Nigeria
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Development
‘It Feels Like Fire Ants Are Stinging My Genital’
The fullness of Maryam Abba’s gruff voice shrinks to a whisper as she describes the itching and burning sensation she…
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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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Human Rights
Lagos-Bound Woman Arrested With 3 Abducted Children In Northeast Nigeria
A 46-year-old mother of two, Insa Henshaw, was on Thursday, Aug. 25, paraded by the police in Borno, Northeast Nigeria,…
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Environment & Climate Change
CJID, CIJ Build Nigerian Journalists’ Capacity To Influence Climate Resilience
To strengthen the coverage of climate change in Nigeria, the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID), in partnership with…
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Development
African Countries Adopt Strategy To Transform Health Security, Emergency Response
Health ministers across five African countries have adopted an eight-year strategy aimed at containing the health and socioeconomic impacts of…
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Environment & Climate Change
Links Between Climate Crisis, Violence Against Children Should Be Addressed – Report
Limits to the study of the impacts of climate change on children are inhibiting child protection efforts, argues Barnfonden, a…
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Armed Violence
The Deadly Crises Tearing Nigerian Rural Communities Apart
Azeez Adam, 52, stretched his left leg, braced with a metal cage, in his hospital bed by the door of…
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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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Armed Violence
Fact-check: Did Gov’t Forces Kill Top Insurgent Leaders In Northeast Nigeria?
The Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs to Nigeria’s President, Ajuri Ngelale, claimed in an Arise TV interview on Saturday,…
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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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