Ernest Shonekan.
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Shonekan’s enduring legacy is in the business world and not the political arena where he remains a footnote in Nigeria’s history.
Banking on bitcoin: El Salvador announced plans to build a Bitcoin City in November 2021.
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Kwame Nkrumah favoured continental federalism but worked against its practice in Ghana.
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Ghana lost its federalism due to mistaken political choices and missed opportunities, suggesting that other federations in Africa might well be at similar risk.
Flooding remains a challenge in some Nigerian cities.
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Institutional failures, infrastructure, socio-economic challenges and disaster education influence Nigerian cities’ vulnerability to flood disaster.
Benin bronze sculptures, part of an exhibition in Germany in 2021.
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Items on display at the Eastern Southland Gallery in New Zealand’s South Island open a window on the complex world of art repatriation.
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Academics reflect on books on topical issues in Nigeria that they read in 2021.
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HBV cases in Nigeria point to a potential liver disease crisis. Prevention and care efforts are needed.
A delegate gets accredited during the last All Progressives Congress presidential primary.
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Nigeria’s legislators have no constitutional right to force political parties to adopt direct primaries.
Maternal mortality is still major concern in sub-Saharan Africa.
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There is growing evidence that when poor-quality oxytocin is used, it fails to prevent post-partum haemorrhage.
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Scientists are studying fires in Africa at different times of year to see how the smoke from these fires changes over the year.
Protestors march in Lagos during a demonstration against fuel subsidy removal in 2012.
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Removal of the fuel subsidy in Nigeria is long overdue, but replacing it with a transport grant is not the best approach.
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari and South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa
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A strategic partnership that is mutually rewarding and beneficial between Nigeria and South Africa should be the aim of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s visit to Nigeria.
Nigeria’s President Buhari at the 2021 Intra-African Trade Fair in Durban, South Africa.
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The current spate of travel bans is rather hasty and irrational given that we know that the variant is in several countries already.
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The presence of a vulnerable species in Ekor Waterfalls, Nigeria, is a signal that the area could support other rare or threatened species.
Senegalese foreign minister Aissata Tall Sall and US secretary of state Antony Blinken at a news conference.
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The recent visit of the US secretary of state to Nigeria, Kenya and Senegal appears driven by the fear of China’s inroads in Africa as well as the need to mend diplomatic fences.
TikTok exploded in Nigeria during the 2020 lockdowns.
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TikTok has exploded in popularity among young people in Nigeria. Here’s why it’s such a hit.
The World Bank says Nigeria’s surging inflation had pushed an estimated seven million citizens below poverty line in 2020.
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Food inflation figures in Nigeria give cause for concern. Accusing fingers are pointed at rising dollars, farmers and middlemen, but this expert says the can may have been placed on the wrong heads.
Termites.
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Staple diets in Nigeria can be improved by the addition of insect powders, rather than serving recognisable forms of insects.
The Lagos State government recently approved some private health facilities to administer COVID-19 vaccines in the state.
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Properly engaged and monitored, Nigeria’s private sector can do more in COVID vaccination exercise.
Economic growth is affected by military expenditure.
Military expenditure is a relevant policy option in reducing the negative effect of terrorism on economic growth in Africa.