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18Apr/17

Nigerian women crochet bags from plastic waste

April 18, 2017EnvironmentAisha Muhammed, Aishatu, Aishatu Muhammed, Articles, Bags, Energy conservation, Environment, Mass production, Natural environment, Nature, Nigeria, Packaging, Physical universe, Plastic, Plastic bag, Plastic pollution, Plastic recycling, Raymond Obindu, Recycling, Recycling by material, Shopping bags, Waste management, Water conservation, Yolasmbale

Women in the north-eastern Nigerian city of Yola are making a living from recycling plastic bags and using them to make accessories and usable household products like baskets for sale. The project aims at empowering members while at the same time reducing the number of plastic bags dumped indiscriminately.
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11May/15

After surviving Boko Haram, returnees face hunger in Nigerian towns

May 11, 2015WorldAbdullahi Bashir, Adamawa State, Allah, army, Boko alphabet, Boko Haram, Boko Haram insurgency, Child abduction, Geography of Nigeria, Islamic extremism in Northern Nigeria, Islamic terrorism, Madagali, Michika, Mubi, Naomi Gago, Nigeria, Organizations designated as terrorist by Canada, Sambisa forest, States of Nigeria, Yaku Rume, Yobe State, Yola, Yola Nigeriasmbale

Internally displaced people in Nigeria’s northeast have started returning home since the army began clearing large areas from Boko Haram, but thousands could face severe food shortages.
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