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Patients dying and others’ illnesses worsening as scorching heat and power blackout hit Maiduguri hospitals
The scorching heat – with temperatures hitting between 43°C and 44°C – and the power blackout in Maiduguri are seriously affecting the health of patients in Maiduguri hospitals, where doctors and nurses are struggling to cope and the sick
Major health hazard as at least 48 million Nigerians still defecate in the open
About 48 million Nigerians still defecate in the open and more than 100,000 children under the age of five die each year from diarrhoea, 90% of which is directly attributable to unsafe water and lack of sanitation.
Weekly Press Review : From Monday 3rd to Friday 7th April, 2023
The Kaduna State Government says it has received preliminary reports from security agencies on the kidnapping of about 10 students in Kachia Local Government Area. The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan,
The danger of landmines and improvised explosive devices
Scrap metal and firewood collectors, farmers and fishermen were among a throng of people who attended an event to emphasise the need for more awareness of the danger of landmines and improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
Government approves release of ₦15 billion for the immediate repatriation of refugees
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the release of ₦15 billion for the immediate repatriation of Nigerian refugees living in the neighbouring countries of Cameroon, Niger and Chad.
Quiz on the Qur’an brings soldiers and citizens together
Male teenagers at the Shehu Sanda Kura Primary School in Dikwa not only had fun but also learnt a lot in a quiz this week on their knowledge about the Qur’an.
Weekly Press Review : From Monday 27th to Friday 31th March, 2023
Some Nigerian police personnel on counter-insurgency operations in North-East Nigeria have lamented the non-payment of their duty allowances. SaharaReporters gathered that the officers are being owed various allowances, besides the complaints
Peace is priceless
Building peace, holding negotiations and dialogues, forgiving and accepting penitent insurgents back into society were the key messages of a two-day workshop organised by the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) held this week in Maiduguri
Civilian Joint Task Force member killed in early morning attack on Gamboru town
A member of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) was killed in the early hours of Monday, March 27, in an attack on Gamboru town in Borno State.
Thousands of surrendered teenage fighters in need of urgent mental health support
At least 14,000 teenage fighters – most of them the children of the more than 80,000 surrendered penitent insurgents – are in urgent need of mental healthcare.
