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Trade unions give government two weeks to resolve the five-month university pay strike
The National Labour Congress (NLC), an umbrella organisation for trade unions in Nigeria, started a two-day nationwide protest on Tuesday, July 26, against the federal government’s inability to end a […]
No level playing field for women athletes in northeastern Nigeria
Globally, sport is one of the most powerful and recognised tools to promote peace, unity, tolerance and understanding, bringing diverse people together across boundaries, cultures and religions. Sporting activities also […]
World Health Organisation wages war on mosquitoes in Borno State
Parents in the Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State say their children are already showing signs of improvement since a four-day seasonal chemopreventive malaria control (SCMC) campaign was launched […]
Four confirmed cases of monkeypox in Maiduguri
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed that there are four positive cases of monkeypox in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State. RNI reporter Ummi Fatima […]
No place to shelter from the wet-season downpours for most almajiri children – and no government assistance either
They have no place to stay, live on scraps of food, they have no sanitation facilities and they are regarded as lowlifes by many in the community – and now […]
Eid al-Adha Mubarak: RNI wishes readers prosperity, good health and peace
Since the Nigerian federal government declared that the Eid-el -Kabir festive season will start tomorrow, Saturday, July 9, Muslims around the country have spent most of Friday preparing for the […]
More and more of our children are ending up in graves
August is a “dangerous” month in northeastern Nigeria, particularly for internally displaced persons who live in damp, overcrowded and unhygienic camps. Because it is the rainy season, waterborne diseases, such […]
Despite racketeers, business is booming since the reopening of Gamboru Ngala road
Five months after the Gamboru Ngala road was reopened, business, particularly the trade in livestock, is once again thriving between Nigeria, Chad and Cameroon but business owners and traders have […]
Cholera outbreak: Without urgent humanitarian aid, it’s a disaster waiting to happen
Healthcare workers have warned the government and humanitarian agencies that without urgent aid, many internally displaced people – particularly children and infants – in Dalori Camp 2 could die if […]
Rampaging insurgents keep farmers away from their lands, leaving them sitting idle at home
Farming in Kalari Abdulye is how most of its residents make a living – but rampaging insurgents and the forces’ lack of patrol cars, weapons and other security equipment is […]
