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Nigeria

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  • Editor's PicksFellowsNigeriaPolitics

    Nigeria: The cautionary tale of the fateful 2020 strike that never was

    By Immaculata Abba
    February 22, 2022
    Just days before #EndSARS, Nigeria’s labour congress disappointed many by calling off what had promised to be a similarly momentous protest. On the morning ...
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    Nigeria’s tech sector needs recruits. Young people need jobs. And yet…

    By Shola Lawal
    February 10, 2022
    Why are young Nigerians struggling to get jobs in its booming tech sector? Over the past decade, Lagos, Nigeria’s swarming economic capital, has seen ...
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  • CultureEditor's PicksNigeria

    Nollywood has been mediocre for long enough

    By Dika Ofoma
    January 27, 2022
    Nigeria has the talent and appetite for ambitious and original films, but it needs to cultivate a homegrown cinema culture to make this a ...
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  • The forced eviction of Otodo Gbame, Lagos, in April 2017. Credit: Justice & Empowerment Initiative.
    FellowsNigeriaSociety

    “The scramble for Lagos” and the urban poor’s fight for their homes

    By Ope Adetayo
    January 26, 2022
    Nigeria’s smallest yet most populous state continues to destroy informal settlements in defiance of the courts. On the night of 8 April 2017, the ...
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  • CultureEditor's PicksNigeria

    Burna Boy claims to be a politically conscious “African Giant.” He’s not.

    By Wilfred Okiche
    December 17, 2021
    Instead, he may be a giant of marketing or of missed opportunities.  For years, Burna Boy has been carefully crafting his image as a ...
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  • Former President Goodluck Jonathan (left) with current President Muhammadu Buhari (right). Credit: GCIS.
    NigeriaPolitics

    What well-trodden routes to power tell us about Nigerian politics

    By Afolabi Adekaiyaoja
    December 16, 2021
    Why does Nigeria elect former military heads of state and ex-governors as president? Will this change? There is a high chance that Nigeria has ...
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  • NigeriaPodcastSociety

    Queen Amina to #EndSARS: An audio journey through Nigeria’s history

    By Lanaire Aderemi
    December 2, 2021
    story story pod is a four-part audio series on forgotten Nigerian histories, transporting listeners through time using immersive storytelling and powerful soundscapes. Whilst shared ...
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    EconomyNigeriaTop story

    “Is this the end?” Nigerian crypto-traders confront latest state hurdle

    By Ese Atakpu
    December 1, 2021
    Young traders are brainstorming ways to keep trading cryptocurrencies following the Central Bank’s freezing of bank accounts. On 9 November, Williams* woke up to ...
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  • #EndSARSEditor's PicksNigeriaPolitics

    What is the legacy of #EndSARS?

    By Zainab Onuh-Yahaya
    November 23, 2021
    “We owe the dead the debt of memory.”  A little past 9pm on 21 September 2021, Salako Pelumi and his friend John, both students ...
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  • Aderonke Ige at COP26 in Glasgow.
    Climate crisisEditor's PicksNigeria

    We need a people-centred COP26. Instead, we have an elite marketplace

    By Aderonke Ige
    November 9, 2021
    COP26 is full of big boys in small rooms. It needs to be led by the people, not Northern elites with the financial interests ...
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