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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
Fishermen beaten and injured in attack by insurgents in Damboa
A fishing trip turned bad when six fishermen were beaten and injured by insurgents, thought to be members of the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’way Wa’l-Jihād (JAS), in Jauri in the Damboa Local Government Area on Wednesday, December 21.
Celebration as peace festival returns to Dikwa after being suspended for years because of the insurgency
For the first time in years, hunters and vigilantes in the Dikwa Local Government Area of Borno State held a peace festival for residents and visitors from other places on Sunday, December 18.
Christians in Maiduguri can at long last prepare for a peaceful and holy religious festive period
For the first time in many years, Christians in Maiduguri have openly started preparing for the festive Christmas period, one of the holiest times for believers.
After a three-day vacation notice, government extends deadline and pledges to find new land for IDPs in Sare 1 camp
Philanthropists and God-fearing individuals have saved internally displaced persons (IDPs) from being evicted from Sare 1, an unofficial informal camp in Maiduguri – at least for now.
If we don’t get aid soon, we will starve to death
“If we don’t get help soon, displaced people – especially children and the elderly – are going to die from starvation.”
Kidnappers demand ₦4 million for the return of two farmers
Kidnappers who abducted two farmers in Shetimari Dawari village in the Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State have demanded ₦4 million, ₦2 million each, for their return.
New informal IDP camps mushrooming around Maiduguri as the government finally shuts down all official camps
As the Borno State government closes the last few remaining official protective internally displaced persons’ camps in Maiduguri, more and more unofficial informal camps are springing up around the city.
New cash withdrawal limits could be the death knell for small traders
Traders in Maiduguri in Borno State have expressed dismay about the cash withdrawal policy put in place by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), which allows individuals to withdraw a maximum of ₦100,000 and corporates ₦500,000 a week.
No Permanent Voters Card equals no vote
If citizens want to take part in the 2023 elections, it is imperative that they get their Permanent Voters Card (PVC) or they will not be allowed to exercise their fundamental and constitutional rights to vote.
Thousands flock to Maiduguri hospital to get free eye care – but only 1,000 were lucky enough to get treated
Thousands of people flocked to the Borno State Hospital Management Board – Eye & Dental Hospital in Maiduguri this week to get free treatment for eyesight problems – some even slept outside for nights so they would not lose their place in the queue.
