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Birth attendants: Inside women’s struggle between affordability and survival

In many rural communities in Nigeria, childbirth does not begin in a hospital ward. It begins in a dimly lit room inside a family compound, where an e

School resumption: Fuel price hike pushes parents to tough choices

The steady rise in fuel prices across Nigeria is taking a profound toll on household finances, with one of the hardest-hit sectors being children’s ed

Benue attack: ‘How abductors captured us’

In an interview with Weekend Trust, one of the escapees of the attack that occurred Wednesday evening between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m involving UTME candidat

When treatment turns dangerous: Nigerians’ battle with counterfeit medicines

On a humid afternoon in Abuja, 35-year-old trader, Bello Rukayat, recalls how a routine illness nearly cost her life. What began as a persistent fever

Airline operators suspend planned shutdown 

The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has temporarily suspended its planned nationwide shutdown of flight operations. The suspension announced after