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Special Report
In this investigative report, our correspondent, SHAFA’ATU SULEIMAN, travelled across two states- Yobe and Sokoto to document the trajectories in the running of the country’s Primary Healthcare System. It independently looks at the failing approach and key successes of primary healthcare centres across the two states, and how weak health information systems make infrastructure planning reactive rather than proactive.
Nigeria, a leading African oil producer with vast crude oil reserves, also harbours a clandestine world. Illicitly obtained crude oil fuels criminal organisations—sophisticated syndicates orchestrate operations from the shadows.
Millions of barrels disappear yearly—stolen, smuggled, and traded illegally.
Emotions ran high in Sokoto as journalists, dignitaries, associates and family members gathered to honour the late media icon, Sirajo Dalhatu Sifawa, at a solemn memorial programme organised by the Sokoto Professional Network (SPN).
In Ramin Kura, Sokoto State, thousands of IDPs endure daily hardship, struggling with unmet needs.
Persistent health issues, inadequate care, harsh weather, and scarce livelihoods drive hardship in the camp.
Rakiya A.Muhammad At just nine, Zahra’s world was shattered by a bandit attack that stole…
Leadership and members of the Sokoto Advancement Forum (SAF) converged inside the multiple-purpose hall of Ali Umaru Shinkafi Polytechnic, Sokoto, the state capital to chart a collective pathway toward advancing the state’s socioeconomic development, social reorientation and public welfare.
By Rakiya A. Muhammad Hajiya Maryam Aliyu, a mother of five, hopes Nigeria’s new tax…
Celebrated as one of Nigeria’s top wildlife conservation centres and a top destination for ecotourism in Lagos, the Lekki Conservation Centre sits at the heart of the city. Spanning 78 hectares of lush forest reserve and wetland on the Lekki Peninsula—equivalent to roughly 100 football fields—it was created to champion ecotourism.
Across Sokoto State, long-neglected classrooms are springing back to life. A place where this revival is more vividly seen is at Sarkin Baura Model Lizzamiya Primary School in Dange Shuni, where Maryam’s enthusiasm was unmistakable. As she confidently read aloud from the blackboard, her voice rang out the words “protecting one another from danger” during social studies.