Heavy traffic in Lagos, Nigeria.
EPA/Ahmed Jallanzo
Old people in Nigeria’s cities can’t even rely on public transport.
Home page of the BBC News Pidgin website.
BBC News Pidgin
West African pidgins are unique, showing that they have come to stay no matter what some say or feel about them.
There are widespread concerns in Nigeria about vote buying and intimidation.
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Nigerians go to the polls in 2019 in an election that the incumbent Muhammadu Buhari wants to win by any means necessary.
Scientists must remember that farmers are focused on the best return from their inputs with little risk as possible.
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Soil scientists have rarely gone the extra mile to translate their knowledge into forms that can be integrated into economic decision making.
Thousands marched to demand an end to xenophobic violence in South Africa recently.
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A survey shows 70% of South Africans feel immigrants pose a threat to the country.
Biobanks can help scientists retain quality samples for future experiments.
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Most biobanks, whether small or large, have high quality assurance and control measures in place.
Two of France’s players with African roots, Paul Pogba and Kylian Mbappé, celebrate winning the World Cup.
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It is important to understand that African diaspora constitute complex and multiplicitous identities.
Listening and learning during a Sustainable Futures in Action meeting in Kampala, Uganda.
Molly Gilmour
Without change, the trajectory of growth and development in the world will remain consistent with that of the past 80 years.
These scammers don’t exploit technological vulnerabilities – they exploit human ones.
Alexandr III
A number of factors – from our eagerness to place trust in people to our overconfidence in our own intelligence – make us easy prey.
Africa’s Free Trade Agreement proposes a single market for goods and services and investments across 55 countries.
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The African Continental Free Trade Agreement promises to redefine relations among African states and beyond.
A poster on the wall of the International Centre for Sexual Reproductive Rights, an NGO based in Minna, Nigeria.
The story of how Nigeria and Mississippi implemented comprehensive sexual education programs despite local opposition offers important lessons about how to boost adolescent sexual health.
More than 15 000 researchers, activists and policymakers descend on Amsterdam this week for the 22nd International Aids Conference.
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The HIV epidemic is far from over and it’s not time to disengage, says International Aids Society President Linda-Gail Bekker.
Senegal’s World Cup coach Aliou Cissé.
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Although Senegal’s overall World Cup result was disappointing, the team showed that they have a great deal to build on for future campaigns.
Cameroon’s Paul Biya, president since 1982 is seeking another term in October.
EPA/Ian Langsdon
Cameroon is facing daunting challenges and the president and his team must mobilise the country to find solutions.
Policies must be put in place to reduce the number of working children in Nigeria.
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About 15 million Nigerian children work - the highest rate in West Africa.
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has received millions of dollars in repatriated funds.
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Millions of dollars have been repatriated to Nigeria by Swiss authorities, but there are better ways to spend it than what the government is proposing.
School children at the site of the KAT-7 radio telescope in Carnarvon, South Africa.
Kevin Govender
Astronomy is accessible to anyone with a view of the sky.
Despite a new law allowing younger candidates to run, Nigeria isn’t ready for this transition.
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Young aspirant politicians lack support structure and the money, both of which remain strong factors in deciding politics in Nigeria.
Nigeria’s players react after the loss to Argentina in the 2018 world cup.
EPA-EFE/Tolga Bozoglu
A great deal of hope was placed on a few outstanding African players whose abilities did not blossom at the World Cup.
Corruption in the health sector in Nigeria takes many forms.
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July 9, 2018
Obinna Onwujekwe , University of Nigeria ; Aloysius Odii , University of Nigeria ; Chinyere Mbachu , University of Nigeria ; Eleanor Hutchinson , London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine ; Hyacinth Ichoku , University of Nigeria ; Pamela Adaobi Ogbozor , University of Nigeria ; Prince Agwu - , University of Nigeria , and Uche Shalom Obi , University of Nigeria
Corruption in Nigeria’s health sector can be eliminated by the implementation of a few simple strategies.