Nigeria
4 Nov
Meet Vanessa, the 21-year-old behind the Nela Designs, who also doubles as a registered Nurse. She shares some of the highs and lows in her journey, her dream of writing a book, and organising a runway exhibition amongst other things.
31 Oct
Find these stories and much more when you grab a copy of The Guardian on Wednesday.
31 Oct
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is visiting Nigeria as part of a three-day visit to West Africa. Part of his mission is to agree an energy partnership to diversify Germany's energy sources.
31 Oct
Nigeria has submitted a first of its kind, Pidgin language film, 'Mami Wata', hoping it will be entered for a Foreign Language Oscar after picking up several awards including at this year's Sundance Film Festival. Mami Wata, which was shot entirely in black and white, is an exploration and creative reimagination of the mythology of a titular mermaid deity of West African folklore.
31 Oct
The lingering security problems in northern Nigeria have forced states in the region to think of community-based programs. This includes the recruitment of 2,400 youths in a vigilante initiative.
30 Oct
Find these stories and much more when you grab a copy of The Guardian on Tuesday.
29 Oct
Scholz is expected to hold talks with Tinubu during his trip. He is also scheduled to open a Nigeria-German business conference and meet with civil society representatives and entrepreneurs.
29 Oct
'And here is the thing, since the inception of the administration of the capital, Nyesom Wike would be the very first Minister of the Capital of the Federation from the southern part of the country'. Martin Oloja this week talks about 'The significance of Wike's appointment Part 2'.
29 Oct
Nigeria’s commercial capital hosted the 4th edition of ‘Door of Return’ festival, a symbolic annual event where diasporans of African descent were received through the same route that their forefathers were shipped from Africa as slaves.
28 Oct 2023
The term national cake is a familiar phrase for the average Nigerian often used in discussions about the nation's wealth. However, it is frequently associated with corruption amongst those managing the country's finances. So that brings us to the question, how does the government bake this so-called national cake? Does he just sit there waiting to be divided piece by piece?
27 Oct 2023
Find these stories and much more when you grab a copy of The Guardian on Friday.
26 Oct 2023
Nigeria's Supreme Court on Thursday upheld President Bola Tinubu's election win, bringing to an end a legal challenge brought by his two main rivals, Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi, who argued that his victory was marred by irregularities.
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Eye on Africa tours the Hope Hostel in Kigali. It's one of the lodgings prepared by Rwanda to take in migrants deported from Britain, the first of whom could arrive in a few months' time under a controversial policy.
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After years of a successful sporting career, Nigeria’s four-time kickboxing gold medalist, Jibrin Inuwa Baba, pays homage to his town Kano where he meets his coach at the Dambe boxing arena. His hope is to see young athletes equally succeed in their boxing career.
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As India's opposition leader Rahul Gandhi claims on the campaign trail that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made the country into a "centre of unemployment", we look at the situation that young Indians face on the job market. Also in this edition, the US will see its first high-speed rail line in 2028, when commuters will be able to travel from Los Angeles to Las Vegas in just over two hours.
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The European Commission on Wednesday announced it is launching an investigation into Chinese public procurement of medical devices.
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Guardian Woman Festival: Fostering inclusion and empowerment in aviation.
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Private sector players are urging the Nigerian government to suspend the increase in electricity tariff for band A customers, citing the recent appreciation of the naira, a part of the determining factor for the tariff. Segun Ajayi-Kadir, Director General of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, joins CNBC Africa for this and more.