Fuel scarcity in Nigeria causes untold hardship to people and negatively impacts the economy.
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As a short term measure, modular refineries may help Nigeria with its fuel crisis. It is however not likely to be a long term solution.
Chief Emeka Anyaoku, a global icon with local roots.
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The former secretary-general of the Commonwealth represents the true essence of a public intellectual and leader; his sense of duty defines his legacy.
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Governing a city like Lagos, with deep-seated socioeconomic inequalities, is not a job for the fainthearted.
A deserted Lagos road during the pandemic lockdown in April 2020.
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Lockdown and stay-at-home orders may not benefit societies dominated by informal economies.
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The Nigerian government must do more to combat increasing plastic pollution in the country.
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari (L) and South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa perhaps need to extend their hand shakes into the outer space.
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Nigeria-South Africa bi-national commission is a laudable initiative but missing the space cooperation element.
Francisca Ordega of Nigeria’s legendary women’s football team.
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Twelve teams remain after the qualifying rounds of the 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations - with Nigeria no longer automatic favourites as the competition diversifies.
Staff members of an e-commerce company in Rwanda.
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Whereas digital work can bring freedom and flexibility into the lives of workers in Africa, it can also contribute towards their precarity and vulnerability.
Social media is popular among young Nigerians.
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The study indicates that social media platforms are central to how young adults make sense of COVID-19 news and messages.
Card readers were used to confirm permanent voter cards during the 2019 Presidential elections in Nigeria.
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Digitisation has enhanced the conduct of elections in Nigeria but there are still some drawbacks affecting its efficiency.
A member of the Yansakai vigilante group poses with a gun in Zamfara State, northwest Nigeria.
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Aside from human rights abuses, vigilantes may be unreliable, poorly skilled, and lacking transparency and accountability.
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Top-down enforcement of rules is not working; it has to be in people’s own interests to behave ethically.
Comedians Trevor Noah (L) and Dave Chappelle (R)
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Society has moved to a place where everyone is held accountable if their jokes are found offensive.
Cybercriminals exploited COVID-19 induced interventions in Nigeria.
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The lack of clear communication on COVID-19 palliatives by Nigeria’s government allowed cybercriminals to defraud vulnerable people.
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The answers to Nigeria’s poor social science research output seem to lie in quantity and quality of personnel, time available for research, funding, support institutions and policy.
Un groupe de soldats nigériens en patrouille.
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Pour résoudre les conflits djihadistes au Sahel, il faut aussi traiter les djihadistes comme des acteurs politiques qui cherchent à proposer une gouvernance alternative.
Sustainable development should be embedded in all school subjects.
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Learning about sustainable development and consumption should not be limited to particular disciplines like those in the sciences and technologies.
Olu Jacobs and Joke Silva at the 2014 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards.
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As ill health besets the Nigerian film and theatre legend, a tribute is in order. In his career he has always placed his country and industry first.
The wreckage of a car hit by an attack led by Boko Haram members.
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For a successful reintegration of former Boko Haram combatants into society, public perceptions in Nigeria need to change.
African tech entrepreneurs are performing well despite extreme challenges.
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A new handbook shows that African entrepreneurs are able to hold their own globally if given the chance.