They are often framed as lazy and fraudulent and are constantly harassed by the police. Now, it seems they have had enough. We explore what it takes to be a young Nigerian living in Nigeria.
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Although the Nigerian government has announced the disbanding of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, protesters have not let up. They are now calling for wider reforms.
Genetic diversity of a parasite population might help us watch for drug-resistant parasites.
The fact that the colonial system was essentially a commercial expedition meant that the outcome was the creation of corporate entities rather than nation states.
The media's muting of women’s voices when reporting the COVID-19 crisis keeps women on the margins.
For young Nigerian protesters on social media and on the streets, #ENDSARS is as much an expression of a will to modernity as it is a yearning to be treated with dignity.
When it comes to leadership and innovation, there's much that industrialised nations can learn.
Microplastics could pose a threat to the sustenance of aquatic biodiversity when ingested by animals.
The dissolution of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad is the first step, but Nigeria needs a complete reform of its police.
Despite same-sex relations being criminal, social media is a space to come out and speak back to homophobia for the Nigerian tweeters in the study.
Religion has often been a key motivation for philanthropy and economic fairness. Africans in the diaspora champion this.
From red berets to full-on cosplaying, leaders across the continent have a robust relationship with fashion.
A new study explores the challenges that pregnant women in megacities such as Lagos face in emergency situations and how the options vary depending on their socioeconomic status.
Sixty years after political independence, it is clear that Nigeria has not fulfilled its huge potential, but with a supportive public culture it can transform that into success.
The shrinking of Lake Chad contributes to instability in the countries which sit around its expanse.
Localising the child's right act across the country will guarantee the application of child right laws to all children.
Nigeria's unreliable power supply comes with a triple challenge of social, economic and environmental costs.
Lack of competition regulation created outright dominance of a few players in some industries.
To achieve sustainable, functional buildings, architects in cities like Lagos need to consider local realities.
The proportion of prisoners awaiting trial in Nigeria is disturbing, and prolonged imprisonment can have a damaging effect on their mental functioning .
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Researcher, Communication Consultant, Impact Evaluator, Safeguard Specialist, University of Ibadan
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Professor of World Politics, SOAS, University of London
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Professor of Democracy, University of Birmingham
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Fellow, Nigerian Academy of Science
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Lecturer in Economics, Staffordshire University
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Executive Secretary, Nigerian Academy of Science
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Professor and Chair of the Economics Department, Allegheny College
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Senior lecturer, University of Ibadan
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Reader (Associate Professor) in Law, University of Kent
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Professor of Communications, Howard University
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Researcher in conflict, peace and security, University of Nottingham
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Professor of Finance & Deputy Head of School, Wits Business School, University of the Witwatersrand
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Assistant Professor of Strategy, University of Bath
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Senior Lecturer and Consultant-researcher, Department of Political Science, Federal University Lafia
