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Nigeria

Virus Nigeria Outbreak

learning curve

‘I am hoping the government has learnt from this pandemic,’ Nigerian Medical Association

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) is the largest medical association in West Africa, with over 40,000 members in the 36 states and the Federal ... Capital Territory, and about 19,000 members in the diaspora. The Africa Report speaks to its president about Nigeria's handling of the pandemic and what needs to be improved now and beyond.

Andela

from bad to worse

Coronavirus: Andela, in search of a model, experiences run of bad luck

The pandemic has increased uncertainty among the start-up’s leaders as to the strategy to adopt to meet the needs of its market.
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Virus Outbreak South Africa Daily Life

MIXED HARVEST

Coronavirus: South African Distell trying to curb hit from pandemic

Distell has toasted the performance of its Kenyan operations, while it is mulling the sale of two premium wine farms and other cost-reduction ... measures in South Africa as it grapples with COVID-19 restrictions.

Article 2/10 of "Corona Chronicles: 18 May – 22 May"

Virus Outbreak Nigeria

Filling the Data Void

Coronavirus: Improving resilience in West African food systems

West African governments are responding to Coronavirus (COVID-19) by closing borders, banning foreign travellers, closing schools and implementing ... curfews to stop the spread of the virus. Many economic sectors in West Africa such as tourism, transport and entertainment, have slowed to a near standstill, putting millions of jobs at risk.

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above the law

Coronavirus: Demolition of hotels in Rivers State illegal use of lockdown?

Many countries, including Nigeria, announced lockdowns to combat the coronavirus. Different states in Nigeria implemented their own policies. ...

Article 3/10 of "Corona Chronicles: 18 May – 22 May"

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Executive Governor of Kaduna State Nasir El-Rufai speaks during an interview with Reuters in Kaduna, Nigeria

circle of friends

Kaduna’s el-Rufai: a man of golden networks

Widely praised for his work in Kaduna State, some wonder if governor Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai, will build on that momentum and run for president ... in 2023.

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Naira Nightmares

Nigeria VS Coronavirus: Cutting naira’s umbilical dependence on oil

The fragility of the reserves being used to support the naira and it's revalued rate shows that Nigeria needs to find new ways of earning foreign ... currency. In the first story of our series on the impact of COVID-19 on Nigeria, we look how its economy considers strategies to reduce the naira’s dependence on volatile oil prices.

Article 1/6 of "How will Nigeria navigate the pandemic"

Professor Ibrahim Gambari speaks at the opening session of a Public Lecture on Nigeria and the commonwealth of Nations in Abuja, Nigeria

CHANGING GATEKEEPERS

Nigeria: Buhari’s new chief of staff faces toughest crisis since civil war

As public health threats and crashing oil prices roil Nigeria, Ibrahim Gambari takes over as President Muhammadu Buhari’s right hand man. With ... state revenues set to halve this year and multiple security crises dragging on, Ambassador Gambari joins a government which will be tested to its limits.

Mission Critical

Africa needs high-fibre diet to profit from data-centre growth

African countries can trigger investment and create jobs by providing secure, diversified fibre and power supplies to take advantage of growth ... in demand for data centres.

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surviving lagos

Lagos is a country

On its own, Nigeria's economic capital would rank as Africa’s seventh-largest economy. Known for its traffic snarls and entrepreneurial dynamism, ... Lagos is a megalopolis with mega-needs.

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