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Women farmers desperately need support to start over, saying it’s hard to start with nothing
Although farmers in Borno State have been urged to return to their lands, women say they lack adequate support to start over. It’s hard to start with nothing, they have […]
Food crisis – particularly among internally displaced persons – could cause the deaths of many babies and infants
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has warned that a food crisis among internally displaced persons could lead to thousands of children having to be treated for severe acute malnutrition, which is […]
Farmers can’t wait to live off the land again
Farmers near Maiduguri in Borno State are cheering – they might soon be able to go back to their lands to farm in safety. Governor Babagana Umara Zulum visited the […]
With COVID-19 so insidious, HIV/Aids seems to have been put on the back burner
The first time many women find out they are HIV positive or have Aids is often when they fall pregnant. And, in northeast Nigeria, it is usually indigent internally displaced […]
Education merely a pipe dream for most internally displaced persons
For internally displaced persons in the northeast of the country, getting an education is virtually impossible and remains a pipe dream for most. The area has been historically marginalised and […]
Students claim eight were killed and many injured in protest
Students claim eight were allegedly killed and many others were injured when police were called to quell a protest at the Sir Kashim Ibrahim College of Education in Maiduguri on […]
Empty tummy, empty head
The federal government in Nigeria is “repackaging” the country’s school-feeding programme, believing that no child can learn effectively on an empty stomach. It is hoped that the revised programme would […]
Revamp of healthcare system will help to save the lives of mothers and babies
Primary healthcare services for internally displaced persons and returnees – and particularly women − in camps and host communities are in desperate need of a revamp. Dr Aliyu Shettima, the […]
Internally displaced persons have highest rate of HIV/Aids infection
Internally displaced persons, especially married couples, are more likely to get infected with HIV/Aids than any other group − statistics show that they have the highest rate of infection in […]
Buhari in France for African Finance Summit
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari is in Paris attending the four-day African Finance Summit, hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron. The summit is expected to focus on reviewing the African economy, […]
