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Economic Downturn Halts Northern Nigeria Mass Weddings by solar2005(m): 3:45pm On Jul 20, 2016 |
Low global oil prices have hurt Nigeria’s economy, taking it to the brink of recession. But the resulting cash crunch has also had a more unexpected effect – on mass weddings. More than 10, 000 women have registered for the state-sponsored programme in Kano, said Abba Sufi, director-general of the northern city’s “morality police”, the Hisbah. “At the moment we have over 10,000 women who have registered for the mass wedding programme and are waiting to be introduced to prospective suitors when the project resumes,” he told AFP. “The women include divorcees and girls of marriage age registered in person and via social media platforms we operate.” The matchmaking programme began in 2012 to help divorcees remarry in Kano state, which has the highest divorce rate in Nigeria. Under the scheme, the state government pays the bride price and provides furniture and household utensils for the newlyweds. A total of 1,111 couples tied the knot in an elaborate event at Kano’s main mosque in December 2013. At the time, the Hisbah said it had arranged 4,461 marriages since the programme began. Read more http://www.sofreedomains.com/2016/07/economic-downturn-halts-northern.html
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Re: Economic Downturn Halts Northern Nigeria Mass Weddings by oluwafreshkid(m): 4:00pm On Jul 20, 2016 |
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Re: Economic Downturn Halts Northern Nigeria Mass Weddings by Abeymills(m): 4:19pm On Jul 20, 2016 |
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Re: Economic Downturn Halts Northern Nigeria Mass Weddings by solar2005(m): 6:18am On Jul 21, 2016 |
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Re: Economic Downturn Halts Northern Nigeria Mass Weddings by Pavarottii(m): 6:24am On Jul 21, 2016 |
Oshofree Don end with GEJ and Kwankaso. If na Buhari and Ganduje una dey wait for, that means say; una no go marry be that. Y'all voted change, so enjoy d change. 3 Likes |
Re: Economic Downturn Halts Northern Nigeria Mass Weddings by erusen: 7:28am On Jul 21, 2016 |
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