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Highway Extortion By Security Agents In Borno Gulping Millions Yearly, Affecting Lives
The whirring from a vulcaniser at the Bama motor park in Maiduguri, Northeast Nigeria, could hardly be ignored. Passengers gradually…
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Features
Farmers Risk It All To Work Fields In Nigeria’s Borno
Running late, 61-year-old grandmother Ammama Mohammed rushed to collect her farming tools and head out to her fields from her…
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Development
UN Allocates $20 Million For North East Nigeria Hunger Crisis
Over 700,000 children are likely to suffer from life-threatening malnutrition in Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe states this year, the United…
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Development
Photo Gallery: Displaced Children Survive Scavenging On Borno Rubbish Dumps
In the early morning hours as the sun starts to rob the darkness of the dusk, young boys emerge from…
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Development
Living In Nigeria Now ‘Unbearable For Displaced People’ After Fuel Subsidy Removal
Inflation caused by the removal of the fuel subsidy has hit displaced people very hard. Before the fuel subsidy was…
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Environment & Climate Change
Unofficial Displacement Camp Devastated By Early Rains In Nigeria’s Maiduguri
The year’s first significant downpour in Borno state, northeast Nigeria, has ruined the huts of displaced people in an unofficial…
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Development
Poor Hygiene Facilities Contribute To Low Attendance Of Girls In School
“I miss school for at least three days every month when I am on my period,” says Khadija Mohammed Ibrahim.…
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Features
All Displaced People In Northeast Nigeria See Are Politicians’ Unfulfilled Promises
People who have fled their homes who are still living in makeshift camps and host communities have expressed their dissatisfaction…
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Gender & SGBV
Survivors Reveal How Boko Haram Forced Women To Share ‘Period Pants’
Months after being rescued from Boko Haram captivity, Sabira, a 23-year-old, began experiencing pain and burning sensations during urination, as…
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Borno IDPs Decry Lack Of Security In Resettlement Camps
Ya Hindi’s troubles started eight years ago when she, alongside her family, was dislocated from Kodo in Borno state when…
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