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The president of the Ulemas of the Sahel, Sheikh Dr Abakar Walar Modou, honoured
Sheikh Dr Abakar Walar Modou, president of the League of Ulema of the Sahel was honoured last Saturday at a ceremony organized under the high patronage of CMT president Mahamat […]
Missing Almajiri child found battered, with bruises and wounds caused by caning from his teacher
A five-year-old Maiduguri child ran away and went missing for days after the excessive and repeated beatings he received from his teacher at a Sangaya school. The child told RNI […]
Corrective surgery gives 100 women hope and the confidence to live life again
The lives of 100 women in Maiduguri changed on Monday – for the better. In a collaboration between the North East Development Commission, the Borno State Ministry of Health and […]
Concern over large number of school dropouts during wet season
Teachers and parents in Maiduguri are concerned about the large number of children who drop out of school during the wet season. Although there are mega schools in the capital […]
Gender-based violence must stop
Gender-based violence (GBV) – mostly against women – is a worldwide scourge, but it is particularly prevalent in places where there are unequal power relations between women and men. In […]
Soaring fertiliser prices could result in reduced harvests and even higher food prices
The skyrocketing prices of fertiliser could exacerbate already high food prices and food availability. So say farmers in Adamawa State, who told RNI reporter Abubakar Mustapha that the high prices […]
Vaccinate children against polio as soon as possible
Nigeria could lose its wild poliovirus-free status as outbreaks have been seen in 13 states and in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Faisal Shuaib, the executive director of the National […]
Roaming elephants leave farmers poor and starving
A herd of roaming elephants – numbered by some to be as many as 250 – is disrupting farming in Rann, a town in northeast Nigeria close to the borders […]
No food for thought
Since the Coronavirus COVID-19 turned the world on its head, it is almost as if other diseases have taken a back seat. But, after a decade of armed conflict, and […]
The long and arduous daily trek to get scarce water
The lack of clean and safe water is a daily challenge for many Nigerians, but the problem is particularly acute in northern Nigeria where only 30% of the population has […]
