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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
WHO says greater cooperation and synergy are needed to improve healthcare for 8.3 million people in northeastern Nigeria
The 13-year insurgency in northeastern Nigeria resulted in the closure of numerous hospitals, clinics and other health facilities in the region and it is estimated that 8.3 million people – mostly internally displaced persons and those
Relief and gratitude as Médecins du Monde returns to work in Damboa three months after an aid worker was killed
An international non-governmental organisation, Médecins du Monde, has resumed work in the Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State three months after ceasing its activities when one of its staff members was stabbed and shot
Three children burnt and 300 tents destroyed in fire at Muna internally displaced persons’ camp
Three children were burnt and at least 300 tents were destroyed on Monday, February 6, when a fire broke out in Muna internally displaced persons’ camp.
Scarcity of new naira notes is crippling businesses and making day-to-day life a nightmare for Borno State citizens
The scarcity of the new redesigned naira notes has become a nightmare for citizens in Borno State who say it’s not just their businesses that are being affected, but also their day-to-day lives
Surrendered widow says she almost returned to the insurgents because the government did not keep its promise to support her
A widow with six children, who fled from insurgents in Sambisa Forest, nearly returned to her old ways because the government – which is urging extremists to lay down their arms and give themselves up,
Facilitators receive training to keep girls off the streets, in schools and ensure they are safe at all times
Girl Child Concerns (GCC), in collaboration with the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE), has been training facilitators to encourage girls to get an education and establish safe spaces to avoid becoming victims
Maiduguri residents accuse members of the civilian joint task force of illegal acts in the run-up to the elections
Some residents in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, are angry and have accused some members of the civilian joint task force (CJTF) of committing illegal acts, such as supporting particular political parties or candidates
Facilitators receive training to keep girls off the streets, in schools and ensure they are safe at all times
Girl Child Concerns (GCC), in collaboration with the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE), has been training facilitators to encourage girls to get an education and establish safe spaces to avoid becoming victims of gender
Local NGO helps 30 victims of the insurgency and gender-based violence to become whole again
Thirty members of Jire Dole – a network for mothers and wives of disappeared men, former detainees and survivors of abduction and gender-based violence (GBV) – have attended a two-day training workshop to help build their resilience, mental health
Internally displaced persons who remained in Maiduguri after camps were closed don’t know where – or even if – they will be able to vote
Internally displaced persons (IDPs), who remained in Maiduguri after the Borno State government shut down all the official IDP camps in the capital city, are worried that they might not be able to vote because they are now living
