State assemblies in Nigeria must devote more resources to digital communication
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While internet penetration is increasing in Nigeria, State Houses of Assembly have little or no online presence, this ought to change.
Nigeria’s last census was conducted in 2006.
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Planning for Nigeria's next census scheduled for 2021 must address critical issues.
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It's time to talk about police in Nigeria and the issues around special forces.
Nigerian youths protest against police brutality.
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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.
Plastic pollution remains a topmost environmental concern
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Microplastics could pose a threat to the sustenance of aquatic biodiversity when ingested by animals.
Young Nigerians protesting against the excesses of a special police squad in the country.
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The dissolution of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad is the first step, but Nigeria needs a complete reform of its police.
A bottle of Covid Organics, a herbal tea that authorities in Madagascar gave to students.
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Authorities around the world can do more to ensure that correct information and messages on the pandemic reach everybody.
Riverside forests are important for freshwater ecosystem
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Population growth and attendant human activities are destroying a freshwater ecosystem.
Migrants arriving on board the Aquarius ship of SOS Mediterranee, Palermo, Italy.
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Harsh economic conditions at home and false picture of rosy life in Europe contribute greatly to illegal migration by Nigerian youths
The Melanoides tuberculata.
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Research has found plastic in snails in Nigerian rivers -- another sign that the country needs to manage its waste better.
President Muhammadu Buhari has endorsed June 12 as Nigeria’s official
Democracy Day.
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June 12 is widely regarded as the most important day in Nigeria's post-independence poltiical history
Nigerians lined up to cast their ballots in the presidential elections in Abuja.
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After a long history of botched elections, Nigerians are hopeful that the 2019 poll results will be more credible.
Nigerian police patrol a after a bomb blast in Kaduna.
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Kaduna State in Nigeria has been the scene of ethnic and religious violence for years and there seems to be no end in sight.