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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
Cholera outbreak: 1,716 cases recorded and 104 deaths in 13 local government areas of Borno State
Poor sanitation, unhygienic toilets, open defecation in riverine areas and the consumption of contaminated food and water have contributed to the outbreak of cholera in 13 local government areas in […]
At least 11 cholera deaths as disease spreads from IDP camp to host community in Bama
At least 11 people have died from cholera in the Bama Local Government Area of Borno State. Isa Kawu, a clinician from the primary healthcare management information system, said the […]
Waterlogged and slippery mud path leaves Zabarmari village residents almost stranded
The rainy season has left the inhabitants of the Zabarmari community in Jere Local Government Area just about stranded – the only path that leads into and out of the […]
Cholera outbreak hits repentant insurgents’ camp in Maiduguri, killing ‘two or three’
It has been confirmed that a cholera outbreak has hit a repentant insurgents’ rehabilitation camp in the Tandari Mashamari area of Maiduguri and that at least two or three of […]
Prices of basic goods skyrocket as Nigeria’s inflation rate soars to 20.52%
The inflation rate in Nigeria soared to 20.52% in August – the highest in 17 years – according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). In August 2022, on a […]
Residents in areas of Damboa – made inaccessible by insurgents – are most at risk of losing their children in the measles outbreak
Many residents are believed to be suffering and dying from measles in small villages in the Damboa Local Government Area – but they cannot be reached by health workers because […]
Cholera outbreak: Eight die within two days and 17 more infected in Muna internally displaced persons’ camp
Eight people died within two days of a cholera outbreak in Muna camp, a shelter for internally displaced persons, and 17 others are suffering from the virulent disease. Although the […]
Students – and now even some schoolchildren – are bearing the brunt of seven-month academic strike
The seven-month long strike by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and its affiliates is affecting not only students who are missing out on their studies but […]
Hair today, gone tomorrow
Tricycle riders in Maiduguri are furious because those wearing “rough” – or what is considered outlandish – hairstyles have been arrested, fined and forced to cut their hair into more […]
Raging River Ngadda-Bul cuts off access to school and hospital
Residents of the Fulatari community in Maiduguri, Borno State, have been cut off from accessing education and healthcare services and are pleading with the state’s government to construct a drainage […]
