Africa Nigeria For the third time in five years, senators rejected a bill seeking to promote gender equality in the country, attributing their resistance to strictly religious reasons; only 7% of senators are women
Africa Nigeria The federal government has estimated that the total number of poor citizens will reach 109 million by the end of 2022, out of a total of 210 million, with the increase linked to the pandemic
Africa Nigeria The World Bank Group has called on the government to impose special taxes on alcohol, cigarettes and sugar-sweetened beverages in order to save lives and improve primary health care
Africa Nigeria More than 1.440 pupils have been abducted during this year, according to the latest UNICEF report; since last January, 25 schools have been the target of attacks in the country
Africa Nigeria Despite losing big international funding for an alarmingly growing birth rate, the government refuses to project interventions on family planning and birth rate reduction; Nigeria will be the third country for population in 2050
Africa Nigeria eNaira, the digital version of the national currency, was recently launched with the aim of facilitating money transfers and promoting economic inclusion
Africa Nigeria The African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed a US$500.000 grant agreement with Y'ello Digital Financial Services for a study on the economic, religious and social factors that hinder access to finance for women in the north of the country
Africa Nigeria About 20 % of Nigerian workers lost their jobs due to the pandemic, according to the National Bureau of Statistics and the UN Development Programme
Africa Nigeria Nigerian dried fruit company ReelFruit has raised US$3m in Series A funding to expand production with a new factory, more product development, building of export opportunities
Africa Nigeria African genomics startup '54gene', founded by Nigerian Abasi Ene-Obong, recently secured US$25m in funding to study African genomes; less than 3% of genetic material used in global pharmaceutical research comes from Africa
Africa Nigeria 100 days after the federal government suspended the use of Twitter in the country, it was estimated by NetBlocks Cost of Shutdown Tool that the Nigerian economy would lose about N247.61 billion ($601,439,044)
Africa Nigeria Procedures to build a psychiatric hospital have began in the Lagos region; as disclosed by State Commissioner for Health the ultimate goal is to promote quality mental health care in the country
Africa Nigeria Soft drinks prices, +20% in spring due to higher sugar price, may further increase should the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) succeed in reintroducing excise duty on all drinks produced in the country, in response to the naira devaluation