Abuja, Nigeria
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Alhassan Bala is a Multimedia Bilingual Freelance journalist and Writer with over 10 years of writing and reporting experience based in Abuja-Nigeria. Alhassan has been covering stories on Diplomacy, Economy, Politics, Security and Health for local and International news organizations. He also writes number of articles published on many Nigerian newspapers.
Trade between Nigeria and Niger has been halted because of sanctions due to Niger's July coup. In Nigeria, officials say they could lose over $200 million in export trade. That’s causing some economic hardship for many communities on the border. Alhassan Bala reports from the border town of Magama Jibia, Nigeria.
In July, India banned exports of non-basmati rice to keep prices low at home. But that ban is causing problems for rice mills in Nigeria. Alhassan Bala reports from Kano, Nigeria.
Nigeria’s unreliable power grid is not only slowing down the country’s economic growth, but health workers say it can lead to unwanted hospital shutdowns at night. But one startup is giving hospitals hope. Alhassan Bala has this report, narrated by Haruna Shehu.
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