In this report by SOLACEBASE, Aliyu Mansur evaluates the causes and how government neglect is contributing to the monthly rise of Hepatitis B in Kayare LGA, a viral infection that attacks the liver, causing both acute and chronic kidney and liver disease. “We are aware of the situation, but we have not done anything about […]
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Internally displaced persons (IDPs) at Ichwa Camp in Makurdi, Benue State, are grappling with the aftermath of banditry—having witnessed killings, lost family members, and property—and now find themselves in the throes of even greater difficulty. The removal of fuel subsidies has heightened economic challenges and worsened their living conditions. The state government’s failure to fulfill
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Mazan Gudu Primary Healthcare post in Gabasawa Local Government Area of Kano State is in a dilapidated condition; it cannot offer first aid of any form to patients who visit the facility. Mazan Gudu community thrives on farming cash crops, carrying out menial jobs like block moulding, and hawking street food. Following the National Primary
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In this report, Stephen Ukandu beams his searchlight on the mining of kaolin, a mineral deposit found in large quantities in Umuahia, Abia State; but lifted to other states for industrial use due to lack of leadership foresight thereby lowering its value chain. Video Player Abia State just like other states in Nigeria, paradoxically sits
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Yinka Olaito joins Mercy Babajide on THE POLITY
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Fact sheet on school feeding programme in the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria
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Fact-check: Did traditional ruler spray chains of money on a fuji musician Wasiu Ayinde? Claims: A viral video on social media platforms particularly purported to show a traditional ruler spraying wads of Naira notes on a popular fuji musician, Dr. Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, also known as KWAM 1. Full Text: In the video, the
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FACT-CHECK: Is French Government using ‘Drone Bird’ to spy on Francophone and West African countries? CLAIM: A widely circulated WhatsApp message claims that the French government has created a novel ‘drone bird’ technology to spy on its former colonies and West African nations, following the recent coup in Niger. FULL-TEXT: The text that accompanied the
The story of obtaining questionable degree certificates from universities in Benin Republic and Togo is not new. What is new, however, is how these certificates can be obtained with ease and speed. Cotonou is not only famous for the thriving second-hand car business popularly called ‘tokunbo’; it also serves as a mecca for those in
• Factory, workers operate without safety equipment, protective gears • Employees: Why we can’t stop working in spite of hazardous conditions, poor pay • Standing for long hours causes hypotension, damages spine, cartilage – Medical experts After working for weeks as an undercover in a Lagos-based shoes factory, DAMOLA KOLA-DARE reveals the hazardous conditions
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Claim: A leaked memo reportedly from the office of the minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, showed an approval of funds for flight tickets and airport taxis for the ministry’s staff to Lokoja, Kogi State. Full Text: In the memo which went viral indicated that an officer with the title of national programme manager
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Nigerian Media – both online and TV – platforms were recently awashed with reports that “Prince Isah Ado-Bayero,” the son of Kano Emir, His Royal Highness, Alhaji Aminu Ado-Bayero joined the Oba of Benin, Oba Ewure II, on a crossover night church service into the year 2024. But a fact check done by PRNigeria revealed
The heightened insecurity in Benue State has forced the shutdown of numerous schools, casting a shadow on education and leaving a surge in the number of out-of-school children, especially in LGAs like Guma, where bandits and suspected terrorists have besieged communities. Safer Media Initiative (SMI) reports. On November 21, 2020, Eunice Mase’s life took an unwelcome
Abia State Government, has announced plans to recruit skilled attendants for the deaf in public hospitals in the state. Gov. Alex Otti announced this while declaring open the State’s first ever Council on Health held Wednesday at the Ochendo International Conference Centre, Umuahia. One of the Keynote Speakers at the November 30, 2023 Ikengaonline monthly
• Laboratory tests reveal the presence of heavy metals in water samples • Residents risk deadly gastrointestinal infections – medical experts Faced with perennial inadequate public water supply, residents of the highbrow Lekki area of Lagos State or the middle-class populated Ago Palace Way and Ejigbo areas of Isolo, residents continue to grapple with dirty,
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Map of Lagos State Arapagi is a community located in the Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Area of Lagos State, which can only be accessed by water. One September morning, as the sun began to scorch the land, Victoria, who was pregnant and nursing, started contemplating her departure from the community through the perilous waterway. The community
This year, 2023 has been a good one for us as we celebrate milestones some of our project beneficiaries had achieved Africa Foundation for Young Media Professionals in 2023 ran 3 workshops in Zimbabwe with a total number of 58 participants in attendance (42 females and 16 males) A total of 12 resource persons were
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Keeping the school environment clean is one of the responsibilities of the school management and also a collective responsibility of the staff and students of the institution. A clean environment ensures a serene and healthy learning environment for learners and school authorities. Within the University of Port Harcourt, Campus Environmental Beautification and Sanitation Unit (CEBAS)
Early this November, I had a story I needed to tell in Oyigbo, a local government in Rivers State. Travelling to this location through Aba, the commercial city of Abia State ordinarily is a roughly 1-hour drive, and the shortest route. For those who do not know, the Enugu-Aba-Port Harcourt Expressway is the most important road in the South-East and
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In Zamfara State, widespread insecurity and a chronically underfunded healthcare system have created a dire situation for residents. In this report, SOLACEBASE Correspondent, James Ojo delves into the challenges faced by communities in Bungudu, Tsafe, and Kauran Namoda local government areas, where the poor access to quality healthcare exposes individuals to vulnerabilities including disease outbreaks,
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