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With 70 percent of its people under 30 years, Nigeria needs to harness the strength in its youthful population.
Large numbers of young people can represent great economic potential. But this only works if Nigeria can invest in their health and education and new economic opportunities.
Slums are a challenge for controlling the pandemic. Strengthening their fragile healthcare provision would help mitigate the effects of COVID-19 and future pandemics.
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It's time to talk about police in Nigeria and the issues around special forces.
They are often framed as lazy and fraudulent and are constantly harassed by the police. Now, it seems they have had enough. We explore what it takes to be a young Nigerian living in Nigeria.
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.
Genetic diversity of a parasite population might help us watch for drug-resistant parasites.
The fact that the colonial system was essentially a commercial expedition meant that the outcome was the creation of corporate entities rather than nation states.
The media’s muting of women’s voices when reporting the COVID-19 crisis keeps women on the margins.
For young Nigerian protesters on social media and on the streets, #ENDSARS is as much an expression of a will to modernity as it is a yearning to be treated with dignity.
When it comes to leadership and innovation, there’s much that industrialised nations can learn.
Microplastics could pose a threat to the sustenance of aquatic biodiversity when ingested by animals.
The dissolution of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad is the first step, but Nigeria needs a complete reform of its police.
Despite same-sex relations being criminal, social media is a space to come out and speak back to homophobia for the Nigerian tweeters in the study.
Religion has often been a key motivation for philanthropy and economic fairness. Africans in the diaspora champion this.
From red berets to full-on cosplaying, leaders across the continent have a robust relationship with fashion.
A new study explores the challenges that pregnant women in megacities such as Lagos face in emergency situations and how the options vary depending on their socioeconomic status.
Sixty years after political independence, it is clear that Nigeria has not fulfilled its huge potential, but with a supportive public culture it can transform that into success.
The shrinking of Lake Chad contributes to instability in the countries which sit around its expanse.
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Professor of Economics & Business, Allegheny College
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Sociologist/Criminologist/Victimologist and Media Communication Expert, University of Ibadan
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Reader (Associate Professor) Department of Political Science, Federal University of Lafia, Nigeria, Federal University Lafia
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Fellow, Nigerian Academy of Science
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Professor of World Politics, SOAS, University of London
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Executive Secretary, Nigerian Academy of Science
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Senior lecturer, Obafemi Awolowo University
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Lecturer in Political Economy, SOAS, University of London
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Regional Coordinator, Institute for Security Studies
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Professor of Democracy, University of Birmingham
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Visiting Scientist, United Nations University – Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS), United Nations University
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