Nigeria struggles with unreliable electricity
Schimmelpfennig's statement praised Tinubu's ending of fuel subsidies, highlighting improvements of the foreign exchange market and changes regarding Nigeria's fiscal debt.…
Poverty in the pandemic: who is bearing the brunt?
The year 2020 should have been marked by a further reduction in poverty around the world, but instead the Covid-19 pandemic has reversed decades of progress. According to estimates by the World…
#ENDSARS: Police insist no protest at Lekki toll plaza, Ghanaians head to polls to elect president
Here are a few reasons to pick up a copy of The Guardian on Tuesday. Find these stories and much more when you grab a copy of The Guardian on Tuesday.…
Commending Sultan of Sokoto’s bravery II Inside Stuff
On Sunday, some Northern elders commended the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar 111 for summoning the courage to speak on the deplorable security situation in the North. Today, on…
Coronavirus pushes 150 million more children into poverty, study reveals
The world's poorest children are getting even poorer, according to UNICEF and Save the Children. And they warn that the situation could get a lot worse in the coming months.…
Indonesia child marriages on the rise
Indonesia, which has one of the highest rates of child marriage in the world according to UNICEF, last year raised the legal age for wedlock in a bid to tackle the problem.…
Half of Lebanon’s population to fall into poverty as economy worsens
One month on from the deadly Beirut explosion, we take a look at the economic situation in Lebanon. The blast ruptured supply chains, destroyed grain reserves and worsened an already catastrophic economic…
1 in 5 children in Germany grow up in poverty
Childhood poverty rates in Germany refuse to budge, a new study has shown. Experts say the coronavirus crisis will only make the situation worse.…
Magu: VP Yemi Osinbajo’s lawyer writes IGP, demands probe of 4bn allegation, Jeff Bezos’ net worth now $180 Billion
Here is why you should pick up a copy of The Guardian on Friday. Find these stories and much more when you grab a copy of The Guardian on the newsstands on…
Nigerian universities’ scientists discover vaccine for COVID-19, APC reacts to Obaseki’s PDP move and more
Here is why you should pick up a copy of The Guardian on Saturday. Find these stories and much more when you grab a copy of The Guardian on the newsstands on…
Crowded buses, rowdy ATM points on first day of lockdown ease in Lagos, South Africa starts coronavirus trial and more
Here is why you should pick up a copy of The Guardian on Tuesday. Find these stories and much more when you grab a copy of The Guardian on the newsstands on…