Hafsah Abubakar Matazu

Hafsah Abubakar Matazu is the current Programme Director at HumAngle. She holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) in Mass Communication from Baze University Abuja. Prior to joining HumAngle, she worked for Abuja-based Daily Trust Newspapers as an investigative reporter. She leads the program team in planning and implementing grants as well as funded and non funded reporting projects. She tweets via @hafsahabubakar_

Analyses

Hafsah Abubakar MatazuDecember 30, 2021
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HumAngle’s 2021: A Fulfilling Year In Review

As the year comes to a close, we are reflecting on what HumAngle has achieved in 2021, and when reviewed,…
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Analyses

Hafsah Abubakar MatazuOctober 21, 2021
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Fate Of Vulnerable Population In Northeast Nigeria Plunged Into Uncertainty Due To Donor Fatigue

Since the beginning of the Boko Haram insurgency over a decade ago in the Northeast region of Nigeria, deaths and…
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News

Hafsah Abubakar MatazuMay 2, 2021
517

Increased Attacks In Borno State Put Provision Of Lifesaving Aid At Risk – UN Chief

Mark Lowcock, the United Nations (UN) Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, has raised concerns on the…
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News

Hafsah Abubakar MatazuMay 1, 2021
396

UK To Cut UNICEF Funding By 60 Per cent

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has expressed profound concern over the United Kingdom’s decision to slash funding to the…
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News

Hafsah Abubakar MatazuApril 24, 2021
417

Malaria Vaccine Trials Prove Successful In Burkina Faso, Production Expected By 2022

A newly developed malaria vaccine by scientists at the Jenner Institute, Oxford University in the United Kingdom, has been proven…
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News

Hafsah Abubakar MatazuApril 16, 2021
392

Damasak Attacks Disrupt Delivery Of Lifesaving Aid To Displaced Persons

Delivery of humanitarian aid in the garrison town of Damasak, Borno State, Northeast Nigeria has been put on hold after…
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News

Hafsah Abubakar MatazuApril 14, 2021
309

Amnesty International Calls Out Nigerian Government On Failure To Secure Schools

Amnesty International has called out the Nigerian government’s failure to secure the safe release of the Chibok girls, seven years…
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News

Hafsah Abubakar MatazuApril 13, 2021
558

Nigerian Professor Secures $2.5 Million To Boost Public Health

Bosede Afolabi, an obstetrics and gynaecology professor at the University of Lagos has been awarded a $2.5 million research grant…
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News

Hafsah Abubakar MatazuApril 13, 2021
233

Collective Efforts From Government, Community Leaders Essential In Fighting Gender-Based Violence – Amina Mohammed

Amina Mohammed, the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, says the main solution to gender-based violence is a change of mindset, noting…
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News

Hafsah Abubakar MatazuApril 12, 2021
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Woman In Legal Battle With Kano Governor Goes Into Hiding

Sai’da Saad Bugaje, a lawyer and Legal Adviser to the Kaduna Geographic Information Service (KADGIS), became a victim of harassment…
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