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New college offers free education for all – especially aimed at out-of-school children roaming the streets of Dikwa
A new college is offering free education for all out-of-school children in the Dikwa Local Government Area of Borno State. Registration for the Al-Ansar Islamic College – funded by Mohammed […]
Anger and frustration as fuel shortages in Nigeria cause major traffic jams, with lines of cars stretched for hundreds of metres as motorists queued to fill their tanks
Motorists in Nigeria, the largest oil producer in Africa, were left angry and frustrated by last week’s fuel shortage that caused major traffic jams in the main cities of the […]
Sick children dying daily in IDP camp – and pregnant women in labour carried to hospital in wheelbarrows
Five or six sick children are dying daily at an internally displaced persons’ camp in Gwoza because of a lack of medical facilities and medicine – and pregnant women in […]
Niger : Female genital mutilation must stop
Even though female genital mutilation (FGM) was prohibited in Niger in 2003, the practice continues. On Sunday, February 6, Niger celebrated the International Day for the Fight against Female Genital […]
Breastfeeding the best feeding – but not for poor mothers in Nigeria’s northeast
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) say breastfeeding is the best feeding for babies for at least the first six months of their lives […]
A reminder to young people: Do not forget the relevance of your African culture
The relevance and importance of African culture should not be allowed to be overtaken or lost by global cultures that young people are exposed to every day through information and […]
The necessity of keeping girls in school
Brief – The importance of keeping girls in schools was highlighted at an awareness conference held in Abuja on Tuesday, February 1. The theme was “African Traditional and Religious Leaders […]
Whether he is dead or not, only God knows, says wife
Since the start of the insurgency in northeast Nigeria in 2009 thousands of men and boys have disappeared – some killed or abducted by the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’way Wa’l-Jihād […]
International Day of Education: Not much to celebrate in G5 Sahel countries
As most of the world celebrated the International Day of Education on Monday, January 24, there was not much to celebrate in the G5 Sahel countries, where thousands of schools […]
Education: 500 out-of-school kids and orphans get the chance to learn
As part of celebrations for the International Day for Education, January 24, 500 out-of-school kids and orphans were enrolled into three schools in Maiduguri’s Mafoni ward yesterday. The Enrolment Drive […]
