Lingering death scare

Strange ailments have besieged a town of Nigeria that was used as a dump-site for hazardous waste

Lassa fever kills 41 in Nigeria

The first case of the viral disease in the country was reported in November 2015

Thinking afresh

Nigeria floods: Expert insights into why they’re so devastating and what to do about them

Over 1.4 million people have been displaced, 500 died, thousands injured in floods in Nigeria

Nigeria has Africa’s highest malaria death rate — progress is being made, but it’s not enough

Nigeria’s environment is a favourable one in which mosquitoes – the malaria vector – can thrive

Nigeria hasn’t been able to produce steel: Remanufacturing could be the solution

Lack of a rail line around Ajaokuta Steel plant, changes in political and operational management stymied completion

Giving birth to a poverty-free world

Reduction of poverty among children is central to a world without extreme poverty  

Nigeria needs a more effective sanitation strategy. Here are some ideas

Almost one in four Nigerians – around 50 million people – defecate in open areas

After India becomes ODF, Nigeria faces a mounting challenge

The African nation is set to replace India with the largest number of open defecators

Does Africa's future lie in solar revolution?

Six hundred million people in Africa do not have access to electricity. But things are poised to change in the coming decades with a steady rise …

Nigeria faces shortage of meningitis vaccine as epidemic spreads

A new strand of the disease has emerged, for which vaccine is not available commercially 

Urgent funds required to help 385,000 people in Nigeria

Three consecutive planting seasons have been lost due to conflicts in northeastern part of the country

Nigerian government sets up fund to clean up Ogoniland oil spill

Amnesty International has warned that Ogoniland's environment may never be restored

Book review: Oil on the brain

Book>> Oil on the Brain by Lisa Margonelli Broadway Books New York 2008

Scholarships alone are not enough to get more qualified female teachers into Nigeria’s schools

UNICEF estimates that over half of all girls are not in school in the north while under a third of all primary school teachers are women

How can Africa breathe easy when millions of used cars from the West hit its roads each year?

In absence of any no regional or global agreements to govern the flow of used vehicles, the continent is now getting flooded with polluting vehicles

At death's door

Around three million people are estimated to be severely food-insecure in north-eastern Nigeria, South Sudan and Somalia. The writer looks at the …

Lake Chad Basin: 1.4 million children displaced; many suffer from malnutrition

About 67,000 children under five are likely to die in Nigeria’s Borno and Yobe states in September

35 per cent of Nigeria fast turning into desert, admits government

The country is known for high rate of deforestation

Ecocall

Nigeria demands safety report on oil pipelines

Royalty wars

Drug inventors row over profits from avian flu

Antibiotic resistance: When a saviour turns a killer

What if a saviour turns into a killer? After 80 years of use, overuse and abuse of antibiotics—termed magic bullets—microbes have …

Nigeria shows way to reverse land degradation

Launched in 2015, NEWMAP — a World Bank project — has successfully restored gullies, along with catchment planning, soil and …

Stop consumption, trade of wild animals to prevent monkeypox spillover: Nigeria agriculture minister 

Nigeria saw 21 monkeypox cases since the beginning of 2022

Antibiotic resistance: What do we do about the threat, especially in Africa