His son came home, others are still waiting: families endure agony as captivity persists
One hundred students of St. Mary’s Private Catholic School Papiri in Agwara area of Niger State, were released from captivity on Sunday, bringing moments of relief to families who had waited for almost 3 weeks with fading hope. Among them was the son of Ibrahim Ezekiel, who broke down in joy as he spoke to […]
How doctors’ exodus plunges Nigeria’s healthcare sector in crisis
By Sakariyah Ridwanullah The Nigerian health system is bleeding out. Its vital workforce (doctors, nurses, and specialists) is fleeing the country in a mass exodus so severe that it now threatens the entire system with collapse. This looks like a brain drain, but it’s actually a systemic failure. As of 2025, the crisis has spiralled […]
FG plans emergency GBV response fund
The Federal Government (FG) has unveiled plans to establish an Emergency Gender-Based Violence Response Fund, a policy move coming on the heels of new research exposing the growing threat of technology-facilitated abuse against women and girls in Nigeria. Announcing the initiative in Abuja on Friday, the Minister of Women Affairs, Imaan Suleiman-Ibrahim, said the proposed […]