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Stories by Baba Abdullahi Machina

Baba Abdullahi Machina4 Feb 2025
Forgotten Patients: Abandoned Healthcare Projects Leave Thousands Suffering in Northeastern Nigeria
Fatima Musa, a mother of three, has battled a painful ailment for months in Yarimari, a small community in the Potiskum Local Government Area in Yobe, North East Nigeria. Her recovery depends on receiving sound medical treatment at the government-owned Musa Lawan Primary Healthcare Centre, which is just a stone’s throw from her home. When […]
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Baba Abdullahi Machina, Usman Adamu Muhammad13 Oct 2022
Dead Trees, No Water, Missing Money; The Truth Of Yobe’s “Great Green Wall”
The Nigerian government is investing resources to build a corridor of trees in eleven states in the North to combat desertification and improve the livelihoods of rural communities. However, in the frontline northeastern state of Yobe, the ambitious afforestation initiative has been beset by a series of challenges. Since the flag off of the Nigerian […]
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Forgotten Patients: Abandoned Healthcare Projects Leave Thousands Suffering in Northeastern Nigeria