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Abdulrasheed Hammad

(He/Him)
  • Freelance Investigative Journalist, Freelance
Abuja, Kwara State, Sokoto State
As seen in: El País, The Nation (Nigeria), TheCable, Global Investigative Journalism Network, University World News, All News, The Herald Nigeria, The International Center for Investigative Reporting (ICIR), Ripples Nigeria, Dataphyte and
Covers:  Climate Change Reporting/ Accountability and Transparency Reporting/Data Journalism/Solution Journalism/Fact-Checking Reporting/Investigative Journalism/ Communication
Lawyer & Multi Award-Winning Investigative Journalist | Freelance on Health, Education, Human Rights, Climate & Accountability | LL.B | BL
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INVESTIGATION: Inside Sokoto factories producing contaminated sachet water

INVESTIGATION: Inside Sokoto factories producing contaminated sachet water

In this investigation, ABDULRASHEED HAMMAD exposed how 22 factories in Sokoto state produce contaminated wate…

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Questions linger as Sokoto government fails to account for N600 million project funds | The ICIR-...

Questions linger as Sokoto government fails to account for N600 million project funds | The ICIR-...

Despite the disbursement of millions of naira for the execution of development projects, residents of Sokoto …

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They survived a disease few ever do. Then the hard part began - Minority Africa

They survived a disease few ever do. Then the hard part began - Minority Africa

Noma, a rare and devastating disease with a fatality rate of up to 90%, often remains undiagnosed until it is…

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Freedom of expression: Student not reinstated after a year

Freedom of expression: Student not reinstated after a year

In this report I wrote for University World News, I reported on how several Nigerian students have faced disc…

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State government 'abandons' students in Northern Cyprus

State government 'abandons' students in Northern Cyprus

The Zamfara State government in Nigeria has allegedly abandoned about 90 scholarship students who were sent t…

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Crowdfunding, unions, religious groups help students with fees

Crowdfunding, unions, religious groups help students with fees

Amid tuition fee hikes of 80% to 400% since 2023 at universities across Nigeria – and more expected in 2025 –…

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Africa's 'Noma Belt:' Health Workers Tackle The Deadly NTD In Nigeria's Remote North - Health Pol...

Africa's 'Noma Belt:' Health Workers Tackle The Deadly NTD In Nigeria's Remote North - Health Pol...

The WHO's recent classification of NOMA as a Neglected Tropical Disease has shone a spotlight on a disease th…

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Displaced by bandits: Sokoto children struggle for survival amidst government neglect, malnutrition

Displaced by bandits: Sokoto children struggle for survival amidst government neglect, malnutrition

In my latest report for the International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR), I uncovered the sad real…

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Cybercrime-fighters under fire for treatment of students

Cybercrime-fighters under fire for treatment of students

Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has been accused of illegal and unconstitutional conduct a…

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Despite laws, corp members, job seekers face rejection, discrimination over religious beliefs

Despite laws, corp members, job seekers face rejection, discrimination over religious beliefs

In my report with Ripples Nigeria, produced with the support of the International Center for Journalists (ICF…

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How vested interests ruined Sokoto schools with shady contracts (4) | Dataphyte

How vested interests ruined Sokoto schools with shady contracts (4) | Dataphyte

Regarding teachers who employ students for personal tasks, like farm work, Raji deems such practises unlawful…

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How vested interests ruined Sokoto schools with shady contracts (2) | Dataphyte

How vested interests ruined Sokoto schools with shady contracts (2) | Dataphyte

This situation had paved the way for hoodlums using the abandoned, dilapidated classrooms as spaces for smoki…

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How vested interests ruined Sokoto schools with shady contracts (3) | Dataphyte

How vested interests ruined Sokoto schools with shady contracts (3) | Dataphyte

On June 26, 2022, Sokoto State awarded over N100 million worth of contracts (N100,198,196.00) to Sunakhab for…

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How vested interests ruined Sokoto schools with shady contracts (1) | Dataphyte

How vested interests ruined Sokoto schools with shady contracts (1) | Dataphyte

Enoch Isiah, an SS2 student of A. A. RAJI Special School in Sokoto, who is visually impaired, sat down, brood…

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Fiscal transparency: Despite ICT advancement, Nigerian states’ open contracting portals inaccessible

Fiscal transparency: Despite ICT advancement, Nigerian states’ open contracting portals inaccessible

In this investigation with ICIR, I exposed how Nigerian states make their Open Contracting Data Standard (OCD…

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[INVESTIGATION] Abandoned health projects litter Sokoto despite multi-million naira investment

[INVESTIGATION] Abandoned health projects litter Sokoto despite multi-million naira investment

In this big investigation with The ICIR, I travelled to four local governments in Sokoto State to expose how …

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INVESTIGATION: How networking firms use fake job vacancies to exploit, lure job seekers | The ICI...

INVESTIGATION: How networking firms use fake job vacancies to exploit, lure job seekers | The ICI...

In this report, Abdulrasheed Hammad uncovers how networking marketers and others ride on the high unemploymen…

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How project facilitated by lawmakers ease water scarcity In Kwara communities

How project facilitated by lawmakers ease water scarcity In Kwara communities

For many years, water scarcity persisted in the Okelele community in Kwara State. To get water for their hous…

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In Kwara community, residents turn multi-million Naira drainage to dumpsite

In Kwara community, residents turn multi-million Naira drainage to dumpsite

For many years, residents of Ita-Epa in Oja-Gboro community, Ilorin East local government area of Kwara State…

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How Charcoal, indiscriminate logging contribute to deforestation in Kwara

How Charcoal, indiscriminate logging contribute to deforestation in Kwara

In my latest debut with ICIR, I travelled to Moro local government in Kwara State to expose how charcoal prod…

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Dog's Death Leads To Clash Between Communities In Ilorin

Dog's Death Leads To Clash Between Communities In Ilorin

What led to the clash On the 29th of January 2014, a group of young boys returning from a party at night mist…

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Kwara State Gov't violates freedom of Information Act, despite Court of Appeal's ruling | Interna...

Kwara State Gov't violates freedom of Information Act, despite Court of Appeal's ruling | Interna...

By Abdulrasheed HAMMAD THE Kwara State government has willfully disobeyed the Freedom of Information Act whic…

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JAMB Upgrade: Tale Of Swindlers And Innocent Jambites

JAMB Upgrade: Tale Of Swindlers And Innocent Jambites

It is becoming common in Nigeria for miscreants to defraud candidates sitting for the Joint Admissions and Ma…

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JAMB Upgrade: Tale Of Swindlers And Innocent Jambites

JAMB Upgrade: Tale Of Swindlers And Innocent Jambites

It is becoming common in Nigeria for miscreants to defraud candidates sitting for the Joint Admissions and Ma…

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