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News Articles: Nigeria

The Nigerian music star Mohbad died on Sept. 12 in Lagos at age 27.

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Fans of a rising Nigerian music star are protesting after his untimely death

The sudden death last week of 27-year-old rapper Mohbad has led to an outpouring of grief and anger across Nigeria, and put the treatment of musicians by powerful labels into sharper focus.

September 21, 2023
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By:
  • Emmanuel Akinwotu
England forward Lauren James steps on Nigeria defender Michelle Alozie during their match in Brisbane, Australia, earning a red card.

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  • Sports

England beats Nigeria despite a red card, and Australia advances as Sam Kerr returns

The quarterfinal bracket is nearly set at the Women's World Cup. England beat Nigeria on penalty kicks after a red card for Lauren James, and two great Australia goals sent Denmark packing.

August 07, 2023
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  • Laurel Wamsley
Karl Ohiri: Untitled, from "The Archive of Becoming." Ohiri features old negatives and prints that have been transformed by heat, humidity and time.

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  • Photography

Unusual photos at MoMA conjure the beaches, bustle and history of Lagos

For the first time, the Museum of Modern Art showcases current West African photographers. The exhibit depicts the colonial past, beautiful beaches and boisterous protests of the Nigerian city.

July 29, 2023
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By:
  • Diane Cole
People queue for a free malaria test in Lagos, Nigeria. The country has one of the highest national death tolls from the mosquito-borne disease. A new vaccine offers hope. But logistics could prevent it from reaching the arms of those who are eligible.

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  • Opinion

New malaria vaccine offers a ray of hope to Nigeria. There's just one thing ...

The country's toll makes up nearly a third of the world's 619,000 malaria deaths each year. Now Nigeria has approved a new vaccine. Will it get into the arms of those who need it most?

July 12, 2023
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By:
  • Tolani Yesufu
An electron microscopic image of mpox virus particles. The mpox emergency of last summer is over. Was it a passing threat? Or is there reason to believe another global outbreak could happen.

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  • Global Health

The doctor who warned the world of the mpox outbreak of 2022 is still worried

Is the mpox emergency over or is there still cause for concern? Numbers are down, but some specialists are still concerned about the likelihood of another outbreak.

July 07, 2023
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  • Max Barnhart
Bola Tinubu, center, of the All Progressives Congress, celebrates with supporters at the party's campaign headquarters after winning the presidential elections in Abuja, Nigeria, in March.

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  • World

Nigeria swears in a new president facing profound economic and security pressures

Bola Tinibu takes over as president of Africa's largest economy at a time when the country is facing unprecedented economic and security challenges.

May 29, 2023
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By:
  • Emmanuel Akinwotu
A vendor in a market in Nigeria counts local bills. The country is one of dozens whose devalued currency is fueling a debt crisis.

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  • Global Health

A dilemma for dozens of countries: Fund your schools and hospitals or pay your debt

There's a looming debt crisis in many lower income countries. Low interest rates a few years back started the cycle. Then came a series of once in a generation shocks. Is there a solution?

May 23, 2023
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  • Nurith Aizenman
A health worker administers a measles vaccine during a vaccination drive, prompted by a measles outbreak, in Navi Mumbai, India, in December 2022. A new UNICEF report finds that India has the world's largest number of children with zero doses of childhood vaccines: 2.7 million

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  • Global Health

Why millions of kids aren't getting their routine vaccinations

COVID-19 disrupted health care across the globe. causing the biggest drop in childhood vaccination rates in decades. UNICEF's latest estimates find that nearly 50 million children entirely missed out.

April 20, 2023
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  • Rhitu Chatterjee
Demonstrators accusing the election commission of irregularities and disenfranchising voters make a protest in downtown Abuja, Nigeria.

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  • World

Nigeria's opposition parties call elections a 'sham' and demand a new vote

Opposition parties in Africa's largest democracy are crying foul and calling for fresh elections in Nigeria, citing claims of vote rigging.

February 28, 2023
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By:
  • Emmanuel Akinwotu
People cheer as ballot papers are counted at a polling station in Abuja at the end of election day in Nigeria

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  • News

Nigerian election: votes are counted after bitterly fought election

Nigerians went to the polls on Saturday in what many see as the most competitive election in decades. But voting in some parts of the country did not go as smoothly as planned.

February 26, 2023
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By:
  • Emmanuel Akinwotu
Supporters of Nigeria's Labour Party attend a rally at Adamasingba Stadium in Ibadan, southwestern Nigeria, on Nov. 23, 2022. Nigerians go to the polls on Saturday to choose their next president.

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  • World

What's at stake as Nigerians elect the president of Africa's largest democracy

The continent's largest democracy and biggest economy holds a presidential election Saturday that's come down to a race of three leading candidates.

February 24, 2023
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By:
  • Emmanuel Akinwotu
A Labour Party supporter holds a placard during a campaign rally at Adamasingba Stadium in Ibadan, southwestern Nigeria.

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  • Africa

Gunmen destroy 800 ballot boxes in Nigeria, the latest in a series of attacks

Insecurity is a huge issue in Nigeria, with a militant Islamist insurgency in the north east, banditry in the north west and a rise in kidnapping for cash countrywide.

February 02, 2023
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By:
  • Emmanuel Akinwotu
A gravedigger prepares to bury the coffin of a baby who died of COVID-19, at a cemetery in Bandung, Indonesia. Rates of childhood mortality are notably high in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, but it is a worldwide concern.

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  • Global Health

A U.N. report has good and dire news about child deaths. What's the take-home lesson?

A new U.N. report shares data points about the world's child mortality rate. We interviewed a doctor in Nigeria — where rates of child death are among the world's highest — to offer his insights.

January 11, 2023
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  • Susan Brink
Looted Benin Bronzes that were returned by Germany to Nigeria are examined during a ceremony in Abuja on Tuesday. Nigerian officials said that more than 5,000 ancient artifacts are estimated to have been stolen from Nigeria, the majority by British colonizers.

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  • World

Germany returns looted artifacts to Nigeria to rectify a 'dark colonial history'

This week's handover is Germany's first step in fulfilling its agreement with Nigeria to release all 1,130 Benin Bronzes from German museums.

December 21, 2022
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By:
  • Ashley Ahn
Chima Williams, an attorney in Nigeria, is one of the winners of this year's Goldman Environmental Prize. He sued Shell over oil spills in his country. Speaking of his activism, Williams notes: "There is power in what you believe and how you go about it uncompromisingly."

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  • Environment

He started protesting about his middle school principal. Now he's taking on Big Oil

This year, Chima Williams of Nigeria was a winner of the Goldman Environmental Prize for his activism, targeting Shell for an oil spill in his homeland. Here's how the case went.

November 18, 2022
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  • Julia Simon
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