Voice-activated virtual assistant systems such as Siri and Alexa are becoming more common around the world, yet most people in Africa, with its numerous languages, are at a disadvantage in the digital world. To address the issue, some African researchers are developing translation systems to recognise and promote local languages like Yoruba
Gunmen in northwest Nigeria’s Kebbi state have freed 30 students and a teacher after seven months of captivity, according to a local official
Bringing attention to medical misdiagnosis, a topic that goes mostly unnoticed but has serious consequences for patients Doctor Usman Galadima of Nigeria goes into detail on the causes of medical misdiagnosis and what can be done about it.Also hilight why a yearly physical checkup is so crucial
Nigeria’s information technology business has been rapidly expanding, yet according to government statistics, just one-fifth of IT workers are women. Aid organisations are attempting to educate women and girls about blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies in order to assist them in entering the IT sector
Following a spike in gas prices in October, Nigerians are turning to firewood and charcoal for cooking. Environmentalists and liquefied petroleum gas producers in Nigeria are pressing the government to lower consumer costs to avoid a rise in air pollution and deforestation
Nigerian activists met this week to mark the one-year anniversary of major public rallies against police brutality last year. Many victims of police brutality
As the coronavirus has spread across Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, myths surrounding the virus have grown as well, particularly among children. A Nigerian author has written a book for children to help them understand the pandemic and how to prevent getting infected
Following a two-month closure due to insecurity, Nigerian authorities have reopened schools in northern Kaduna state. Armed kidnappings have become common in the region, and UNICEF estimates that one million Nigerian children are “fearful of returning to school.”
Patrol of youth volunteers Trying to safeguard their neighbourhood in Kaduna, Northern Nigeria, against armed gangs who are kidnapping residents. They said that they had no choice but to carry a gun because the government has failed to protect them. The state of Kaduna has been the epicentre of civilian abductions that have traumatised the country
Richard Arinze Ogbunuju, a Nigerian who has lived in Georgia since 1996, is the city’s first Black mayoral candidate