By Justina Asishana The 2021 Water, Sanitation and Hygiene National Outcome Routine Mapping Survey (WASH-NORM) revealed that 50 per cent of the population of Kwara indigenes are still practicing open defecation. JUSTINA ASISHANA visited some rural communities where the practice exists in the state despite the government’s sensitisation and interventions. …

By Titilope Fadare According to UNICEF, Nigeria, with 19.9 million FGM survivors, accounts for the third-highest number of girls and women who have undergone the practice globally. Any random online search on female genital mutilation (FGM) will highlight some of the victims and the perpetrators alongside the crude tools used…

By Blessing Oladunjoye The Osun State 2022 gubernatorial election process has been described as disability-sensitive. In this article, Blessing Oladunjoye reports on the participation of Persons with Disabilities (PWD) in the election and explores how this would impact the 2023 general polls. Observers and relevant stakeholders have commended the Osun…

By Funmilola Afolabi Over the years, most people have increasingly relied on social media to seek and share health information irrespective of age, gender, and nationality. The reliance has been facilitated by factors like health organisations and professionals also leveraging these platforms to share health-related information. …

By Tebby Otieno Kenya officially entered the second wave of Covid-19 between October 1, 2020, and January 4, 2021, recording 104,991cases. The figure represented 62,429 more patients than the 42,499 recorded in the first wave. According to the daily media briefing by the Ministry of Health, during the period, 6,761…

Here is a list of grants, fellowships, awards and other opportunities for WanaData members: United Nations Foundation launches press fellowship [Worldwide] Journalists interested in covering climate change, sustainable development, biological science and environmental issues can apply for a fellowship. The United Nations Foundation is organizing the Thomas Lovejoy Memorial Press Fellowship. The program will bring a group…