The current outbreak of African swine fever is a blow to food supply in Nigeria as pork is an affordable animal protein for many Nigerians.
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Nigeria must give more attention to teaching of digital skills and issues surrounding digital life as digital technologies have come to stay.
A number of programmes now exist that are helping to close the gender gap in African science, technology, engineering and maths.
Despite Nigeria’s draconian laws against homosexuality, authors like the award-winning Akwaekwe Emezi are important new voices that add complexity to the question of identity.
A continuous lock down is detrimental to Nigeria’s large population of people living below poverty lines, but lifting the restrictions without a proper plan is equally dangerous. Here’s what to do.
Precautions must be taken to realise the full advantage of the benefits associated with trees.
While more people are using the internet and social media during the pandemic, they aren’t entirely happy with what they see.
In football, a number of African teams draw heavily on their European-born diasporas, a reflection of a colonial past and deeply entrenched migration routes.
In spite of increased economic, political and social interactions, Nigeria-China relations are dented by old and new racism.
Oversight over how Ghana’s oil wealth is spent has become more important than ever.
Africa needs to be better prepared to deal with future pandemics. That should start with a re-assessment of how countries invest in – and support – local research.
Some Boko Haram victims suffer double jeopardy when they return home to their kith and kin.
How do two artists from different ends of the world get inspired by the pioneer of Afrobeats?
Nigeria’s pre-eminent position in Africa, lost to corruption and political patronage over the years, can be regained by putting its house in order.
The desire of scholars and universities in Africa to fit into a model imposed from elsewhere may hinder development in Africa.
The Nigerian government must adopt a process that is open in implementing its social assistance programmes.
The Lagos state government must go beyond food packages as stimulus, and build capacity for poor people.
COVID-19 is spreading fast through not only the world’s richest cities but also its poorest, ravaging slum areas where risk factors like overcrowding and poverty accelerate disease transmission.
The policy and law applying to refugees and asylum seekers in South Africa is largely progressive. But, in practice, they continue to endure hardship and unfair treatment by officials.
Mobile technology has great potential to improve healthcare in Nigeria but government must provide regulatory framework.
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Professor of Economics & Business, Allegheny College
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Reader (Associate Professor) Department of Political Science, Federal University of Lafia, Nigeria, Federal University Lafia
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Professor of World Politics, SOAS, University of London
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Executive Secretary, Nigerian Academy of Science
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Regional Coordinator, Institute for Security Studies
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Professor of Democracy, University of Birmingham
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