Nigerian police patrol a after a bomb blast in Kaduna.
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Kaduna State in Nigeria has been the scene of ethnic and religious violence for years and there seems to be no end in sight.
President Muhammadu Buhari attends a campaign rally ahead of the 16 February elections.
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There are question marks over whether Nigeria’s upcoming elections will be credible.
While progress remains to be made, Nigeria has a growing high-technology sector.
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Despite reasonable fears, Nigeria – home to Africa’s largest economy – has a lot to gain from signing on the proposed continent-wide free trade agreement.
Former Nigerian finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is eminently qualified to lead the World Bank.
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The World Bank needs to change as part of rethinking the current world order, and giving rising powers and developing countries a meaningful voice.
French president Emmanuel Macron with Nollywood artists during a live show in Lagos, Nigeria.
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One of the most potent promoters of Nigeria’s cultural soft power is arguably Nollywood.
Corruption is rife in the awarding of contracts for infrastructure projects, such as roads, in Nigeria.
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There is a huge amount of secrecy around the budgeting process at every level of the Nigerian government.
When the wheels of partnership turn smoothly, Africa can benefit enormously.
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It’s all too common for local scholars to be sidelined in what are supposed to be genuine research partnerships.
Different approaches to e-governance could bear fruit for African countries.
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African countries’ adoption of e-government platforms hasn’t served the majority of their citizens.
Many children got burn injuries because of poor housing.
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Research found that burns were most common among children under five years.
Smoking is a major public health threat.
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Research shows that a higher excise tax rate on tobacco would result in a decrease in the number of people who smoke.
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African countries need to find a way to present a common front to the rating agencies.
Nigerian soldiers clearing a Boko Haram camp in Borno State in 2015.
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Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari is hoping to be reelected but he’s fallen short on the country’s security challenges.
Fighting deadly diseases such as Ebola is a strong case for providing donor aid to authoritarian countries like the DRC.
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Aid has never been just about helping people. It’s also about gaining influence and exercising soft power.
Rapid urbanisation is one of the reasons that Nigeria’s demand for rice is so high.
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Nigeria’s agricultural sector simply isn’t equipped to produce the amount of rice to meet demand.
Because of its size, Nigeria has the potential to boost the global anti-tobacco movement.
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The National Tobacco Control Act gives the tobacco industry inside access to the decision making process.
Nigerian actress, Genevieve Nnaji in her film, ‘Lionheart’.
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Big investors seem to be mainly interested in Nollywood’s already established popularity with African audiences.
Across the world forests have been exploited as a source of cover from which to launch attacks.
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Nigeria’s forests are used by terrorists, kidnappers, cannabis cultivators, cattle rustlers and robbers.
The headquarters of Siemens, Europe’s largest engineering company, in central Munich.
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The Siemens scandal needs to be remembered because it’s emblematic of what needs to be done to stop corruption.
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Climate change, pollution and illegal fishing by foreign boats is threatening the livelihoods of millions of people.
A group of men proceeds to an Otobo in an Igbo village.
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The Otobo remains an ancient symbol of democracy; it almost certainly helped to shape Nigeria’s modern democracy in some ways.