July 18, 2023
Africa: Nigeria, South Africa, Morocco and Zambia Could Cause Upsets at Women's World Cup Football
Morocco and Zambia are making their Fifa Women's World Cup debut in 2023. South Africa must recover their morale after a pay dispute and Nigeria once again leads the charge for the… Read more »
July 17, 2023
Nigeria: They Eat Our Sweat - New Book Exposes Daily Struggles of Transport Workers in Lagos
Daniel E. Agbiboa's book They Eat Our Sweat: Transport Labor, Corruption, and Everyday Survival in Urban Nigeria explores the world of drivers of minibuses (danfo) and motorcycles… Read more »
July 11, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria's Growing Population Can Be an Advantage, With Better Data and a Policy Focus On Young People
Nigeria's population is currently estimated at over 222 million, with the median age - the age at the midpoint of the population - 18.1 years. This poses challenges and… Read more »
July 10, 2023
Nigeria: Nearly a Third of Nigerians Don't Have Access to a Basic Supply of Water
Water, sanitation and hygiene facilities are essential for health and welfare. Providing them is one of the core duties of the state. Read more »
July 05, 2023
Mozambique: Mozambican Terror Group Is Strikingly Similar to Nigeria's Deadly Boko Haram
Terrorism is a global problem affecting many countries. Until 2017, however, southern Africa was largely spared from this phenomenon. The bloody conflict sparked by Ansar al-Sunna… Read more »
July 03, 2023
Nigeria: Four Priorities for Nigeria's Newly Elected National Assembly
Nigeria's National Assembly - the 10th since independence - was inaugurated on 13 June 2023. It has two arms: the Senate and the House of Representatives. The 109 senators and 360… Read more »
July 02, 2023
Nigeria: Waste Disposal in Nigeria Is a Mess - How Lagos Can Take the Lead in Sorting and Recycling
Nigeria, like many other Sub-Saharan Africa countries, has a waste management problem. The Nigerian National Municipal Waste Management Policy (2020) gives no estimate but states… Read more »
June 29, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria's New National Security Bosses - 5 Burning Issues They Need to Focus On
Nigeria's President Bola Ahmed Tinubu recently appointed new military service chiefs alongside a new national security adviser and inspector general of police. Read more »
June 27, 2023
Nigeria: Mobile Money System Has Dark Side Even Though It's Convenient - New Study Explores Risks
Financial services play vital roles in supporting economic activities. In Nigeria, though, a significant number of people don't have access to essential banking services. Read more »
Nigeria: Illegal Organ Trade Is More Sophisticated Than One Might Think - Who's Behind It and How It Could Be Controlled
Every now and then the trade in human organs makes national, even international, news. Read more »
June 20, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria's New Foreign Exchange Policy Is Good News - but It Can't Work Wonders for the Economy On Its Own
The Central Bank of Nigeria recently announced changes to the way the country's foreign exchange market will work. Foreign currencies can now be bought and sold at rates determined… Read more »
June 19, 2023
Nigeria: Health Workers and Absenteeism - Study Shows How Personal and Political Relationships Protect Offenders
Absenteeism of health workers contributes to poor quality of care. A study in Uganda, for example, showed that it reduced the likelihood of people using primary health centres by… Read more »
June 15, 2023
Africa: Nigeria Is Africa's Leading Rice Producer, but Still Needs More
Rice is one of the staple foods globally, ranking third after wheat and maize in terms of production and consumption. It contributes over 20% of the total calorie intake of the… Read more »
June 14, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria's Response to the Sudan Crisis Is Lacking - It Could Play a Leading Role in Bringing Peace
Hostilities between rival military parties in Sudan had claimed more than 600 lives by May 2023. Read more »
June 11, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria Needs to Take Climate Action - 4 Urgent Steps to Start With
Climate change is not just a buzzword or a topic for political debates. It is a real and pressing issue that affects every aspect of our lives. The effects of climate change are… Read more »
June 05, 2023
Nigeria: Hepatitis B Is a Life-Threatening Liver Infection - Our Machine Learning Tool Could Help With Early Detection
More than 296 million people worldwide live with hepatitis B, a potentially life-threatening liver infection caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). Most don't know they are… Read more »
Nigeria: 'Peter Pan' Enahoro, Nigerian Journalist and Publisher, Was Not Afraid to Speak His Mind
There are some people whose lives intersect with yours even if you never meet them in the flesh. One of these was Peter Osajele Aizegbeobor Enahoro, the Nigerian journalist who was… Read more »
June 04, 2023
Nigeria: Tinubu's Administration Must Address Nigeria's Deteriorating Security Situation
Nigeria's new president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has promised to make security a top priority of his administration. In his inaugural speech he promised, among other things, to provide… Read more »
June 01, 2023
Nigeria: Cycling Could Be a Boon for Lagos - but People Fear for Their Safety On Bikes
With an estimated 16 million residents, Lagos is the most densely populated state in Nigeria. It's under immense pressure to transport its huge population. According to a global… Read more »
May 25, 2023
Nigeria: President-Elect Tinubu Inherits Nigeria's High Debt - Economist Analysis
As the 16th president of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu inherits an economy that is grappling with inflation, chronic unemployment, extreme poverty, crumbling infrastructure and… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Architect Demas Nwoko On His Award-Winning Work - 'Whatever You Build, It Should Suit Your Culture'
Demas Nwoko, born in Nigeria in 1935, has been awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale, arguably the world's most prestigious… Read more »
May 22, 2023
Africa: Dangote Launches Africa's Biggest Oil Refinery - 4 Ways It Will Affect Nigeria
Nigeria's new Dangote petroleum refinery is Africa's biggest - it will produce 650,000 barrels a day, giving it the potential to address the country's energy supply crisis. Read more »
May 21, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria's City of Ilé-Ifẹ̀ Has Survived and Thrived for 1,000 Years - Here's How
By the end of this century, the three most populous cities in the world are expected to be in Africa, with Lagos in Nigeria leading as home to 88.3 million people. Read more »
May 18, 2023
Nigeria: Obaro Ikime Was One of Nigeria's Great Scholars - He Showed Why History Matters in Building African Nations
Iku o mo eni'san! "Death does not know the good ones" is a Yoruba phrase to describe the indiscriminate nature of death. If character and social values were considered in the… Read more »
May 16, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria's Street Food Adds to the Plastic Problem - Green Leaves Offer a Solution
Street food is popular in Nigerian cities. Most of the local food delicacies are sold by vendors whose livelihoods depend on informal subsistence activities such as local food… Read more »