Bans haven’t been effective in curbing the ubiquity of commercial motorcycles in Lagos.
Entrepreneurs at this popular Lagos cane furniture market could do a lot more for their business with the use of social media.
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Nigeria must fix its electoral system before the next general elections in 2023.
South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, receives the COVID-19 vaccine. Leaders have publicly taken the vaccine to encourage others to do the same.
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Nigeria’s economy is in bad shape. This has affected its ability to create jobs.
Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari (left) and late Chadian president Idriss Deby during a 2019 summit of Sahel-Saharan States.
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Chadian president Idriss Deby’s death has serious implications for stability in the troubled Lake Chad Basin and the broader Sahel region of West Africa.
Computer village, Lagos, is one of those places where Igbo entrepreneurship is practiced and passed on to the next generation.
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The Igbos, like most other indigenous groups, believe in maintaining a legacy of not just their language, but other values, including trans-generational business legacies.
Reliable and affordable tests are crucial in eliminating malaria
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Nigeria must invest more in research and incorporate World Health Organisation-recommended interventions to eliminate malaria.
Herdsmen with their cows wait for buyers at Kara Cattle Market in Lagos, Nigeria. Veterinary services are in short supply across the country.
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Nigeria needs more veterinary doctors to improve agricultural production, disease prevention, wildlife conservation and the health of animals in the security sector
A group of boys abducted by Boko Haram in Katsina State, northern Nigeria, after their release in December 2020.
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