June 05, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria Has Just Hiked Interest Rates - Why It's the Wrong Recipe for Curbing Inflation
The Central Bank of Nigeria recently announced an increase in the interest rate, from 11.5% to 13%, a 1.5 percentage point hike that took effect immediately. Read more »
June 02, 2022
Nigeria: Property Crime Could Be Reduced If Neighbourhoods Were Better Designed
Nigeria has a very high crime rate. The Global Peace Index ranked it the world's 17th least peaceful state. Discussion of crime in Nigeria tends to focus on insurgency, terrorism… Read more »
Nigeria: Blood Sisters - Why the Mini-Series On Netflix Sets a New Pace for Nollywood
Nollywood - the Nigerian movie industry - was described as a small screen cinema involving amateurs who produced low budget trashy videos with predictable storylines. Read more »
May 27, 2022
Nigeria: Domestic Violence and Work Status - Which Nigerian Women Are Most At Risk
One in four women in Nigeria has experienced abuse from her intimate partner in her life. Globally, the figure is one in three women. Read more »
May 26, 2022
Nigeria: Super Afro Soul - the Music of Orlando Julius, Titan of Nigerian Music
Highlife crooner and Afrobeat singer Orlando Julius Aremu Olusanya Ekemode died, according to his wife Latoya Aduke, in his sleep on 15 April 2022. Read more »
May 25, 2022
Nigeria: Monkeypox Is Endemic in Nigeria. but Surveillance Isn't What It Should Be
There has been an outbreak of monkeypox cases in a number of countries that are not endemic for the virus. Monkeypox is caused by an orthopoxvirus that is closely related to the… Read more »
May 24, 2022
Nigeria: Oil Hazards Aren't the Main Worry of Nigeria's Coastal Residents - Toilets Are
Nigeria's coastal areas are known to present environmental hazards and risks. Oil exploration and exploitation is one source of these hazards. Oil spillage, gas flaring, air and… Read more »
May 21, 2022
West Africa: Togo - Region's New Frontier of Violent Extremism?
The threat of violent extremism across West Africa has been on the rise in recent times. Read more »
May 20, 2022
Nigeria: Dilomprizulike - Artist Who Mesmerizes and Befuddles in Equal Measure
Nigerian artist and lecturer Dilomprizulike, who curated, among other things, the Junkyard Museum of Awkward Things in Lagos, wages a continuous battle on two fronts. First, as an… Read more »
May 19, 2022
Nigeria: Restrictive Abortion Laws Put Women in Danger
The word "abortion" is used to describe two types of pregnancies that end before 20 weeks, which is now regarded as the age of viability of a pregnancy. Read more »
May 16, 2022
Nigeria: Social Media Can Be a Force for Good in a Crisis - Lessons From Lagos
In times of crisis, it is especially crucial that governments share accurate, up to date information with their citizens. Social media can play an important role in disseminating… Read more »
May 15, 2022
Nigeria: Blasphemy in Nigeria's Legal Systems - an Explainer
A court in Kano, northern Nigeria, recently convicted an atheist for making social media posts it found to be blasphemous against Islam. After a lengthy trial, Mubarak Bala pleaded… Read more »
May 11, 2022
Nigeria: Why Import Restrictions Aren't Enough to Help Nigeria Industrialise
Nigeria has a strong ambition to industrialise. It has relied heavily on the restriction of imports of certain goods targeted for domestic production. But for Nigeria's… Read more »
May 09, 2022
Nigeria: Three Things That Can Go Wrong At an Illegal Oil Refinery in Nigeria
Years of government neglect and unemployment in Nigeria's Niger Delta region have given rise to a widespread industry of illegally refining stolen oil. Read more »