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Nigerian school funded with plastic waste proceeds on the brink of collapse

A school scheme to educate poor children and clean up pollution in Lagos brought hope. Now its future is at risk.

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Southport stabbing: What led to the spread of disinformation?

Disinformation about the suspect’s religion leads to a rise in Islamophobia and anti-migrant anger.

Al Jazeera

Third child dies in knife attack in UK’s Southport, police confirm

Police confirm all three victims were girls and say five children and two adults remain in a critical condition.

Al Jazeera

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As big pharma exits Nigeria, asthma patients face spiralling costs

Price of asthma inhalers has more than doubled amid scarcity and added costs after GSK exited Nigerian market in 2023.

Al Jazeera

After inauguration fanfare, immense economic challenges await Nigeria's Tinubu

Nigeria's incoming President Bola Tinubu will inherit anaemic economic growth, record debt and shrinking oil output, but before he can start fixing these pressing problems he will need to secure public support for painful decisions.

Reuters

Nigeria's Obi, Atiku challenge presidential election results

Nigeria's two main opposition leaders on Tuesday filed petitions seeking to cancel results from last month's disputed presidential election, court papers showed, to begin what could be a legal battle lasting several months.

Reuters

Nigeria's electoral commission starts announcing state-wide results

Nigeria's electoral commission began announcing state-by-state results from national elections on Sunday, amid complaints of irregularities, though it is not expected to name a victor in the race to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari for several days.

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Nigerians vote for new president, braving long delays in hope of bringing change

Officials counted votes in Nigeria's elections on Saturday, with people hoping for a reset after years of worsening violence and hardship under outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari, undeterred by delays at some polling stations.

Reuters

How Nigeria's presidential election is galvanizing young voters

First-time voter Amanda Iheme has made up her mind on her choice for Nigeria's next president - and it won't be a candidate from the two main political parties.

Reuters

Factbox-Nigeria's election: when is the vote and what's at stake?

Voters in Nigeria, Africa's biggest economy and most populous nation, head to the polls on Feb. 25 to elect a new president and lawmakers amid growing frustration over unprecedented insecurity, industrial-scale oil theft and surging inflation.

Reuters

Factbox-The candidates contesting Nigeria's presidential election

Nigeria will elect a new president on Feb. 25 to take over from Muhammadu Buhari in a contest pitting the old guard against a third-party candidate seeking to upset the established political order.

Reuters

Nigeria's female bouncers show their strength fighting stereotypes

For years, Emem Thomas' body drew snarky remarks from slimmer classmates in southern Nigeria that shattered her confidence and natural affability.

Reuters

Explainer-Why are West and Central Africa's floods so devastating this year?

Unusually intense seasonal rains have drenched swathes of West and Central Africa since June, unleashing deadly floods that have affected millions and submerged farmland in 19 countries.

Reuters

Nigerian presidential contender Abubakar calls for flood relief fund

Nigeria's main opposition presidential contender on Wednesday called on the government to immediately set up a flood disaster fund similar to one created to fight the coronavirus pandemic, to help victims hit by the worst floods in a decade.

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Nigerian students protest lecturers strike, block Lagos traffic

Hundreds of students blocked the main airport road in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos on Monday to protest against the disruption to classes caused by a lecturers' strike that has been going on for more than seven months.

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