A factory producing insecticidal bed nets in Arusha, Tanzania.
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There have been disruptions. But national malaria control programmes have shown impressive resilience.
NASA’s Artemis I Space Launch System rocket, with the Orion capsule attached, launches at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on November 16, 2022 in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
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As signatories, Nigeria and Rwanda are demonstrating their commitment to safe, sustainable use of outer space. This should have multiple benefits.
Countries around the world were not prepared to respond to COVID-19.
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A new global dataset shows there is no clear global increase of infectious disease outbreaks over time. And it can suggest which countries would most likely be affected by an outbreak.
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The rarely explained term is nebulous at best, and can mean many things – negative and positive – to different groups of people.
The digital era contributed immensely to the growth of Nollywood, Nigeria’s film industry.
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Nigeria’s president, Muhammadu Buhari, recently signed the copyright law. Its provisions will be beneficial only if it is well implemented.
Nigeria’s president-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Abuja in July 2022.
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Once in office, the new president will face a myriad of challenges, chief of which is insecurity.
Cooking catfish for the working class can be time-consuming because of the preparation process.
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African catfish can be prepared for sale in canned form, which is more attractive to consumers.
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Countries must ensure adequate and full immunisation of every child to curb polio mutations.
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Gender, climate change and water scarcity together create a difficult challenge.
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Nigerians are fond of beans but they need to preserve them without using toxic chemicals.
Nigeria has to step up biosecurity measures to check frequent bird flu outbreaks.
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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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There are at least five errors that marred the currency redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria, most of which could have been avoided.
Child abuse is above the global average in Nigeria.
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Adults don’t always listen to or understand children when they are abused.
Government investments in infrastructure in Nigeria will remain insufficient as urban populations grow.
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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 spike in violence was marked by a 68% increase in fatalities involving civilians.
Nigeria’s new president must prioritise capacity retention of the country’s scientists.
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Here’s what Nigeria’s new president should do to elevate science in the country.
The violence in north-east Nigeria has displaced thousands of people.
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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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The use of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System or BVAS and the result-viewing portal IReV improved the running of the elections.
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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.