Nigeria

Pourquoi le Nigéria sanctionne Meta : ce que risquent Facebook, Instagram et WhatsApp

Pourquoi le Nigéria sanctionne Meta : ce que risquent Facebook, Instagram et WhatsApp: Meta, la société mère de Facebook, Instagram et WhatsApp, a récemment écopé au Nigéria de trois amendes pour un montant total de plus 290 millions de dollars. Ces sanctions ont été infligées par trois organismes publics: la Commission fédérale de la concurrence …

Nigeria at COP29: Five items to put on the climate agenda

Nigeria at COP29: Five items to put on the climate agenda: The world’s efforts to address climate change and its effects have been the subject of discussion for almost three decades at the annual Conference of Parties (COP) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. This year’s COP, at Baku, Azerbaijan, is the …

Post-flood recovery: lessons from Germany and Nigeria on how to help people cope with loss and build resilience

Post-flood recovery: lessons from Germany and Nigeria on how to help people cope with loss and build resilience: Extreme climate events — floods, droughts and heatwaves — are not just becoming more frequent; they are also more severe. It’s important to understand how communities can recover from these events in ways that also build resilience …

Sex and alcohol in Nigeria: marketing tactics send dangerous messages to young drinkers

Sex and alcohol in Nigeria: marketing tactics send dangerous messages to young drinkers: Nigeria has a high rate of heavy drinking among young people. One study found that 55.8% of teenagers between 15 and 19 years old had engaged in binge drinking in the past month. The World Health Organization has shown that strictly limiting …

Terror attacks and kidnappings spread in Nigeria: why Lagos could be a target

Terror attacks and kidnappings spread in Nigeria: why Lagos could be a target: Crimes that were previously associated with Nigeria’s northern region – like kidnapping for ransom and terrorism – appear to be spreading to the south-west region, including Lagos. Adewumi Badiora, an urban and community safety researcher, outlines urgent steps that must be taken …

Your wig could be poisoning you: study finds pesticides and other toxic chemicals in synthetic hair in Nigeria

Your wig could be poisoning you: study finds pesticides and other toxic chemicals in synthetic hair in Nigeria: Well-groomed hair is a symbol of beauty for many black African women. Natural hair requires special care and attention, though, which can be time consuming. Wigs (human or synthetic hair), weave-ons and other artificial hair extensions offer …

Lagos bans single-use plastics – why I think Nigeria should have taxed them instead

Lagos bans single-use plastics – why I think Nigeria should have taxed them instead: Waste pollution is a huge problem in Nigeria, with serious impacts on the environment. In response, the Lagos state government has banned styrofoam (a type of plastic widely used as food containers) and other single-use products. Following a three-week moratorium for …

Climate change: 3 key goals Nigeria must focus on at COP28

Climate change: 3 key goals Nigeria must focus on at COP28: Global environmental stakeholders will converge in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, from 30 November to 12 December 2023 for the UN Climate conference known as COP28. The conference aims to continue negotiations to address the global climate crisis. Nigeria’s main agenda in the conference …

Nigeria can defeat banditry by reconstructing the police system – criminologist

Nigeria can defeat banditry by reconstructing the police system – criminologist: Security in Nigeria has degenerated in the last 10 years. Various non-state armed groups have emerged countrywide. These actors include criminal gangs, separatist groups, Islamic fundamentalists and kidnappers. They all have different motivations and ways of operating. One of the country’s most pressing security …

Nigeria wants to revamp its railway network. Four things it needs to do to succeed

Nigeria wants to revamp its railway network. Four things it needs to do to succeed: Nigeria’s railway network serves only a small portion of the country. The country is 923,770km², with a railway network of 3,505km colonial narrow gauge and 669km modern standard gauge. Egypt, not that much larger than Nigeria, has a network of …