Clement Meseko, National Veterinary Research Institute, Vom, Jos
Bird flu has been recurring in Africa since 2006 and Nigeria is heavily affected. High-level biosecurity measures are required to keep people and animals safe.
Nigeria’s voter turnout has been declining since 2007.
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Greater awareness of the importance of voting is needed to improve the voter turnout in Nigeria’s elections.
People queue outside a bank in Lagos on February 22, 2023. Nigeria was hit with a scarcity of cash after the central bank began to swap old Naira notes for new bills.
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Cities are increasingly unsafe and unhealthy. Family planning can help curb unsustainable urbanisation.
Burkina Faso servicemen hold portraits during the burial of soldiers killed in an Al-Qaeda attack in Gaskinde in October 2022.
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The insecurity in the area has serious implications for development and the well-being of people, especially young people.
An election official uses the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System to take a picture of a voter during Nigeria’s presidential election.
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With the controversies surrounding his electoral victory, Bola Ahmed Tinubu would need to build legitimacy, goodwill and demonstrate capacity to govern effectively.
SpaceX’s Starlink service is slowly arriving in Africa, starting with Nigeria and Rwanda.
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In being grey listed South Africa joins a list of countries with poor governance. Others are war zones or countries with jihadist terror groupings operating on their land.
A house in Diobu, Port Harcourt
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People’s Democratic Party candidate Atiku Abubakar released a choreographed video to Davido’s Stand Strong, which references devotion. It’s his sixth time standing for president.