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Eight countries are projected to be behind 50% of the growth in population over the next three decades. Five are in Africa.
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Ahead of 2023 general elections, there are increasing concerns that the current spate of violence in Nigeria, if unchecked, could undermine electoral outcomes.
Benin Bronzes: 944 objects looted in the 19th century from the Kingdom of Benin are in the British Museum in London.
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Momentum is growing for the restitution of objects, such as the Benin Bronzes, stolen during colonialism. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Women in rural areas have limited access to the internet.
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Only a small percentage of women in rural areas have access to the Internet, so participation in online activism is limited to urban centres.
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Violence between herdsmen and farmers in the Sahel is nothing new, but in recent years Nigeria has a noticeable upturn in violence.
Serena Williams has her eyes on Nigeria in a new venture.
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Serena Williams’s investment in a Nigerian digital company shows why the country’s technology sector is attractive.
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Les moyens de subsistance sur lesquels les communautés comptent depuis des siècles sont en train d'être criminalisés à travers des restrictions sévères imposées par l'État.
Members of security forces during an anti-terrorism simulation exercise in Abuja, Nigeria.
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Terror alerts, such as the one recently issued by the US and UK embassies in Abuja, should be taken seriously by the Nigerian government as well as citizens.
A flooded highway in Nigeria.
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Despite the impact of flooding on food security, it is not recognised as a threat by policymakers.
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Sometimes the street trader, roadside mechanic or food vendor is the best person to teach students about entrepreneurship.
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Green spaces have the potential to reduce heat and improve health, especially in urban areas.
Nigeria’s 2023 budget may not address food inflation.
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Nigeria’s 2023 budget could worsen the country’s cycle of deficits and debts.
The flooding wiped out farms in Kogi and other affected states.
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Proper dam management can help check flooding in Nigeria.
A woman removes water from her house after heavy rains.
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Nigerians’ capacity to prevent, cope with and reduce flood risks is determined by access to housing, transport, drainage, income and education.
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Breast cancer is curable, provided it is detected early and treated promptly.
Floods have hit 27 of Nigeria’s 36 states this year.
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Nigeria must adopt a multi-pronged approach to address its flooding menace and minimise the effects.
A UK mural employs the trending hashtag #BringBackOurGirls.
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BringBackOurGirls led to a global outcry, but it simplified a complex history that is best understood through survivor accounts.
The 2020 COVID lockdown witnessed an upsurge in crime in Ibadan, Nigeria.
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Nigeria should consider embracing a decentralised policing system as community mobilisation during COVID lockdown ensured law and order.
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Experts share their insights into Nigeria’s flooding challenge and steps needed to alleviate their worst effects.
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Nigeria’s Afrobeats stars love to identify with Fela’s activism and music - but their tributes are becoming opportunistic and empty.