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A group of children walks outdoors near a small building surrounded by grass and trees, under a clear blue sky.

Stephen KenechiApril 12, 2025

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Nigeria’s Race For Inclusive Education Leaves Millions of Nomadic Children Behind (I)

Jaafar Mohammed is 10. He walks 10 kilometres from Lambel, a rural community in Kaduna state, to school every day…

Students in uniform gather around bicycles outside a school building on a sunny day.

Yahuza BawageApril 11, 2025

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“They Tried to Burn It All”: Adamawa School Struggles to Rise From Boko Haram’s Ashes

One afternoon in March 2014, Paul Daji, newly appointed principal of Government Secondary School (GSS) Shuwa located in the Madagali…

Person in beige clothing sitting on a yellow mat outside a metal and concrete structure with a watering can nearby.

Sabiqah BelloApril 8, 2025

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A Displaced Widow’s Love For Her Chosen Son

Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… Although Hadiza Aliyu did not know how she would save or change…

Single-story beige building with a sign reading "Cottage Hospital Shelleng" surrounded by trees and a paved courtyard.

Yahuza BawageApril 3, 2025

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Patients Still Struggling Despite New Medical Facilities in Adamawa’s Rural Communities

Rashida Usman, 39, still remembers the painful memory of one Thursday morning in 2019. She had woken up at dawn…

A person in a patterned dark blue hijab stands against a textured wall.

Usman Bashir AbubakarMarch 28, 2025

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This Initiative is Leading Transitional Justice for Conflict Survivors in North East Nigeria

The day the insurgents attacked in 2014, eight-year-old Aisha Awagana’s home was filled with quiet anticipation. Her mother, Bintu, was…

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Hauwa Saleh AbubakarMarch 26, 2025

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Beyond the Seizures: How Epilepsy Affects Nigerian Women

Fatima Malumfashi’s life took a dramatic turn when, at just eight years old, she underwent her first exorcism in Sokoto…

A person tends to equipment near solar panels and lush green fields, with a blue water pump in use, under a clear sky.

Alamin UmarMarch 25, 2025

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Farmers in Northeastern Nigeria Are Beating Climate, Economic Hardships with Solar Irrigation

At dawn, Hayin Gada awakens with the quiet hum of labour. A sloping stretch of farmland beyond the Numan Bridge…

Smiling person in a green hijab and backpack stands in a classroom with shelves and a whiteboard in the background.

Abubakar Muktar AbbaMarch 21, 2025

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Forced to Flee Boko Haram, Children Found Education in North East Nigeria

Fatima Mohammed Kyari was seven years old in 2014 when Boko Haram attacked her village, Mallam Fatori, in Abadam Local…

Illustrated face on blue background with Nigerian service and education emblems, faint text, and silhouette of graduate with question marks.

Hauwa Saleh AbubakarMarch 19, 2025

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Nigerian Graduates Struggle as JAMB Withholds Admission Validation

Loveth Adam’s future was bright in 2018 when she was admitted to study Anatomy at the Ambrose Ali University (AAU)…

A person in a brown shawl holds a green fruit, standing outside next to a yellow wall.

Usman Abba ZannaMarch 18, 2025

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Resettled Families in North East Nigeria Battle Land Access, Hunger

For many displaced families in Borno State, northeastern Nigeria, hunger is an everyday struggle. Since the government shut down camps…

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