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Cholera outbreak: 43 deaths and 559 suspected cases
Borno State’s commissioner for health has confirmed the deaths of 43 people as a result of a suspected cholera outbreak. Juliana Bitrus told a press conference in Maiduguri on Tuesday […]
Cybercrime escalating in the time of COVID-19
Beware! The prevalence of cybercrime in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic is escalating – and it’s mostly affecting young people who think they are tech savvy. Some are targets […]
Lake Chad Basin gets back to business again
After more than a decade of insecurity caused by extremist attacks, businesses in the Lake Chad Basin have started to revive as peace is slowly being restored in northeast Nigeria. […]
Infertility: Women bear the brunt and are often stigmatised
If women do not fall pregnant within a year or more of marriage, they are often stigmatised and regarded as worthless by their husband’s – and even their own – […]
Hope that oil industry overhaul will attract investors from far and wide
By turning its oil company, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), into a commercial entity, the federal government would be in line with the plans of other leading oil countries […]
Polio: Get your child vaccinated now
Following the recent increase in polio cases in Nigeria, especially in the northeast, parents have been urged to support the government and its development partners by taking part in the […]
Door-to-door campaign to vaccinate young children against malaria begins
More than 400,000 people in the world die of malaria every year – and, although it is a preventable and treatable disease, two-thirds of the deaths are among children under […]
Cholera outbreak: Urgent need to strengthen hygiene and sanitation
The cholera outbreak in Nigeria is taking its toll – especially among internally displaced persons and those in some host communities in Maiduguri, Borno State. The lack of proper hygiene […]
Measles is becoming a major health crisis in Damboa
A measles outbreak in Damboa, Borno State, is becoming a major health crisis, with at least four or five cases a day being reported at just one health facility. Residents […]
Polio outbreak especially prevalent in internally displaced persons’ camps
Internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Borno State are first in line to receive anti-polio vaccines to help eradicate a new outbreak of the virus. IDPs are especially vulnerable because of […]
