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Lagos to start three-day working week amid economic hardship
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Lagos to start three-day working week amid economic hardship

Many Nigerian workers are struggling to afford daily transport to work across the major cities including the capital, Abuja.
Single-use plastics banned in Nigeria's Lagos City
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Single-use plastics banned in Nigeria's Lagos City

Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos has banned the use of single-use plastic bags.
Different worlds happily collide on an African chef's plate
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Different worlds happily collide on an African chef's plate

Simisola Idowu-Ajibodu, aka Chef SiA, is on a mission to explore and conquer the world’s palate with her curated flavours and recreated dishes.
Nigerian port workers divided over strike
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Nigerian port workers divided over strike

Nigerian port workers started an industrial strike on Tuesday over the alleged assault of one of the trade union's leaders.
Nigerian policeman sentenced to death over lawyer's death
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Nigerian policeman sentenced to death over lawyer's death

A Nigerian policeman has been sentenced to death for killing a Lagos-based lawyer in December 2022.
Nigeria starts new railway in Lagos to ease traffic snarls
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Nigeria starts new railway in Lagos to ease traffic snarls

A new railway in Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos seeks to address the perennial problem of traffic snarls in the densely populated city.
Aircraft with four people on board crashes in Nigeria
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Aircraft with four people on board crashes in Nigeria

An aircraft with four people on board crashed in Nigeria's Lagos City on Tuesday.
Nigeria's Lagos plans mass burial for victims of 2020 EndSARS protests
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Nigeria's Lagos plans mass burial for victims of 2020 EndSARS protests

More than 100 bodies are to be buried nearly three years after the protests against police brutality which turned violent across Nigeria with Lagos being the epicentre.
Why 17 plazas in key Nigerian market have been demolished
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Why 17 plazas in key Nigerian market have been demolished

At least 17 plazas in Lagos' busiest market have been brought down as government moves to "avert loss of lives".
How noise pollution is bearing down on millions in Nigeria
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How noise pollution is bearing down on millions in Nigeria

"We endure unbearable noise daily," rues Adebomeyin Oluwatosin, a resident of Lagos.
Nigeria's Lagos state to roll out 'game-changing' electric buses
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Nigeria's Lagos state to roll out 'game-changing' electric buses

The state governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu says this ''means that Lagosians can say goodbye to high fuel costs and hello to cost-efficient transportation.''
Nigerian aviation workers resume work as pay talks continue
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Nigerian aviation workers resume work as pay talks continue

The two-day strike saw domestic flights disrupted after workers blocked roads leading to the airport in the commercial capital, Lagos.
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What is TPLF and why is it important to Ethiopia’s peace process?

What is TPLF and why is it important to Ethiopia’s peace process?

The United Nations estimates that the conflict has affected over 9.7 million people in the country’s northern region
Five migrants die, 28 missing after boat capsizes in Tunisia

Five migrants die, 28 missing after boat capsizes in Tunisia

According to the United Nations, more than 20,000 migrants have died in the Mediterranean since 2014.
Is it time to ban the deadly chemical behind Gambia children deaths?

Is it time to ban the deadly chemical behind Gambia children deaths?

Dozens of children in the west African country have died after taking a few sips of cough syrups, which contained high quantities of poisonous diethylene glycol.
Prejudices are the things best shared between Morocco and Algeria

Prejudices are the things best shared between Morocco and Algeria

Not only do Moroccans and Algerians share the same customs, but they are also pulled down by similar downward trends and by great sociological movements — to such an extent that they differ only in their degree and not in their nature.
Burkina Faso: the reasons for endemic instability

Burkina Faso: the reasons for endemic instability

Two coups in eight months. Ten presidents, 70 percent of whom have come from the military in 62 years of independence. Burkina Faso is struggling with its political stability. How can this problem be explained?
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