Oil smeared fishboats on oily mud in the river during low tide at K-Dere, near Bodo in the Niger Delta region
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The Niger Delta oil conflict requires broad consultation and effective dialogue between communities, oil companies and the Nigerian government.
Shops in Ogba, Lagos, Nigeria locked due to a total lockdown announced by the government.
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As Africa battles to contain the spread of Coronavirus and limit its impact on the economy, it is imperative that such efforts are driven by local realities.
Health workers walk from house to house during vaccination campaign against polio in Kano, northwest Nigeria in 2017.
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Interventions seen to originate in the West frequently spark suspicion in northern Nigeria.
Nigerian universities should ensure their journals are of a high standard.
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The proliferation of sub-standard journals may be attributed to the proliferation of universities in Nigeria and this demands urgent attention.
Somali women on a coronavirus awareness campaign.
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Some of the false claims about coronavirus may be harmless. But others can be potentially dangerous.
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It is important for information on the coronavirus to be put out in a balanced and fair manner.
Child marriage is still a major issue in Nigeria
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Understanding the drivers of early childbearing in specific contexts is important for effective policy making.
Lagos Computer village, Nigeria’s version of Silicon Valley, shut following COVID-19 lock down.
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As part of response to COVID-19 pandemic, Nigeria has announced a lock down in three strategic states but this is going to be tough on the self employed and small scale entrepreneurs.
Lagos has several slum settlements.
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Lagos poses a set of particular challenges when it comes to making interventions work.
Women are more often than not discouraged from pursuing a career in science.
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Nigerian society has drilled into everyone that certain top roles are reserved for men.
Drugs security is a serious issue in Nigeria as Covid-19 rages
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Nigeria’s reliance on drug importation is worrisome as COVID-19 pandemic rages.
A visitor sanitises hands before entering a state hospital at Yaba, Lagos. Hospitals like this are likely to suffer power cuts as lock down force Nigerians to stay at home and consume more power.
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Effective public health response to a pandemic, depends on the availability of a stable power supply system.
An aerial view of a new isolation and treatment centre established by the Lagos State government at the main bowl of the state-owned Stadium.
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While testing is central to the fight against COVID-19, there are a myriad of factors to consider, especially by African countries, when taking decisions to curtail the spread of the disease.
A National Youth Service Corps member leaves the orientation camp in Kubwa, Abuja, following an order by the Nigerian government to curb the spread of the COVID-19.
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What is needed is the calm implementation of a clear and effective strategy.
Emir Sanusi.
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Recently, the Kano State government in the north west region of Nigeria removed the Emir, the first highly westernised and educated person on the throne.
Director Kunle Afolayan, actress/singer Genevieve Nnaji and moderator Wendy Mitchell discuss the international rise of Nollywood at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival.
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Viewing Nigerian movies is seen as a trip down memory lane, a virtual journey back home and group therapy for Africans in the diaspora.
Throughout his career, Hughes was eager to mentor and promote the work of writers abroad.
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To foreigners, he was a fellow traveler who recognized the plight of the oppressed.
Banners and candles are displayed during a ceremony commemorating the Biafran War
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Fifty years after the Biafran war, the massacre in Asaba in the south-south region of Nigeria is still a highly sensitive issue.
Back row (From L-R): Banky W, Ted Sarandos (Netflix Chief Content Officer), Kate Henshaw, Richard Mofe-Damijo, Felipe Tewes (Netflix Italian & African Originals Director), Omoni Oboli, Ben Amadasun (Netflix Africa Licensing Director) and Akin Omotoso
Front Row (L-R) Mo Abudu, Adesua Etomi, Dorothy Ghettuba (Netflix African Originals lead) , Kunle Afolayan, Kemi Adetiba and Ramsey Noah.
For Nollywood to fully compete at the global level, it should adopt a smart, proactive approach.
What mattered most to mothers using Nigeria’s free maternal health services was that their babies were healthy.
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With the introduction of free maternal healthcare, Nigeria appears to have got more women using health facilities, but there are more hurdles to cross.