Soldiers patrol the Nigerian border with Niger Republic as both countries battle the Boko Haram insurgency.
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Islamic State West Africa Province appears to be consolidating its dominance in the region. This means Nigeria and other countries in the Sahel region have a lot more to be worried about.
Attacks on police officers have dire consequences for the security and wellbeing of Nigerians.
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Attacks on police officers and their stations can damage police legitimacy in Nigeria
A masquerade during the celebration of an Igbo ritual.
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Over the past 15 years there’s been a revival of young people - mostly Christians - participating in traditional masquerades, despite these being branded as pagan.
Banks must innovate to include financially vulnerable people.
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Banks can deploy artificial intelligence to create an understanding of current and prospective consumers and develop products that meet their needs.
Despite its numerous benefits, biodiversity is still not well appreciated in Nigeria.
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Nigeria must improve biodiversity awareness among its citizens to stem animal poaching and halt biodiversity loss.
Lagos must re-strategise to address the challenges that commercial motorcycles present.
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Bans haven’t been effective in curbing the ubiquity of commercial motorcycles in Lagos.
Entrepreneurs at this popular Lagos cane furniture market could do a lot more for their business with the use of social media.
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Nigerian small business owners highlight the factors that limit full potential of social media use in commerce.
Olu Maintain’s hit song Yahooze is an ode to cybercrime.
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Poverty aside, cultural factors like the influence of hip hop songs may also play a role in making a life of cybercrime attractive to young people.
Electoral reforms are important before Nigerians go to the polls in 2023
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Nigeria must fix its electoral system before the next general elections in 2023.
South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, receives the COVID-19 vaccine. Leaders have publicly taken the vaccine to encourage others to do the same.
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Recent uncertainty over blood clots and vaccine expiration dates have taken a toll on public confidence.
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari in the Nigerian Senate in 2015. There are very few women representatives.
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The equitable participation of women in public life is essential to building and sustaining strong, vibrant democracies.
Women make smoked fishes - locally called Okporoko - at Egede informal settlement in Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
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The contributions that women in West Africa’s fisheries make to the sector are widely un(der)paid, undervalued and largely invisible.
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Digital media shutdowns in Africa will lead to higher economic costs and greater public outrage.
Increasing poverty is forcing more women to become farmers in Adamawa State.
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Drug abuse among women farmers in Adamawa State, north east Nigeria, is rising.
Education for children growing up in northern Nigeria is fraught with danger.
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A teeming number of Nigerians of working age are unemployed.
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Nigeria’s economy is in bad shape. This has affected its ability to create jobs.
Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari (left) and late Chadian president Idriss Deby during a 2019 summit of Sahel-Saharan States.
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Chadian president Idriss Deby’s death has serious implications for stability in the troubled Lake Chad Basin and the broader Sahel region of West Africa.
Computer village, Lagos, is one of those places where Igbo entrepreneurship is practiced and passed on to the next generation.
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The Igbos, like most other indigenous groups, believe in maintaining a legacy of not just their language, but other values, including trans-generational business legacies.
Reliable and affordable tests are crucial in eliminating malaria
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Nigeria must invest more in research and incorporate World Health Organisation-recommended interventions to eliminate malaria.
Herdsmen with their cows wait for buyers at Kara Cattle Market in Lagos, Nigeria. Veterinary services are in short supply across the country.
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Nigeria needs more veterinary doctors to improve agricultural production, disease prevention, wildlife conservation and the health of animals in the security sector