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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
Mobs storm petrol stations after new president’s announcement that fuel subsidy ‘is gone’
The price of fuel in Maiduguri in Borno State has gone through the roof – and marketers, travelling salesmen, drivers, passengers and residents are feeling the pinch.
Nigerians rush to fill their tanks before fuel subsidy is removed
The announcement of the removal of the fuel subsidy by Nigeria’s newly inaugurated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sparked concerns among citizens and has resulted in “panic buying” as many rush to filling stations to buy petrol before the cost incre
Nigeria gives a rousing welcome to Bola Tinubu, the country’s new president
Thousands of people gathered at Eagle Square in Abuja on Monday, May 29, to celebrate Bola Tinubu being sworn in as the new president of Africa’s most populous nation.
What life means now to the reintegrated repentant former fighters
The Nigerian government claims that at least 93,000 members of the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’way Wa’l-Jihād (JAS), better known as Boko Haram, including their families, have surrendered to the military in the past two years.
Exams held in local government areas of Borno State for the first time since 2013
Secondary schoolchildren are in the process of completing the West African Examination Council (WAEC) and the Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE) in the Dikwa and Damboa local government areas of Borno State for the first time since 2013
Crude oil exploration and drilling in the Lake Chad Basin begins
Crude oil exploration in the Lake Chad Basin – which was inaugurated on Tuesday, May 23 – could have a negative effect on the environment and biodiversity.
Insecurity in Lake Chad Basin under the spotlight during three-day conference
Government representatives, academics, security agencies and traditional leaders are taking part in the Second Annual International Forum which is focusing on regional integration and
Measles outbreak in Borno State is spreading in local government areas
Parents have been warned that the measles outbreak in some local government areas of Borno State, including the capital, Maiduguri and its environs, cannot be cured by concoctions made with traditional herbs and onions.
A year on and internally displaced persons are still waiting to return to Guzamala
Residents of Guzamala want Borno State governor to keep his promise to resettle them, saying they are eager to go home – if their safety is assured
President orders the resumption of oil exploration in the Lake Chad region of Borno State
Experts say a critical environmental impact assessment must be undertaken and an adequate number of security personnel must be deployed to ensure the safety of oil explorers and other workers at the site
