Many see shea butter as a pale solid fat with an unbearable stench, but women in Kodo – a village in Bosso LGA of Niger – occupy themselves with its processing every day. They produce cosmetics, cooking oil and medicinal mixtures with shea nuts. For them, it is not just a business they do to […]
CONTINUE READINGThe Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says poor border demarcations are major challenges affecting the fight against the high rate of petrol smuggling. Timi Bomodi, deputy comptroller, NCS, said this on Wednesday while speaking as a guest on an anti-corruption radio programme in Abuja. Bomodi said massive physical territory at the borders with neighbouring countries is […]
CONTINUE READINGAs cases of student death become more magnified, largely due to social media outrage, the efforts, actions and inaction of law enforcement officers are increasingly coming under scrutiny. Central to these cases are the police who are tasked with investigating the circumstances that claimed the lives of the students involved. However, some of these cases […]
CONTINUE READINGIn the last two years alone, there have been a number of questionable deaths involving secondary school students across Nigeria, relating to alleged bullying, harassment, corporal punishment, or institutional negligence. Central to these cases are the police who — armed by law — are tasked with undertaking probes meant to uncover the circumstances that claimed […]
CONTINUE READINGIn the last two years alone, there have been a number of questionable deaths involving secondary school students across Nigeria, relating to alleged bullying, harassment, corporal punishment, or institutional negligence. Central to these cases are the police who — armed by law — are tasked with undertaking probes meant to uncover the circumstances that claimed […]
CONTINUE READINGIn November 2021, Babagana Zulum, Borno governor, uncovered two primary health centres (PHC) in the state where officials were found to be extorting patients and collecting money for services and drugs that were meant to be free. A subsequent investigation undertaken by a team of reporters has revealed that the situation is not only prevalent […]
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