"If northern Nigeria were its own country, it would have the world’s worst maternal mortality rate."
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Talking about how Northern Nigeria is in terms of health and education (2010)
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Bilkisu Yusuf
Bilkisu Yusuf, also known as Hajiya Bilkisu Yusuf, (2 December 1952 – 24 September 2015), was a Nigerian journalist, columnist and editor for prominent newspapers in Abuja, Kano and Kaduna, Nigeria. She is known in Nigeria for being the first woman to direct a national newspaper operation and served as editor for two more.
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