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Climate Change
Dogged by massive floods, Nigeria ramps up actions to tackle climate crisis
National report predicted 27 of Nigeria’s 36 states were at substantial risk of flooding in 2021.
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Peace and Security
Effective community policing in Nigerian town could be a model for other places
Police commander Olubayo Ajao is a folk hero to residents in Ekpoma, mid-west Nigeria
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Economic Development
African countries embracing biometrics, digital IDs
New digital technologies have enabled countries to leapfrog outdated tools and progress to modern innovations.
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Peace and Security
The Secretary-General welcomes the release of some of the abducted children in Nigeria
Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on Nigeria
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Peace and Security
UN Woman Police Officer of the Year Award 2020 runner-up: Chief Superintendent Catherine Ugorji
“Through both her words and actions, United Nations Police Officer Ugorji exemplifies the best of United Nations policing.”
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Women in Peacekeeping
“Female peacekeepers inspire women and girls”
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General Assembly
Africa helping to shape the world
— Prof. Tajjani Muhammad-Bande, incoming president of the UN General Assembly -
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Slippery justice for victims of oil spills
Nigerian villagers lose lawsuit against an oil giant -
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Nigeria’s film industry: a potential gold mine?
With more than a million people, Nollywood is the country’s second largest employer -
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Sustainable development
Africa’s vanishing Lake Chad
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Bid to end subsidy stirs protest in Nigeria
Unrest highlights problems of mismanagement and corruption -
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Cover Story
Africa fights the ‘people trade’
Scourge of human trafficking ensnares hundreds of thousand -
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