Baga, a town on the shores of Lake Chad, has become the focal point for Governor Babagana Umara Zulum’s ambitious plans to rejuvenate agricultural activities and foster trans-border trade across Nigeria, Chad, and Niger. Trouble came home to roost on April 16 and 17, 2013, Neptune Prime learnt when Boko Haram engaged the Nigerian military […]
No fewer than 11 communities in 3 Local Government Areas of Kano State are experiencing multiple power cuts and suffer loss of business daily due to failed constituency electrification projects. Stallion Times reporter Lukman Abdulmalik visited 3 communities in 3 LGAs to check out the real situation of the electricity power cuts. Discovery showed that in 2019,
Claims: There is a news report making the rounds that the estranged former CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele allegedly refunded N4 trillion looted money to the federal government. Full Text: According to the online media that circulated this emerging claims, the “Ex-CBN Governor, Emefiele Refunds N4 Trillion, Lemo $500m, As Special Investigator Officer, Obazee, Recovers N12
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Nigerians are expressing their anger over sudden increase in the price of Liquefied Natural Gas, LNG, commonly known as cooking gas. Some citizens speaking to by Rahama Oladosu of the Economic Confidential contemplate other alternatives to the use of LPG for cooking like the traditional firewood and charcoal.
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Watch this fact sheet on profile out of school children in Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory.
Leaves and Worms: Fact sheet on out of school children in Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory.
Africa Foundation For Young Media Professionals wants tech driven journalism practice
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Leaves and Worms: Fact sheet on challenges of school feeding in Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory
Leaves and Worms: Fact sheet on school feeding programme in Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory.
Leaves and Worms: Fact sheet on lapses in Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory schools initiatives.
Infant deaths and miscarriages have become a repeated experience for some women in Pmalogo and Dnakulu communities in Shere Ward of the Bwari Area Council of Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja as the communities are grappling with a harsh reality – they lack healthcare facilities. And because of the poor roads, residents—especially laboring pregnant
Despite a budget of N7 billion and the Dangote Group’s commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility, the project remains incomplete, triggering concerns about a prolonged wait for relief. As the hospital copes with the fallout, the regional manager of ADF cites a series of challenges, including a project upgrade, pandemic disruptions, and technical hurdles. Amid assurances
It is unsurprising that the Nigerian delegates to the 28th Conference of Parties (COP 28) is the highest in Africa. What has been the subject of debate is why the country’s delegates tie with countries like China at 1,411 or surpass the 770 delegates of a country like the United States of America. Besides concerns
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Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism in collaboration with Albarka 89.9 FM, Ganmo, Kwara State on Wednesday 6th of December, organised a one-day sensitisation programme on community development in the state. The participants, drawn from various communities and representatives of the People with Disabilities (PWDs) in the state were sensitised on the role of the
Claims: There is a viral video circulating on various social media platforms such as Facebook, TikTok, YouTube and other online news space claiming that the officials of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) harassed a young man suspected to be a yahoo boy before some soldiers came to his rescue. Full Text: In the
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In this investigative report, Safer-Media Initiative (SMI) reveals a stark disconnect between official statements and the harsh reality faced by the internally displaced persons (IDPs) still seeking refuge in Nasarawa state IDPs camps. A gathering of children draws attention to Safer-Media Initiative’s reporter upon entering the Awe Pilot primary school premises. Curiosity piqued, before it
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Watch these interesting facts about the school feeding programme in the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria.
CLAIM: According to a video circulating on social media, Sheikh Muhammad Bin Uthman, a Kano Islamic scholar, asserts that the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) is targeted at influencing female students in certain states of Nigeria’s Northern to defy religious and cultural norms. FULL-TEXT: In the viral video, Bin Uthman claims that
Claims: While defending her position for prioritising budgetary allocations for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Senator Ireti Kingibe claimed that kidnapping was becoming rampant in highbrow districts of Maitama and Asokoro. Full Text: In the claim which has now been widely reported by online media platforms, Senator Ireti Kingibe, representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT),
Following WikkiTimes’ investigation that unraveled how Tsangaya school teachers exploit and dehumanise Almajiri pupils in Bauchi, the wife of the state governor, Aisha Bala Abdulkadir, in partnership with the Islamic Center for Peace Building Research and Development, organised a two-day capacity building workshop for Tsangaya and Islamiyya teachers. The investigation documented how Tsangaya teachers in
Nigerians have continued to castigate federal lawmakers over their decision to purchase over 300 Special Utility Vehicles, SUVs estimated at about N58billion. In this video by Rahma Oladosu, the anchor of the Economy on the Street programme of the Economic Confidential, Nigerians came hard on the members of the National Assembly for being insensitive on
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