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From Classrooms to Streets: How School Dropouts Fuel Street Hawking in Nigeria

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By David Arome What Nafisa Umar finds most upsetting about her job selling wara (Traditional Hausa Snack) on the streets of Minna, in Nigeria’s northern Niger State, is the abuse she gets from customers. “The major danger of street hawking is abuse and insults, particularly from young men,” says the 15-year-old. “Some of them refuse […]

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How female students struggle with Gender-Based Violence in UNIJOS

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By David Arome Although Gender-Based Violence (GBV) affects people of all genders, women and girls remain the worst-hit in society. According to the World Health Organization 2021 report, one in every three women has experienced some form of gender-based violence in her lifetime. As women and girls struggle with GBV at the University of Jos

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