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Migration watch: Central and West Africa Immigrants are easy to blame when things go wrong

Cityscapes: Lagos and Abuja The changing faces of Nigeria’s two central cities.

Pre-emption or hysteria in Nigeria? *Online Exclusive* The circumstances surrounding the death of Boko Haram sect leader Mohammed Yusuf in Northern Nigeria are highly suspect, says human rights expert Akin...

Interview: Dora Akunyili, Nigeria’s minister of information and communications Leaving the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, where she fought the scourge of counterfeit drugs, Dora Akunyili has been tr...

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Premium badgeNigeria: Cassava Republic presents ‘And Then He Sang a Lullaby’ Twice a month, we bring you an excerpt from a book to be published by the Nigeria-based Cassava Republic, a renowned publisher on the continent, leadi...

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© Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia (photo: twitter)

the exorcist

Premium badgeNigeria: Can this suspended priest deliver Benue State from bloodshed?  With the inauguration of 18 new governors in Nigeria, we look at the profile of incoming state executives. Today, we delve into the profile of Hyacint...
© A view of the newly-commissioned Dangote Petroleum refinery in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria May 22, 2023. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja

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Premium badgeWill Dangote’s Refinery solve Nigeria’s fuel consumption problems? President Muhammadu Buhari commissioned the Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical Plant, the world’s largest single-train refinery, on 22 May in Lagos am...
© Ani Kayode Somtochukwu author of ‘And Then He Sang a Lullaby’

revolutionary literature

Premium badgeNigeria: Cassava Republic presents ‘And Then He Sang a Lullaby’ Twice a month, we bring you an excerpt from a book to be published by the Nigeria-based Cassava Republic, a renowned publisher on the continent, leadi...

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In Your Classroom: To a virtual degree The poor state of facilities at Nigerian universities means many students prefer to take degrees abroad, says Ossai Okwudilii, a Nigerian student taki...

Company Profile: Afren An African energy minnow is slowly building up regional assets and expertise and has ambitions in liquefied natural gas

Nigeria: More go-slows ahead for oil reforms Reform of the national oil company is being snagged by a combination of political considerations and conspiracies

Waiting for the Rebound African oil producers will have to weather difficult economic times, but they still need to focus on harnessing energy resources for undeveloped domes...

Africa’s vulnerability in the crisis The global economic crisis could not be happening at a worse time for Africa, says Kwesi Botchwey…

Supermarkets, super profits South African firms have led the way in introducing supermarket shopping ?around the continent, but home-grown imitators hope to catch up