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NIGERIA-EDUCATION: No Easy Way to Root Out Cults on Campus
Not a day goes by without another report of students killed or injured in cult activities on Nigeria's university campuses, leading to renewed calls by citizens for stiffer punishment against cult members./IPS DEVELOPMENT BULLETIN/ WEST AFRICA: Liberian Refugees Wait for Stability
Going homeis the last thing on the minds of some 5,000 Liberian refugees in this camp, 98 kms north of Lagos, even as the peace and electoral process get on track in their country.WEST AFRICA-POPULATION: Liberian Refugees Wait for Stability
Going home is the last thing on the minds of some 5,000 Liberian refugees in this camp, 98 kms north of Lagos, even as the peace and electoral process get on track in their country.MUSIC-NIGERIA: Afrobeat King Falls Foul of Drug Enforcers
Afrobeat musician Fela Anikulapo-Kuti again has fallen foul of Nigeria's National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), roughly one year after he was detained briefly for possession of cannabis./IPS ENVIRONMENT BULLETIN/ NIGERIA: Preparing for the Flood
Throughout this month, people in low-lying neighbourhoods here have been tackling the drains in their areas, clearing them of any debris that risks clogging them.NIGERIA-ENVIRONMENT: Preparing for the Flood
Throughout this month, people in low-lying neighbourhoods here have been tackling the drains in their areas, clearing them of any debris that risks clogging them.NIGERIA-HABITAT: Greedy Landlords Beware!
A new edict by the government of Lagos state seeks to shield tenants from unscrupulous landlords, some of whom demand up to six years rent up front, but some here wonder whether it will make a difference.NIGERIA-DEVELOPMENT: Cooking with Gas Project Goes Up In Smoke
The idea was a sound environmental one -- to reduce the amount of wood used for fuel and to conserve trees, promote gas for cooking.NIGERIA-POLITICS: A Campaign Stroll Down Memory Lane
The old times are back. Drummers, women, men, children, the young and the old, waving party flags and freely distributing posters, dance in neighbourhood streets as Nigeria prepares for Saturday's local government elections.NIGERIA-COMMODITIES: Cocoa’s Dwindling Fortunes
Women and children stand beside makeshift kiosks along the 50-km expressway between the south- western towns of Akure and Owo, selling snails and game, commonly called "bushmeat" in Nigeria.NIGERIA-Cinema: Government Clamp Down on Blue Movies
The government has stepped in to try and stem the rising tide of pornographic movies flooding Nigeria through so- called "video clubs" that have mushroomed in major cities.NIGERIA-SPORTS: Soccer — It Starts on the Street
"Welcome to Wembley Stadium" reads the sign on the railing of a flyover, but this Wembley is not in Britain -- it's under the connecting bridge along the Ojuelegba- Ikorodu road here./IPS DEVELOPMENT BULLETIN/ NIGERIA: Clamour for Privatisation of Electricity Supply
Electricity cabes supplying power from the main ovehad lines to homes littered the front of most houses in the Ikeja suburb here on Wednesday afternoon.NIGERIA-ECONOMY: Clamour for Privatisation of Electricity Supply
Electricity cables supplying power from the main overhead lines to homes littered the front of most houses in the Ikeja suburb here on Wednesday afternoon.NIGERIA-HUMAN RIGHTS: Left to Rot in Prison
Thousands of people spend long periods awaiting trial in Nigeria's overcrowded prisons, and those who come out alive are more likely than not to gravitate towards a life of crime, according to experts here.NIGERIA-DRUGS: No ‘Narco Democracy’ Here
Nigeria's National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has a dream: it aims to bar the route to political office for the drug barons who have earned the West African country a prominent slot on the international narcotics map.NIGERIA-HEALTH: Stop, Don’t Drink That Water!
Boys and girls dash between slow moving vehicles in the perennial traffic jams here selling packaged water to thirsty commuters during the hot afternoon.MUSIC-NIGERIA: There’s A Message in the Sound
Fusing the lively sounds of Nigerian pop music with lyrics on development issues has gone a long way in bringing about awareness on family planning and the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS).NIGERIA-POLITICS: Date for Local Government Polls Announced
In what appears to be another step towards democratic rule in Nigeria, the National Electoral Commission of Nigeria (NECON) has announced the dates for local government elections originally set for December last.NIGERIA-POLITICS: Another Explosion Rocks Commercial Capital
The early morning rush hour was shattered here Tuesday when an explosion rocked a luxurious bus carrying soldiers to work.AFRICA-POLITICS: Civil Society Grows Stronger And Stronger
No longer content to let African governments continue to rule without consulting the people, the continent's civil society is poised to play a more active role in governance.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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