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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
Nine years on and 96 of the 276 girls abducted at a Chibok school are still being held captive
Nine years after 276 schoolgirls were abducted in the middle of the night from their dormitory at a school in Chibok, Borno State, 96 girls still remain in captivity.
Do not touch unknown or suspicious objects because they might be explosive devices and you could end up dead
Explosive experts have warned the public to be vigilant and to immediately report any suspicious objects they see to the nearest security outpost.
Hundreds of innocent men – detained under false pretenses during the peak of the insurgency – released by Nigerian Army
The Nigerian military has released hundreds of men who were arbitrarily detained – allegedly profiled as “terrorists” or as having some sort of connection with “extremist” groups – at the peak of the insurgency.
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.
Governor wants Nigerian refugees in Niger to be repatriated to Malam Fatori by May
Borno State governor Babagana Umara Zulum wants Nigerian refugees in Niger to be repatriated to Malam Fatori – a town on the shores of Lake Chad and a former stronghold of the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’way Wa’l-Jihād (JAS) – by May.
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.
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
