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The Killer Medicines
By Nkrumah Bankong-Obi Counterfeit and contraband drugs litter the poorly regulated Nigerian drug industry, pushing the mortality rate higher, slowly Dr. Jimpat Aiyelangbe was absolutely sure he was...
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JOS: A CENTURY OF TIN EXPLORATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL NEGLECT
By Janet Faden, Jos Until it became synonymous with violent ethno-sectarian clashes, Jos, capital of Plateau State, was more widely known for its sultry weather and tin mining. Tin mining started in...
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N25bn Zaria, Ugbokolo water projects suffer neglect
“I can’t recall the last time we had tap water here in Zazzau (Zaria city). And for the manual boreholes, only two may be working in a group of five. You can also move around the City Gate to the Low...
View ArticleNigerian Investigative Reporting Project (NIRP) published report links
Below are Nigerian Investigative Reporting Project (NIRP) published report links on ICIRNIGERIA.ORG and other news platforms...
View ArticleNew Grantees for NIRP
New grants have just been awarded to the following people for NIRP: 1. Abiose Adelaja The Neglect of Cocoa Production in Nigeria 2. Seun Akioye and Samuel Malik Fake Universities in Nigeria 3....
View ArticleInternational Centre for Investigative Reporting, ICIR, Commences The Second...
The International Centre for Investigative Reporting, ICIR, Abuja, has announced the commencement of the second year of its media development project tagged the Nigerian Investigative Reporting...
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ICIR Announces the Successful Applicants for its Second Investigative...
International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR), Abuja has shortlisted 41 journalists from across the country to participate in the second series of its Investigative Journalism training...
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How College Closure Tore Oyo Community Apart
By Seun Akioye In 2014, the National Universities Commission (NUC) published the names of over 50 degree awarding institutions it claimed were being run illegally. It also shut down some of the...
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Cocoa: A Farmer’s Nightmare Crop
Cocoa Pods Efforts to revive cocoa production in Nigeria are hobbled by policy inconsistency and poor coordination, among other factors. In this report across three states in the country’s cocoa...
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ICIR Accepts Story Pitches for NIRP
The International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) is glad to announce the commencement of the grant giving component of the Nigerian Investigative Reporting Project, NIRP. The project is in...
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How Operators Of Unapproved Private Varsities Rip Off Desperate Admission...
Government College, Utonkon, Benue State, where Apa University operated from Assistant Editor SEUN AKIOYE and SAMUEL MALIK in this joint investigation, report on the activities of some self-acclaimed...
View ArticleSuccessful Investigative Story Pitches and Grantees for NIRP
The NIRP Project Team, is pleased to announce the first set of successful investigative story pitches and grantees. Seven participants have received grant awards to pursue various investigative stories...
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Displaced Persons Face Hunger As Relief Materials Disappear In IDP Camps
Children besiege the kitchen at Dalori Camp, Maiduguri In spite of the best efforts of government, persons displaced from their homes by Boko Haram insurgency suffer hunger and other deprivations in...
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BOKO HARAM : Nigerian refugees in dire conditions in Cameroun
Simon Ateba who visited Cameroun reports on the lot of Nigerian refugees in the country. As heavy rain fell on August 28, many refugees stood under a temporary shelter barely covering their heads and...
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Insurgency: Nigerian Army Detains Scores Of Youths Without Trial
Some Boko Haram suspects, including underage boys, women and children, were cleared and released by the military By Samuel Malik In spite of government’s efforts to ensure that security agents respect...
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The challenges of food safety in the Nigerian meat industry
By: Kolawole Talabi. The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) say Nigerians consume about 360,000 tonnes of beef yearly. This conservative figure is projected to rise to 1.3...
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Corruption: Why Osun State Is In Deep Financial Crisis
By Ajibola Amzat, The Guardian Newspaper The Governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola did not give a true picture of the state’s revenue profile when he told the House of Assembly that the...
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How Anambra Govt Short Changes Awka North Residents
By Alfred Ajayi Residents of communities in Awka North local government, Anambra State, have been totally forgotten by the state government and live without access to power supply, good roads, potable...
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INVESTIGATION: Untold story of how Skolombo street children terrorise Calabar...
By Ibanga Isine. When Nduma Wilson flagged a cab on December 11, 2015, she had only one thing in mind: how to get to the Federal Psychiatric Hospital, Calabar, where she worked. However, things would...
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How China Fuels Deforestation In Nigeria, West Africa
Loading of rosewood in Garba Chede, Taraba State Corruption by local officials and sharp practices by Chinese businessmen drive a thriving illegal trade in timber from Nigeria and a large part of West...
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