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Weekly Press Review 10-16 October, 2025
Ex-jihadists who “repented” have successfully been integrated into the Nigerien army after several months of training, military authorities said Monday. Niger’s junta, which came to power two years ago in a coup, has struggled to contain jihadist.
WEEKLY PRESS REVIEW 03-09 October, 2025
About 139 million Nigerians are currently living in poverty, according to The World Bank. This is just as the bank said the country’s economy has started to show signs of stability from ongoing reforms.
WEEKLY PRESS REVIEW 19-25 SEPTEMBER, 2025
ali, Burkina Faso and Niger on Monday announced their withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC).
100 Children Orphaned by Islamist Militants Enrolled in School
“When children are uneducated, they become easy targets for recruitment by insurgents. Therefore, we cannot allow that to continue,”
Weekly Press Review 12-18 September, 2025
Regional News What next for Mali as Wagner fails to defeat insurgents? | ISS Africa A new report suggests that Niger, Burkina Faso – and Europe can learn a lot […]
Widowed by Insecurity, Women Struggle to Remarry in Borno State, North-East Nigeria.
Barriers hinder women from remarrying. Data on Nigeria report more than 10,000 women widowed since Boko Haram conflict in 2009. During the insurgency, hundreds of young men from Borno state were arrested, abducted, or forced to join the insurgents.
ISWAP Kills Five Farmers in Borno State, Northeastern Nigeria
Saturday, August 30, suspected ISWAP insurgents killed at least five farmers. The tragedy occurred in Ngoshe, a community in the Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State. “Such horrors visit us almost daily” said Junaid Jibrin, a legislative aide.
Sanitary Pads Tax-Free: More Affordable for Conflict-Affected Women
Nigeria’s government announced tax-free policy on sanitary pads making them more available and affordable. Lower income women use pieces of cloth to manage their monthly flow, which is unhygienic and harmful. Tax removal will improve health condition
