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“Since 2014, most villages in Borno have become hubs of terrorist activities,” said Abdulrahman Suleiman. “Those who resisted joining (Boko Haram) were fought and killed”, he said.
Abdulrahman resisted the temptation to join the terrorists and was forced to leave his village.
He said many young men and women managed to escape, slipping across the border to states in the South in search of menial jobs.
“Many of us fled when they raided my village – Kurmari, which is about 25 miles from Maiduguri town,” Abdulrahman, who is now operating as a commercial motorcycle rider in Ojo, Lagos State, said.
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By Abbas Bamalli
Wudil (Kano State) Jan. 14, 2021 The Federal Government has disbursed N10,000 grant each to 258 beneficiaries in Wudil/Garko Federal Constituency of Kano State as part of efforts to fight poverty among the unemployed at the grassroots.
Naija247news reports that the fund disbursement which took place on Thursday in Wudil Local Government was through the Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN).
Auwal Aminu, Procurement Officer of SMEDAN, said the gesture was facilitated by the legislator representing Wudil/Garko Federal Constituency, Malam Muhammad Ali-Wudil.
Aminu said the gesture was to reduce the hardship most of the people with small businesses encountered as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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By Constance Athekame
Electricity access is essential for people’s lives and livelihoods; from using fridges for storing food and medicine; charging mobile phones to stay connected; lighting up households and schools at night to powering local businesses.
Most people in many rural areas of Nigeria lack access to electricity and only few can afford costly diesel-powered generators that lead to pollution and noise endangering people’s life.
Solar-powered mini-grids could be the answer to rural communities’ access to electricity because it is well-suited to small, remote communities, renewable energy mini-grids can now be the cheaper, greener option.
By Constance Athekame
Electricity access is essential for people’s lives and livelihoods; from using fridges for storing food and medicine; charging mobile phones to stay connected; lighting up households and schools at night to powering local businesses.
Most people in many rural areas of Nigeria lack access to electricity and only few can afford costly diesel-powered generators that lead to pollution and noise endangering people’s life.
Solar-powered mini-grids could be the answer to rural communities’ access to electricity because it is well-suited to small, remote communities, renewable energy mini-grids can now be the cheaper, greener option.
Providing electricity to rural populations can take three forms: grid extension; standalone solar systems; and mini-grids.