Defending the scheme, Mr Adesina said Nigeria had the highest number of mobile phones in Africa - an estimated 110 million - but many Nigerians in rural areas did not have them.
Such problems will become greater in future because the largest concentrations of poverty are no longer in the backward rural areas but in the anarchic megalopolises of developing countries, like Lagos and Mumbai.
He said instances of bigamy had not increased but did exist in rural areas.
But in some remote rural areas Manchu ways held out longer.
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Clinton fared less well in the South and in rural areas, but even in these categories his approval rating was in the neighborhood of two-thirds.
It has now shut 17 "under-used" banks in Wales since 2009, but they have not all been in rural areas.
Rwanda has 899 doctors for a nation of 9.9 million, but only 185 are in rural areas, where most of the population lives.
New government legislation is also thought to have helped deter the thieves, but churches - particularly in rural areas - can be targeted because of their isolated locations.
PLC, covers 230 million people but has gaps in rural and some suburban areas.
Councils said work to keep the main roads clear would continue but said conditions would remain difficult in rural areas.
But NHS Tayside said providing care in rural areas - whether in or out of hours - was a priority, and insisted the arrangements it had in place to cover the area were reliable and safe.
It wants sustainable solutions to the problem of transport in rural areas, where many have no option but to use cars, an end to rural post office closures and the retention of small village schools.
Statistics are unreliable, but perhaps 200m rural migrants are working in urban areas, with some 20m children.
But a majority of Thais still live in rural areas, where old political party machines continue to hold sway.
But internet service is at best spotty in rural areas like Bridger, and Buffalo thought he could never come close to getting the number of votes he needed to win one of the orchards.
The state has large chunks of American heavy industry in it, but it also has large rural areas.
Unemployment is below the national average - higher than the surrounding rural areas but below the levels in Brighton and Hastings.
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Their creation is a communal enterprise led by older women in rural, mountainous areas, but the tradition is in danger of disappearing.
High density areas served by a large number of cell sites might not be an issue in urban locations, but it will factor in a great deal once you are traveling into and around rural areas not served by a vast number of sites.
Many have insurance, but live in underserved areas, whether in urban or rural communities.
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Police chiefs in urban areas supported the bills, but some rural county sheriffs opposed the new background checks, arguing the move is unenforceable and endangers Second Amendment rights.
Not all would consider the ideas we brought to the table as revolutionary, but these ideas have sparked practical and successful projects in rural areas across the country.
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The small home movement has been around for years in small cities and rural areas, but this summer, it made a big incursion into one of the country's largest and most densely populated urban centers.
Child marriages are punishable under law in India, but the tradition still continues and thousands of minors are married off every year, particularly in the rural areas where literacy is low.
Stations tend to be clustered around urban areas, but there are many in relatively rural spots.
Violence continues in Colombia, but it is increasingly confined to remote rural areas.
But it still needs increased access to quality education, particularly in rural areas.
He said not only jewelry, but gold bars and coins remain in high demand because in many rural areas banking is less available.
In rural areas that figure has already been reached, but the scheme usually covers only in-patient treatment and the reimbursement rate remains very low.
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