Africa Nigeria A total of 641 investors acquired stakes in 383 Nigerian start-ups for a total of $2,06 billion between January 2015 and June 2022, according to a report published by Disrupt Africa
Africa Nigeria Quadloop, founded by Lagosian Chidozie Igweilo, turns electronic waste into alternative energy lanterns and other products, in a virtuous circle of recycling and affordable prices
Africa Nigeria The city of Igbo-Ora celebrated its many twins earlier this month; the annual festival, at its 12th edition, included over 1.000 pairs of twins and drew participants from as far away as France, organizers said
Africa Nigeria Nigeria's average fixed broadband Internet speed is so slow that the country was ranked 151st out of 182 countries in the latest Speedtest global index, published by Ookla
Africa Nigeria Nigerian students protested on Monday the strike that has stalled the country's public universities for seven months, causing frustration for some 2,5 million students
Africa Nigeria More than 2.000 doctors left the country for Europe, Saudi Arabia and Canada in June this year alone, as stated by the president of the trade association Government general medical and dental practitioners
Africa Nigeria The country's advertising regulator announced via a Twitter post that foreign models and voice actors will be banned from casting from 1 October in order to protect and foster local talent
Africa Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari inaugurated a public-private partnership council for the elimination of malaria, a major public health problem in Africa's most populous country
Africa Nigeria To curb infant mortality, a Nigerian company that promotes breast milk and breastfeeding, The Milk Booster, has launched what is now probably the first breast milk bank in the country
Africa Nigeria The Nigeria Police has dissociated itself from a text message circulating on social media asking Muslim women to forward their CVs; according to Police spokesperson, it is a try to gain pecuniary advantages from the public
Africa Nigeria The first fibre optic cable manufacturing plant in West Africa was inaugurated in Ogun State; named Coleman Wire and Cable Fibre Optic Company, the plant was built by wire and cable manufacturer Coleman Technical Industries Ltd
Africa Nigeria Nigeria's inflation rate has surpassed the World Bank's forecast of 15,5% by 20%, despite an increase in the policy rate
Africa Nigeria Nigeria's Supreme Court has recently ruled that Muslim girls can wear the hijab in public schools in Lagos State, upholding a 2016 ruling by an appeals court that had overturned the hijab ban