Forest elephants are endangered in Nigeria. Habitat protection, community awareness campaigns, research and stronger regulations could save them from going extinct.
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Founded in 1962, the University of Lagos has, for over five decades, provided qualitative and research-oriented education to Nigerians and all those who have entered its domain in search of knowledge. At its inception, the University of Lagos was empowered to produce a professional workforce that would steer the political, social and economic development of a newly independent country. Over the last fifty years the University has pursued this mission with vigour, excellence and panache. The University has built a legacy of academic excellence and is now acclaimed publicly as “the University of First Choice and the Nation’s Pride”.
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Banning single-use plastics in Nigeria is a step in the right direction. But its success will depend on provisions made for enforcement.
Education can spur peace and development. Here are five essential reads on the topic.
COP28 was Africa’s ‘most vocal COP ever’. African leaders’ assertiveness paid off with new climate finance deals being struck.
COP28 gives Nigeria another chance to fight for financing it needs to adapt to climate change.
A ban on Lagos’ motorcycle taxis is unpopular, and now the governor who introduced the ban is back to tackle transport problems.
Africa contributes less than 1% of research worldwide on movement behaviours in children. This means that research on movement behaviours has largely excluded over 16% of the world’s population.
Nigeria’s Lekki Deep Sea Port is also its largest, and will boost the country’s ability to process imports and exports.
Through articles written by academic experts in the course of the year, The Conversation Africa takes a second look at Nigeria in 2022.
Ignoring any order of the court undermines democracy and the rule of law. No one should be above the law.
Sometimes the street trader, roadside mechanic or food vendor is the best person to teach students about entrepreneurship.
The oceans bordering West African countries are in grave danger from pollution; checking further degradation is crucial for human survival.
Akinlawon Ladipo Mabogunje was Nigeria’s first professor of geography. He has died at 90.
Nigeria’s public university system has lost about 57 months to industrial action since 1999. This has implications for the future workforce.
Public universities in Nigeria have been bedevilled by lecturers’ strikes for years. To break the cycle, the union insists the institutions should be adequately funded.
Inflation is perhaps the biggest poverty accelerator in the economy due to its weakening effect on people’s purchasing power.
Media houses fined recently by Nigeria’s Broadcasting Commission for documentaries on terrorism should approach the courts for redress.
Wole Soyinka’s writing has explored the same themes for decades.
Corruption in the Nigeria judiciary is pervasive and complex.
Nigeria generates 2.5 million tonnes of plastic waste yearly. Research and public enlightenment can help address the problem.
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Lecturer in African and African Diasporan Literature, University of Lagos
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Senior Lecturer, University of Lagos
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Professor of Marine Sciences, University of Lagos
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PhD Candidate (Exercise Physiology), University of Lagos
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Distinguished Professor of History and Strategic Studies, University of Lagos
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Lecturer (Political Science), University of Lagos
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Senior Lecturer/Researcher in Housing, Real Estate and Sustainability, University of Lagos
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Professor of Genetics, Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, University of Lagos
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Researcher, Academic Developer,learning experience designer and Student Coach, University of Lagos
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Lecturer, University of Lagos
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Professor of Economics, University of Lagos
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Senior Lecturer, University of Lagos
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Professor of Taxation, University of Lagos
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Professor of Environmental Physiology of Animals, University of Lagos
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Senior Lecturer, Ecotoxicology and Conservation Unit, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, University of Lagos
