A vendor selling cereals in Nairobi.
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The Ukraine crisis is significantly increasing political stress and potential conflict throughout Africa.
Nigeria is intent on increasing local manufacturing.
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As long as industrial policies in Nigeria are introduced only as a crisis response, import restrictions will continue to be their focus.
Illegal oil refineries are operated by oil thieves in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria.
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The illegal refinery process ignores all environmental, health and safety procedures and can have catastrophic consequences.
Aftermath of an attack by suspected members of the Islamic State West Africa Province in Auno, Borno State, northeast Nigeria.
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Political extremism has a checklist. The more boxes are checked, the closer political extremism gets.
Minimum wage is no match for rising cost of living.
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With a monthly minimum wage of 30,000 Naira (US$72), the average Nigerian worker is groaning under the weight of the rising cost of living.
Bread sellers display at roadside in Lagos.
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In the face of rising food prices in Nigeria, many salary earners have had to change the quality of foodstuff they buy or opt for cheaper alternatives.
Canada’s residential school system has had a lasting effect on First Nations communities.
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When a patriarchal society is combined with a history of colonialism, women in that country are at heightened risk of gender-based violence.
In 2019, members of an anti-banditry vigilante group disarmed in Zamfara but this has not halted attacks from bandits.
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To end banditry, Nigeria first needs to tackle poverty, hunger and unemployment.
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Nigeria should urgently protect three freshwater ecosystems as these undisturbed environments are becoming rare globally.
Nigeria’s nanotechnology journey has been slow.
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As a major contributor of knowledge, Nigeria could make giant strides in nanotechnology – which in turn could help various industries blossom.
Residents fleeing their homes in Plateau State, north central Nigeria, on April 12, 2022 after their houses were burnt during an attack by bandits.
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The Nigerian government needs to understand that banditry is an act of warfare and should be treated as such.
Hakeem Odumosu, former Lagos State Police Commissioner, addressing journalists during a protest in Lagos.
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Public trust and confidence in the police is a concern in many parts of the world. How can Nigeria get it right?
A G5 Sahel meeting on Burkina Faso and Mali.
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The creation of the G5 Sahel added to the traffic of security groupings in the region
Un baril rempli d'huile de palme dans le comté de Nimba, au Liberia.
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L'huile de palme est l'une des denrées agricoles les plus disputées du 21ème siècle, mais sa relation avec l’homme remonte à des milliers d'années.
Emphasis on innovation and entrepreneurialism in Nigeria has shifted responsibility for creating employment from employers to unemployed youths.
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Nigerian youth have increasingly been resisting and expressing their dissatisfaction with toxic workplaces.
Olusegun Obasanjo, former president of Nigeria.
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Olusegun Obasanjo, former president of Nigeria, will be remembered for his roles in the rebirth of African Union and peacemaking.
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500 million people live in 19 African countries deemed “water insecure”.
There is an urgent need to clamp down on tax evasion in Africa.
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African countries, rich in resources, easily fall prey to aggressive tax planning and tax evasion facilitated by offshore companies.
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Opening these libraries up promises to re-balance the continent’s place in world history when it comes to its intellectual life.
Motorists drive at night on a road without street light as Nigeria struggles with power outages in a commercial district of Lagos.
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Nigeria’s national electricity grid has collapsed more than 200 times since 2010, regularly resulting in widespread blackouts.