Nigeria
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Features
Abuja Persons With Disabilities Community Receives Support From Skill Centre, Needs More
Thin gold-plated steel lodged in between Jummai’s teeth shines in the sun as she smiles. It is Friday, and she…
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Analyses
Nigeria Police’s Complaint Response Unit Fails To Live Up To Expectations
Many Nigerians felt relieved when the Police Complaint Response Unit (CRU) was launched in 2015. They were happy to have…
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Development
Gender Gap In Employment Impeding Poverty Reduction In Nigeria — World Bank
Gender inequality in Nigeria’s labour market could further constrain poverty reduction as findings show that women were less likely to…
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Features
Insecurity Threatens POS Operators, Excludes Sokoto Residents From Financial Services
Abass Muhammed, 32, became a Point of Sale (POS) agent after losing his teaching job during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown…
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Features
Zamfara Villages Pay Terrorists Millions To Stay Alive, Yet Suffer Attacks
“We use our money and energy to buy peace from terror groups … our properties surrendered to them to avoid…
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Displacement & Migration
Borno IDPs Vandalising Homes, Selling Building Materials To Feed
As hunger pang bites harder due to diminishing access to means of livelihood, Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Borno State,…
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Analyses
Separatist Agitation Resurfaces As Attacks On Police In Southeast Nigeria Return
“The separatist have started again and they are already attacking police stations. I lost another friend again last week,” a…
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Exclusive
There’s Nothing Bad About Police Welfare; Citizens Instigating Officers To Go On Strike – Official
An official of the Nigeria Police Force has accused citizens of instigating police personnel to go on strike despite various…
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Features
#DapchiAbduction: Before Her Abduction, Fatima Hoped To Become A Nurse
Dapchi, Yobe State, northeastern Nigeria. 5:30 p.m. – 6 p.m. Feb. 19, 2018. When she first hears the gunshots, she…
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Armed Violence
Attacks On Security Personnel In Northern Nigeria Hit 102 In One Month
A total of 102 security personnel were reportedly killed or abducted by non-state actors in different regions of northern Nigeria…
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