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IDP Chronicles: Niger widows survive on handouts after gruesome killing of their husbands

    IDP Chronicles: Niger widows survive on handouts after gruesome killing of their husbands

In northern Nigeria, repeated attacks by bandits have displaced several families, and women are among the worst hit. With little support available, many of the widows now depend on handouts

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UN: 768m people globally faced hunger in 2020 — highest in 15 years

    UN: 768m people globally faced hunger in 2020 — highest in 15 years

The United Nations (UN) says an estimate of 768 million people across the world faced hunger last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic – the highest since 2005. The last

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The cost of hunger in northeast Nigeria

    The cost of hunger in northeast Nigeria

BY ADEDEJI ADEMIGBUJI AND CHRISTINE COOL Insecurity and conflict have plagued northeast Nigeria for almost 12 years, causing millions of people to feel the pain of hunger. As the northeast

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Hunger, anger on our streets

    Hunger, anger on our streets

BY EDWARD DIBIANA As I sat in my car parked under the tree, in front of Utako market in Abuja waiting for my wife, who had dashed into the busy

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UN: 13m jobs at risk in Nigeria if COVID-19 restrictions continue

  UN: 13m jobs at risk in Nigeria if COVID-19 restrictions continue

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) says the COVID-19 lockdown measures may lead to 13 million job losses in

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Now, there is COVID-19 and hunger

  Now, there is COVID-19 and hunger

In 2014, on a sunny Saturday, I was on a 20 minutes break from a first paper during a PGDE

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‘I don’t even eat pònmó’: COVID-19, hunger and social action

  ‘I don’t even eat pònmó’: COVID-19, hunger and social action

There have been some fascinating videos on social media showing the response of Nigerians to the Covid-19 outbreak, the lockdown

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Hunger in the land: How the poor are ‘knocking on the gates’ of the rich during lockdown

  Hunger in the land: How the poor are ‘knocking on the gates’ of the rich during lockdown

Victor, a young man in his mid 20’s, is a furniture maker. Three weeks ago, he was making ends meet

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‘Hunger will be next deadly virus’ — Ayade opposes total lockdown

  ‘Hunger will be next deadly virus’ — Ayade opposes total lockdown

Ben Ayade, governor of Cross River state, says hunger will be the next deadly virus if the livelihoods of citizens

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EXTRA: In Nigeria, ‘hunger virus’ is worse than coronavirus, says sultan

  EXTRA: In Nigeria, ‘hunger virus’ is worse than coronavirus, says sultan

Sa’ad Abubakar, sultan of Sokoto, says hunger is much deadlier than coronavirus. Speaking on Thursday at the first quarterly meeting

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