It was 12.30pm when amphibious excavators escorted by armed police roared through Makoko, crushing wooden shacks built on stilts. “It was the second time this year,” says Augustine Agpoko, 42, …
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‘You feel obligated’: African workers on the pain – and pride – of the ‘black tax’
From Senegal to Somalia and Egypt to South Africa, credit alert notifications from fintech apps such as Western Union or WorldRemit often set the mood for the rest of the …
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Death of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s son prompts calls for overhaul of Nigeria’s healthcare sector
Nigerians have called for urgent reforms to the healthcare sector after the death of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s 21-month-old son prompted an outpouring of grief and accounts of negligence and inadequate …
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‘The locals don’t really benefit’: the dark side of Detty December party season
Hello and welcome to The Long Wave. It is now unmistakably post-holiday season, and in some parts of Africa, the last of the “Detty December” revellers are packing their bags. …
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Author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie accuses Lagos hospital of negligence after son’s death
The Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has accused a Lagos hospital of negligence after the death of one of her 21-month-old twin boys. Nkanu Nnamdi died on 6 January after …
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Nigeria’s big tax gamble: great in theory but people are already checking their pockets | Cheta Nwanze
Let’s not mince words. Nigeria’s new tax regime, which landed on our heads this January, is the most ambitious attempt to reshape the state since, well, since the last time …
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Two weeks on, questions linger over targeting and impact of US airstrikes in Nigeria
Two weeks after the US carried out Christmas Day airstrikes in north-west Nigeria on what it described as Islamic State fighters, questions remain over the specific group that was targeted …
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Anthony Joshua’s driver charged with dangerous driving after fatal crash in Nigeria
Nigerian police have charged Anthony Joshua’s driver with causing death by dangerous driving after a fatal crash that killed two people. Adeniyi Mobolaji Kayode, 46, was also charged with driving …
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Anthony Joshua’s camp confirm two of his close friends died in Nigeria car crash
The British heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua has issued a statement after he was injured in a car crash in Nigeria on Monday morning which killed two of his close friends. …
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US strikes on Nigeria and Syria are ‘consistent’ with policy to combat IS, Republican says
A senior Republican on the US House armed services committee has said that the country’s recent military strikes in Nigeria and Syria are consistent with American foreign policy to combat …


