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Jesusegun Alagbe
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Freelance journalist. Ft: Rest of World, University World News, Gavi, SciDev, etc. Prev: The Punch. Loves coffee & books!
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www.gavi.org/vaccineswork...

#health #vaccineswork #developmentjournalism #Nigeria
Katsina’s nomadic children are always on the move. But so are the vaccines they need
In Katsina, Nigeria, children in nomadic communities are among the hardest to access. But with innovative strategies, from livestock vaccination to motorbike outreach, health workers are reaching chil...
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November 9, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Glad to contribute to the Urban2063 Special Report, a project between Cityscapes mag & Urban2063, a coalition promoting sustainable urbanisation as central to Africa’s transformation.

The digital download: urban2063.org/wp-content/u.... My work is on pgs 36-47.

#U20 #G20 #AfricanCities
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September 18, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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#health #healthreporting #vaccineswork #IDPs #Nigeria
How a Nigerian IDP town learned to keep cholera at bay
Once terrified by a “strange disease”, the displaced people residing in Gubio town in Borno State, Nigeria, have learned that cholera can be controlled.
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September 6, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Monthly reminder: Many people have a book in them, but it takes a special kind of freak to leave the Land of Laziness, cross the Plains of Procrastination and Insecurity Mountain, find the Blade of No One Made You Do This, and use it to cut your chest open and yank that book out.
August 1, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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“By equipping lecturers and students with comprehensive data, case studies and analytical frameworks, academia enhances the teaching and understanding of trade policies, trade standards, regional economic communities, and the AfCFTA.”

#academia #research #africatrade #afcfta #afreximbank
Academia vital to intra-African trade, growth, economist says
It is only a few weeks to the fourth Intra-African Trade Fair 2025 in Algiers, Algeria, organised by Afreximbank in collaboration with the African Uni...
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July 31, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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#healthreporting #vaccineswork #gavi #who #nigeria
In Garkida, northern Nigeria, the dry wind no longer brings death
For years, meningitis brought grief and pain to many families in Garkida, a community in Nigeria’s Adamawa State. That changed with a vaccine.
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July 29, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Hi everyone here! I’m Jesusegun Alagbe, a freelance journalist in Lagos, Nigeria. To editors out there, please feel free to reach out to me if you need strong reporting on topics, including health, tech, education, environment/climate change, and politics. Thank you!
July 29, 2025 at 5:58 PM