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Lake Chad Basin countries rely on the stabilisation and recovery of Maiduguri’s economy
Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State in Nigeria, has always played a key role in the economy of the Lake Chad Basin, even though the city was also a Jamā’at […]
Empower our girls: Give them a good education
Education is recognised as a fundamental human right but gender inequality is high in Nigeria and it is the boys, usually, who make it through secondary school and receive tertiary […]
Internally displaced persons crying out for farming equipment and better security
Internally displaced persons at the Kawar Maila camp in Maiduguri urgently need farming equipment and more security, saying they are helpless without them. They have asked the government and non-governmental […]
Rice farmers count their losses instead of their profits
Rice Farmers in the Jere Local Government Area in Borno State are counting their losses instead of their profits because of very low rainfall in the area. And farmers in […]
The Sahel Song is a song of hope in a region in acute crisis
The Sahel is marked by the stunning, quiet beauty of its landscape and its rich and varied cultures – but in reality, this region faces one of the world’s fastest-growing […]
Boko Haram operatives move en masse to northwest Nigeria
More than 250 members of the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’way Wa’l-Jihād (JAS), more commonly referred to as Boko Haram, have left northeastern Nigeria to join criminal gangs in the northwest, […]
Cholera in Borno State under control in most local government areas
The cholera outbreak has been controlled in most local government areas in Borno State but a few are still battling the highly infectious disease. Dr Lawi Mshelia, director in the state’s […]
EU supports Niger in response to escalating cholera outbreak
The European Union (EU) has allocated funding of around CFAF 280 million to Niger to deal with the cholera epidemic. The funding follows a press conference held on August 9, […]
Cholera outbreak in Nigeria and Niger: Thousands have died and thousands more are sick
The cholera outbreak in Nigeria and Niger has already killed thousands of people and thousands more are ill. And neighbouring country Chad is taking every precaution to prevent the outbreak […]
One million children risk being out of school because of kidnappings and insecurity
Nigeria, the most populous country in Africa, has nearly 20% of out-of-school children in the world. And, in the north of the country, two-thirds of the pupils are illiterate. The […]
