Social Media Week Lagos 2017 Day 1 recap
Social Media Week Lagos 2017 got underway on Monday, February 27 in Nigeria's commercial capital with The Guardian hosting three sessions.…
Results of our planning will manifest in 2017 – Fashola
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN reflects on the achievements and challenges of managing three key ministries, in this chat with Guardian TV.…
Monthly holiday for Zambian women
Zambia's government has passed a bill that allows women take a day off work every month because of their menstrual cycle. Already, some see this as bad for business and economic growth.…
Meet Zenvus, the device changing the face of farming in Africa
Nigerian-born inventor and entrepreneur Professor Ndubuisi Ekekwe introduces Zenvus, a smart device changing the agricultural landscape in sub-Saharan Africa by telling farmers what, how and when to farm.…
Djimon Honsou visits Maiduguri for first-hand look at Africa’s ‘largest crisis’
Hollywood star and Oxfam global ambassador Djimon Honsou, visited camps for IDPs in Nigeria's volatile northeast to draw awareness to the region's lingering humanitarian situation, and implore governments and NGOs to double…
Connecting Africa to the rest of the world – Yinka Shonibare MBE
Anglo-Nigerian Yinka Shonibare, the artist behind the scaled-down replica of Lord Nelson's HMS Victory in Trafalgar Square and the famous Wind Sculpture series, reveals how it all began.…
The bobsled queens of Nigeria
Though based in the USA, here are the three Nigerians, Seun Adigun, Ngozi Onwumere, Akuoma Omeoga, preparing to represent Nigeria at the PyeongChang Winter 2018 Olympics.…
Beckham goes topless for the kids
UNICEF ambassador and former football star David Beckham goes shirtless, revealing inscribed tattoos in a cause to drive awareness and end violence against children.…
Victory meets misery for the Falcons
The Super Falcons of Nigeria who were recently crowned champions of Africa for a record-extending 8th time, have promised to stage a protest over unpaid allowances and bonuses owed them by the…
The rise in ocean levels is alarming
Ocean levels are rising due to change in temperature of the arctic and monitors of the trend say we should all be concerned. Scientists worry that if the issue of climate change…
Lagos scraps sanitation saturdays
Lagos state has scrapped the monthly sanitation excercise after a judicial pronouncement against it and as a result of billions of Naira lost by businesses during the exercise.…