Jane Ezirigwe, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
Nigeria’s agricultural products are banned by many western countries because of toxic pesticides. Good regulation can address the problem.
In 2022, government launched one million rice paddies, stacked in 15 pyramids, but the country’s food crisis has persisted.
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To encourage the widespread use of eNaira, Nigeria will have to fix its infrastructure, train financial services staff and ensure data privacy for users.
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu, new ECOWAS chairman.
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Nigerians lack access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene facilities despite investment in these areas. Procurement law contributes to this inadvertently.
Mozambican Armed Defence Forces being inspected in Cabo Delgado Province.
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In parts of Nigeria and Mozambique, the central governments and state institutions are either absent or unable to address the dire socio-economic conditions and related instability.
Nigeria’s Senate president, Godswill Akpabio (middle), takes the oath of office on 13 June 2023.
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