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Fed-up public school teachers want their money … and they want it now
Many public school teachers in Maiduguri are furious because some of them have still not been paid since a qualification verification exercise was started two years ago. They want their […]
Almost everyone in Borno State needs treatment for mental disorders
The 13-year insurgency, during which thousands were killed, millions displaced, women and girs abducted and more often than not raped or forced into child marriages, has left almost everyone in […]
Cholera control centre offering free care is set up in Umarari, Maiduguri
A cholera control centre has been set up in Umarari, Maiduguri, to treat and control the spread of the disease. Residents told RNI reporter Alkali Mustapha that they were happy […]
Woman takes on a man’s world and emerges successful, empowered and independent
For centuries farming has been one of the oldest professions in the world. In northeast Nigeria, where most communities depend on farming, it is regarded predominantly as a men’s work. […]
Alarming review shows that only 5,439 of the state’s teachers are qualified to teach
A review of Borno State’s teachers has shown that of the more than 19,500 who wrote exams, only 5,439 passed; 7,915 needed further training; 3,829 were not qualified to teach […]
Farmers look on helplessly as crops are washed away by floods and know they will be left with nothing
This year’s torrential rainfall has resulted in flooding across the Lake Chad region – Nigeria Niger, Cameroon and Chad – and has had a dire effect on the socioeconomic lives […]
Women skip meals to save their children from starving to death
More women are likely to reduce the amount they eat to save food for their children, the elderly and/sick people – and in some cases women skip meals altogether to […]
‘My son fell down, his body was hurting and he was vomiting – we took him to hospital and he died the next day’
Although there has been a cholera outbreak in 13 local government areas of Borno State, residents of some unofficial internally displaced persons’ camps have not heard about it and one […]
Cholera outbreak: 1,716 cases recorded and 104 deaths in 13 local government areas of Borno State
Poor sanitation, unhygienic toilets, open defecation in riverine areas and the consumption of contaminated food and water have contributed to the outbreak of cholera in 13 local government areas in […]
At least 11 cholera deaths as disease spreads from IDP camp to host community in Bama
At least 11 people have died from cholera in the Bama Local Government Area of Borno State. Isa Kawu, a clinician from the primary healthcare management information system, said the […]
