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Blog Post by Ebenezer Obadare The genital disappearance panic sweeping across Nigeria evokes nagging anxiety over masculinity and male power. In April 2021, a report spread across the Nigerian blogosphere that Chinese authorities at the Shanghai Port had seized a Nigerian cargo ship carrying 7,200 refrigerated human penises. Although the report seemed improbable for many reasons, among them […]
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Abolish Death Penalty; Hold Security Forces to Account; Address Sexual Violence The Nigerian government should adopt and act on recommendations made by member states at the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process earlier this week. The recommendations, made on January 23, cover a range of concerns, including the death penalty, lack […]
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By Leon Usigbe Climate disasters are happening at frightening rates in Nigeria, and the administration now says it will prioritize efforts to counter the effects of climate change. In 2022 alone, flooding killed at least 662 people, injured 3,174, displaced about 2.5 million, and destroyed 200,000 houses individuals. As far back as 2012, the World Bank reported that […]
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Through Organization Of The Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Cooperation The African Energy Chamber strongly supports the Republic of Congo and Nigeria in their efforts to continue shaping the growth and stability of the global oil industry through cooperation with OPEC, OPEC+ and member countries The Republic of Congo and Nigeria, Africa’s leading oil producers and […]
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Ensure Justice, Accountability, Compensate Victims for Devastating Loss (Abuja) – Nigerian authorities should thoroughly and impartially investigate why army airstrikes in northwestern Kaduna state on December 3, 2023, killed 85 people at a religious celebration and severely injured dozens of others, Human Rights Watch said today. They should also adequately compensate the survivors and the […]
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Prembly, a Lagos-based leading provider of global compliance and security technology, today announced its partnership with the Federal Government of Nigeria to create an “Entertainment and Creative Industries Registry” to grow the number of Nigerians working in this critical sector of Nigeria’s economy. The Registry was announced at an event hosted by the Honorable Kashim […]
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The New Wave of Nigeria’s Soft Power – Ventures Africa, venturesafrica.com an online platform that tells stories about an evolving Africa, has released a new edition of its business magazine, Ventures Africa BizHive. The magazine covers news analysis and discussions around entrepreneurship, evolving business trends and innovations around Africa. The latest issue, titled ‘The New […]
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By Leon Usigbe Wisdom Ajah, an 18-year-old senior secondary school graduate living in Karshi, a satellite town in Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory, dreams of a university education that will secure him a good job after graduation and help support his family. But it is a distant dream considering how many obstacles he has faced trying to […]
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By Promise Eze In February this year, Chichi Okonkwo not only lost her husband but was stripped of everything they owned together. Her husband was severely injured in a car accident about a month earlier. Despite being rushed to a hospital in Enugu, where they resided, he succumbed to his injuries weeks later. To compound her […]
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With the largest population in Africa, including a sizeable if pressurised middle class, Nigeria is an attractive market for consumer electronic and durables brands. Yet only a handful of companies from the rest of the world have succeeded when they’ve entered this complex but dynamic market. One of the major challenges organisations face as they […]
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