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Development
Looking Ahead: Will Shortages Of Food Follow Nigeria’s Floods?
The ongoing flooding across Nigeria has left many rural communities waterlogged. Farmers fleeing the natural disaster in the North have…
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Humanitarian Crises
Caught In the Floods: Tales Of Residents Affected In Nigeria’s Delta State
Madame Christiana sits to count her losses. She recently woke up to a flooded compound. Naturally, that meant flooded farmlands…
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Armed Violence
A Day In The Lives Of Zamfara Residents Forced To Labour For Terrorists
Shehu Mamman’s heart was so heavy that when he returned home, he had to tell his wife, Hafsi, everything –…
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Newsletter
Fellows Spotlight The Effects Of Climate Change On Their Communities
Welcome again to another edition of our newsletter, where we share how busy our fellows have been over the past…
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Development
Is Dredging Of Rivers One Way Of Mitigating Floods Across Nigeria? To An Extent
Several Nigerian cities have been battling with the worst flooding in a decade from the onset of the rainy season…
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Environment & Climate Change
Vulnerable Communities More At Risk Of Threatening Heat Waves – Report
Vulnerable communities are at risk of being challenged with the most severe impacts of climate change as extreme heat waves…
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Displacement & Migration
Ebonyi Residents Homeless, In Despair After Losing Lands To Airport Project
Nwebo Friday, 29, had just returned from the site where he worked as a labourer when our reporter got to…
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Environment & Climate Change
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…
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Armed Violence
Over 38 People Fleeing Terror Attack Killed In Canoe Accident In Northwest Nigeria
Over 38 residents of Birnin-Wajje community in Nigeria’s northwestern state of Zamfara were found dead after two canoes capsized while…
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Development
Excess Water From Dams Increases Severity Of Floods In Adamawa
“Our children no longer go to school because either the school has been submerged by the flood or it is…
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