Borno Government Reopens IDP Camps As Maiduguri Faces Severe Flooding
On Sept. 13 1994, Maiduguri, northeastern Nigeria was devastated by a catastrophic flood that claimed numerous lives and destroyed homes and infrastructure. Today, exactly 30…
Norwegian Refugee Council Expresses Concern Over Maiduguri Flooding
An international aid group, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), has expressed concerns over the recent flooding in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno, saying it will…
Siblings Drown In Illegal Excavation Pool In Nigeria’s Borno, Community Demands Gov’t Action
The village of Jibrinti in Borno State, northeastern Nigeria, is in mourning after the tragic deaths of two siblings, Amma-Zarah and Muhammad Ibrahim, both under…
Maiduguri’s Solar Street Lights Initiative: Reducing Costs, Curbing Crime, And Transforming Nightlife.
In the Sabon Layi layout of Maiduguri, the Borno state capital in northeastern Nigeria, nightfall once meant navigating dark streets with unreliable diesel-powered street lights…
Nature’s Fury: The Deadly Floods Sweeping Across Northeast Nigeria
This year, the torrential rains in northeastern Nigeria have been more severe than in the previous two years, according to ReliefWeb, a humanitarian information service…
ISWAP Attack Devastates Mafa In Northeast Nigeria, Leaving A Grim Toll of Death
Residents of Mafa, a town in Yobe State, northeastern Nigeria, gathered on Tuesday morning, Aug. 3, for a mass burial following a brutal attack by…
Tunde Onakoya To Nurture Chess Talent Among Displaced Children in Maiduguri
Nigerian chess master and child education advocate Tunde Onakoya arrived in Maiduguri, Borno State, northeast Nigeria, last Friday, Aug. 30, to promote chess and unlock…
Heavy Rainfalls Bring More Miseries For IDPs In Nigeria’s Sokoto
It’s early August, a little after the Isha’i (Muslim night) prayer. Aisha Muhammad watched the clouds gather with anxiety. She knew from experience that she…
Inside The Propaganda World Of Nigerian Terrorists On Tiktok
Northwestern Nigeria, long bedevilled by terrorism locally referred to as banditry, now faces an emerging threat: the use of social media platforms, particularly TikTok, by…
International Committee Of The Red Cross Marks International Day Of The Disappeared In Abuja
Aug. 30 is set aside for the International Day of the Disappeared. This year, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) hosted a convention…
A Kidney Failure Crisis Is Ravaging Households In Nigeria’s Yobe State
For over 30 years, 56-year-old Ibrahim Ali has made his living as a fisherman on the River Gashua, Yobe State, North East Nigeria. Throughout his…
Two Years After, Borno’s Resettled Communities Endure Hunger, Insecurity, And Neglect
Inna had just settled her youngest child back to sleep after his fourth restless stirring due to hunger when she heard movement outside her tent.…
Life Post-Abduction For Three Women In Northeastern Nigeria
In the town of Madagali, a Local Government Area of Adamawa, North East Nigeria, where Boko Haram’s insurgency once held sway, three women carry the…
Female Students At The Forefront Of Nigeria’s Largest Campus Solar Plant Project
Despite comprising the majority of the workforce in many African countries, women hold less than 20 per cent of science and engineering jobs on the…
Wild Poliovirus Detected In Nigeria’s Borno Four Years After Eradication
Four years after the World Health Organization declared Nigeria wild poliovirus-free, a related case has been detected in Borno State, northeastern Nigeria. The state’s Commissioner…
Livestock Methane Emissions Fuels Climate Crisis In Northern Nigeria
Dozens of cows mooed as Saad Jalo herded them over lush elephant grass, their tongues feasting greedily to fill their bellies. The herder supervised their…
WHO Donates Medical Aid As Malnutrition And Child Mortality Surge In Nigeria’s Borno
The World Health Organization (WHO) has donated essential medical and nutritional supplies to the Borno State Government, aiming to save the lives of thousands of…
Nigeria’s Intensifying Landscape Of Chaos
Nigeria’s northern region is experiencing continuous armed violence and a decline in rainfall as a result of climate change, both of which are hurting the…
UNHCR Calls For Development-Focused Aid For IDPs During Recent Visit To Nigeria’s Borno State
A high-level delegation from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), led by Assistant High Commissioner for Operations Raouf Mazou, visited Borno State to…
The Local Communities Benefiting From An Initiative Fighting Deforestation In North-East Nigeria
Under the blazing midday sun of Gomboru Liberty in Borno, northeast Nigeria, Ali Yerima, a youth advocate and chairman of the Gomboru Youth Association, was…