By: Fa'iza Jibrin The recent floods in Borno State have impacted education, forcing many schools to close and shelter displaced families.  Students across Maiduguri Metropolitan Council and Jere Local Government Areas face significant disruptions to their academic progress due to the ongoing humanitarian crisis. In an interview with our reporter, Fatima Isa, a primary 3 student at Gwange 3 Primary School, expressed deep sadness over her school's closure, now used as a refuge for flood victims.  'I am sad that my school is closed, while some of my classmates are attending classes,' she said.  Fatima lost her uniforms, books, and sandals in the flood, complicating her return to education. Usman muhammad, another affected student, decried the situation in his occupied school.  'This has caused delays in my academic progress, and I lost my school materials in the flood,' he said. Some students, like Musa, have adapted to the challenges. Despite losing school mater...

By: Rukaiyatu Idris “ I now understand the effects of deforestation and the various ways of addressing climate change, which I personally believe that reforestation is one of the most suitable and sustainable solutions, especially in a community like our own." Those were the words of Abdullahi Usman, a 13-year-old junior student at Shehu Sanda Kyari Secondary School in Maiduguri, Borno’s capital, as he acknowledged the impacts of the climate-change campaigns that are spreading across public schools like his.  “When they first came to our school, I didn’t understand any of the things they were saying,” Usman recalled.  “I was just looking at them whenever they speak about climate change.” For more than a decade, Borno State has grappled with abnormalities in its rainfall patterns and overall weather conditions. Escalating temperatures, together with low rainfall, have taken a severe toll on agriculture, which accounts for at least 65% of the state’s GDP. With the Lake Chad Basi...