Category: News
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#16Days: Collaboration of Small NGOs Empowers Female Students Through GBV Awareness Workshop in Maiduguri
By Abdulkareem Haruna A consortium of non-governmental organizations based in Maiduguri, led by Sirri Care, facilitated a training workshop on gender-based violence (GBV) for secondary school students in Borno state, aligning with the 16 days of activism against all forms of gender-based violence. In collaboration with the Learning through Skills Acquisition Initiative (LETSAI) and Pro-Wellness…
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CCHS Ogori: When A Journalist Visits, Writes A Disheartening Tale of What Becomes Of His Alma Mater
By Abdulkareem Haruna A recent phone chat with a brother and childhood friend from my ancestral abode, Ogori in Kogi state, brought me to speed about certain commendable developments happening there. I was particularly thrilled to be told about a significant cheery development at my alma mater, Community Comprehensive High School (CCHS). For the first…
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Counter-Insurgency Forces Clear Four ISWAP Settlements in Lake Chad Basin, Killing Five
By Abu Faisal In an ongoing counter-insurgency operation, troops from the 242 Battalion, Multinational Joint Task Force and Operation Hadin Kai, operating around the Lake Chad shores, have successfully cleared four settlements of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in the Lake Chad Basin, resulting in the death of five terrorists. The operation, which…
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ADVOCACY: Primary Health Care Board Agrees with Borno CS-SUNN on 6 Months Extended Maternity
By Abdul Kareem To enhance nutrition awareness and support within Borno State, the Civil Society Scaling Up Nutrition in Nigeria (CS-SUNN) has launched an impactful advocacy campaign. This initiative has made notable strides in engaging key stakeholders and emphasizing the critical need for extended paid maternity leave for workers, despite initial skepticism from some government…
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Townhall Advocates Attitudinal Change, Social Reorientation For Sustainable Peace, Development in Postinsurgency Borno
By Abdulkareem Haruna The maiden Zonal Town Hall meeting for Social Reorientation in Borno State concluded with a powerful communique that has set the tone for a significant socio-cultural transformation. The meeting, which was held at the Conference Hall of Musa Usman Secretariat, Maiduguri, on Monday, December 4, 2023, was attended by key stakeholders from…
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Nigerian Troops Thwart Triple ISWAP Assaults in Yobe and Borno
By Abdulkareem Haruna Nigeria’s Operation Hadin Kai forces quashed three synchronised attacks initiated by the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) in Yobe and Borno states over the weekend. The ISWAP militants attempted a nocturnal offensive in the early hours of Saturday at Katarko in Yobe, and Jakana and Monguno in Borno State, which…
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Agric Minister Kyari Leads Ambitious Plan for 125,000 Hectares of Wheat, Other Crops Cultivation in Nigeria
By Abdulkareem Haruna Nigeria’s Federal Government and Jigawa State Government have teamed up to launch a substantial wheat cultivation project as part of President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, with hopes of significantly boosting the country’s agricultural output. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, announced at the Saturday ceremony that the Federal…
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President Tinubu Retains Mele Kyari As Group CEO In New NNPC Board and Management Team Appointments
By Abdulkareem Haruna Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu, has instituted a sweeping change in the oil and gas sector, appointing a new Board and Management team for the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). The high-profile reshuffling, which retains Mele Kyari as the CEO of the oil and gas compnany, will be effective December 1, 2023,…
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Relief for Nigerians As Government Moves to Cut Down Price of Cooking Gas
By Abdulkareem Haruna In response to escalating domestic prices of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), also known as cooking gas, the Federal Government has initiated moves to stabilize supply and pricing of the product, signaling potential relief for consumers. Ekperikpe Ekpo, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), has intervened as the cost of LPG per…
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Defense Chief Urges Increased Air Supprt As Army Ends ‘Operation Mugun Bugu’ Against Insurgents
By Abu Faisal Nigerian Chief of Defense Staff, General Christopher Musa, has called for increased air support as the Nigerian Army concludes its two-week exercise, “Operation Mugun Bugu,” the second of its kind in 2023. During the operation, troops conducted a weapons test in the primary forest of the army barracks in Kontagora town, Naija…
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