His near future was already planned. Nineteen-year-old Karibu Hassan was looking forward to the harvesting season and had planned how he would put the money realised from the proceeds of the farm he inherited from his parents to good use. He wanted to find a young lady to marry and start a family. Everything was […]
CONTINUE READINGAcross several communities in Ogun state, the federal government’s Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) is improving access to healthcare, but its success is threatened by insecurity, shortage of personnel and low awareness. On a drab Tuesday morning in July, Ibidun Ajibade, a staff at Igan health centre in Ijebu-East LGA, Ogun state, wore a […]
CONTINUE READINGAcross several communities in Ogun state, the federal government’s Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) is improving access to healthcare, but its success is threatened by insecurity, shortage of personnel and low awareness. On a drab Tuesday morning in July, Ibidun Ajibade, a staff at Igan health centre in Ijebu-East LGA, Ogun state, wore a […]
CONTINUE READINGIt was about 11am in Sokoto. It had just stopped raining and the skies were still somewhat cloudy. A middle-aged woman dressed in a white, long hijab, walked swiftly into the well-lit room and sat on an empty bed beside the window, all ready to share her story. With a calm smile on her face, […]
CONTINUE READINGEsther Olarenwaju was 10 years old when she was returning home from an errand to buy a sachet of pure water on a rainy day in June 2019. Unfortunately, she slipped and fell inside one of the huge gullies that dominated the landscape of the Gafaru community located in the Ikotun axis, Alimosho LGA of […]
CONTINUE READINGForced to flee their homes and settle as internally displaced persons (IDP) in camps, many young girls in Benue state keep risking their lives with unsafe abortions, while others decide to keep the pregnancy and become teenage mothers. CLAIRE MOM details the hurdles that young girls encounter in the absence of safe sexual and reproductive […]
CONTINUE READINGIn 2011, a report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) noted that — as a matter of emergency — before any clean-up exercise is done in Ogoniland, in Rivers state, potable water should first be provided. But the government agency in charge of the project began land remediation without providing water. After widespread criticisms, […]
CONTINUE READINGNigeria could have avoided the liability of $30 million monthly “take or pay” deal with Azura Power that has now put the country under serious financial constraint, according to Mohammed Bello Adoke, former attorney-general of the federation. The house of representatives committee on finance is currently probing the deal. Azura demanded the country guarantee to […]
CONTINUE READINGThe presidential panel that probed Ibrahim Magu says the cases compromised under the watch of the former acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) were calculated to the tune of N333 billion, $2 billion and £13 million. In the final report submitted to President Muhammadu Buhari in November 2020, the judicial panel […]
CONTINUE READINGThe Lagos state judiciary says it will probe and take disciplinary action against court officials found guilty of extorting residents. A report published by TheCable on Tuesday exposed court officials in the practice of charging arbitrary amounts before issuing documents and certified true copies (CTC) of court rulings. In a statement on Wednesday, Tajudeen Elias, […]
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