Search Results for: Northern Nigeria
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News
Gunmen In Northern Nigeria Kill 1,126 Villagers In First Six Months of 2020 – Amnesty International
Communal violence and terrorism by armed groups in Kaduna, Katsina, Niger, Plateau, Sokoto, Taraba and Zamfara states led to at…
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Insurgency Worsened, Conflict Escalated In Northern Nigeria In 2019 ㅡ EU Reports
The year 2019 was characterised by the deterioration of insurgency in Nigeria’s Northeast, escalation of conflict in the Northwest, and…
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Solutions
How A Documentary Is Firing Up Passion For Girl Education In Northern Nigeria
On a sunny November afternoon in 2023, a group of women crammed into a classroom at a primary school in…
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Features
The Northern Nigerian Women Reclaiming Their Lives After Divorce
When Aishatu Muhammed was married off at age 17, she was indifferent. Her husband was a 28-year-old man whose family…
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Displacement & Migration
The Struggles Of Northern Nigeria’s Milkmaids
From childhood, Hafsatu Muhammed’s future was set – she would become a milkmaid. Being Fulani, Hafsatu came from a nomadic…
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News
Report Review: Insecurity and Human Rights Abuse in Northern Nigeria
With the government failing to fully secure citizens’ rights in the conflict-ridden areas of northern Nigeria, other sectors of the…
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Gender & SGBV
Stakeholders Join Forces To Combat Sexual Violence In Northern Nigeria
The Centre for Awareness on Justice and Accountability (CAJA), a non-governmental and not-for-profit organisation based in Kano, Northwest Nigeria, has…
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Development
A Skills, Literacy Initiative Is Giving Almajirai A Lifeline In Northern Nigeria
Khalifa Dankadai’s office is tucked into an alcove of a multicoloured school building he administers, directly across the busy intersection…
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Armed Violence
ISWAP Continues Urban Campaign With Bomb Attacks In Northern Nigeria
The Islamic State (IS) franchise operating in the Lake Chad region has claimed responsibility for recent bomb attacks in Nigeria’s…
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