4 January 2021 Virologist Sunday Omilabu says information he gathers will help battle the spread of the disease in Africa’s most populous country. A Nigerian scientist has spent the holiday season in his laboratory doing genetic sequencing to learn more about the country’s COVID-19 variant, as cases increase in the country. Virologist Sunday Omilabu says the information he gathers about …
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3 January 2021 Prominent Nigerian publisher and activist Omoyele Sowore has been refused bail by authorities after being arrested for an “unlawful gathering” on New Year’s Eve along with four others, according to his lawyer Femi Falana. Falana told Nigeria’s Punch newspaper on Sunday that Sowore had been denied bail over alleged breaches of Covid-19 protocols. Nigerian police arrested five activists on …
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31 December 2020 This film is dedicated to the victims of police brutality in Nigeria and to everyone who lost their lives during the struggle to dismantle the oppressive police systems via Nationwide protests. They will not be forgotten. #EndSARS Follow @naijiant
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29 December 2020 Some 86 million people in Nigeria live in extreme poverty. Many have no running water, electricity or adequate sanitation. This film looks at efforts by some NGOs to tackle the problem in Lagos. Follow @naijiant
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28 December 2020 Congestion, bribery and storage costs add to problems for importers in Africa’s largest economy The congestion at the port in Lagos has become so bad that it can cost more than $4,000 to truck a container 20km to the Nigerian mainland these days, almost as much as it costs to ship one 12,000 nautical miles from China. …
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25 December 2020 The legendary Diego Maradona died a month ago at the age of 60, but the man himself said people will be talking about him long after he was gone. Maradona Confidential, a documentary made last year, and shown on the National Geographic channel, focused mainly on his time with Napoli, but also offered an insight into the …
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24 December 2020 Another new variant of the novel coronavirus seems to have emerged in Nigeria, the head of Africa’s disease control body said on Thursday, cautioning more investigation was needed. The news comes after Britain and South Africa both reported new variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that appear to be more contagious, leading to new travel restrictions and turmoil …
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