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Development
Nigeria Lagging Behind Sustainable Development Goals – CODE
The 2019 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) index ranked Nigeria 159th among 162 countries. This means that the country has not…
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Armed Violence
Amid Terror: Playing ‘Hide And Seek’ With Terrorists In North-central Nigeria
It is one thing to live in terror and completely another to know that you are surrounded by it. This…
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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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Disinformation
Fact-check: Nigeria Not Second Most Terrorised Country
Reports from Nigerian media outlets claim the country is the second most terrorised in the world. Misquoting Jihad Analytics, they…
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Armed Violence
Separatists Claim Responsibility For Rocket Attack In Northwest Cameroon
Two Cameroonian soldiers and one civilian were killed Sunday, Aug. 28, when Anglophone separatists attacked a military convoy in Bui,…
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News
Foreign Helicopter Pilot Caught Supplying Arms To Nigeria’s ‘Bandits’? No
Several recent posts on social media are sharing pictures of a French national and claiming he was arrested after supplying…
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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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Emergencies
Flood In Niger Republic Takes Grave Toll On Communities Bordering Nigeria
A total of 35 persons were killed and 51 others injured by flood following weeks of heavy rains around the…
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Armed Violence
We Asked AI To Write About Violence In Zamfara, Nigeria. This Is The Result.
What is the situation in Zamfara? Since 2011, Zamfara State in Northwestern Nigeria has suffered from a wave of banditry,…
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Human Rights
Nigerian Army Speaks On Alleged Murder Of Cleric In Northeast
The Nigeria Army has reacted to the alleged murder of a popular Islamic cleric in Yobe State, Northeast Nigeria. The…
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