Country: Situation Reports
British university, Germany to return looted Benin bronzes to Nigeria
A British and Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation (SPK) in Germany have signaled their readiness to return looted Benin bronzes to…
Assessing 38 years of Cameroon’s Biya in power
Written by Julius A. Amin* Cameroon’s President Paul Biya celebrated his 88th birthday recently, making him the oldest president in Africa. He…
African fintech firm Flutterwave raises $170 million from investors, eyes U.S. listing
Africa-focused payments company Flutterwave has raised $170 million from investors to expand its customer base, pushing its valuation up to…
Africa’s e-commerce & tech startups grow despite COVID-19 pandemic
Recent reports revealed that e-commerce Healthtech startups will continue to expand and gain popularity in some African countries, with investors…
Banning Cryptocurrency in Nigeria: Why & Implications For Economy, Small Businesses
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on the 5th of February 2021, directed Deposit Money Banks (DMBs), Other Financial Institutions…
Biodiversity Conservation & National Development: Potentials & Challenges
By Adedimeji Quayyim Abdul-Hafeez* As the ices melt and the environment is withered away through natural and human causes,…
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Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala makes history by taking over the WTO
Written by Patrick Smith* Crashing through glass ceilings, let alone ones with reinforced steel, doesn’t often happen in Geneva –…
Reset or revamp: US-Africa policy under Biden administration
Weeks before Joe Biden assumed office as the President of the United States of America (USA), experts of US-Africa relations…
Herder–farmer conflicts: Insights from Fulani pastoralists and host communities in southwestern Nigeria
Written by Janet Ogundairo*, & Feyisitan Ijimakinwa* The Fulani in the Ibarapa community of Oyo State, southwestern Nigeria, are mostly migrants…
Deterioration of space agency: What happened to Nigeria’s N18 billion satellites?
The Nigeria’s National Space Research Development Agency (NASRDA) was established more than two decades after the country increased its participation…
The Challenges of community participation in schooling in Nigeria
Written By Máiréad Dunne*, & Sara Humphreys* Nigeria has more out-of-school children than any other country in the world. Around 10.5…
From 14.89% last year, Nigeria sees inflation at 11.95% by end 2021
Nigeria expects inflation to decline to 11.95% by end-2021 from 14.89% last year, Finance Minister Zainab Ahmed said on Tuesday,…
