Up-and-coming Nigerian artist "Jeffy J" releases new songs urging young people to fight for justice with their voices, not with guns. The artist asks why Nigeria, a ...
305 viewsAfter Malaria and AIDS, Nigeria's number one cause of death is diseases associated with traditional cooking. Activists say nearly 100,000 people die yearly in Nigeria from what they ...
262 viewsMore than a hundred young Nigerians are teaming up with Google to add restaurants, markets, hospitals and other attractions in the Nigerian capital to Google Maps. For VOA, Heather Murdock reports fr...
226 viewsNigeria has one of the highest maternal death rates in the world and an ambitious plan to 'save one million lives' through health programs that target mothers and chi...
183 viewsNigerian bands like Heroes Band International hope to break out of local circuits with pop songs inspired by traditional tribal music. Besides ambitions of stardom and financial security, these music...
292 viewsMost Nigerians living in the Nigerian capital, abuja, don't live in the city center, much of which resembles a high-income city in the United States, like Beverly Hills. Instead, they...
269 viewsNigeria's space program is reputed to be one of Africa's largest, with three satellites in orbit and an ambitious plan to send the first African astronaut into space ...
190 viewsIn its five-year effort to impose Islamic law in northeastern Nigeria, the Boko Haram extremist group has killed thousands of people and forced hundreds of thousands to flee. Some of those who ran fo...
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