Skepta’s Mains Pop-up is a Teenage Dream
LONDON — Get in bed with Skepta — or, at least, climb onto the exact same bed that the grimes musician was sitting on — at the pop-up shop for …
Nigeria
Partnerships “key” to harnessing strength of Africa’s young people
Speaking at the British Council’s Going Global Africa 2024 conference in Abuja, Nigeria last week (November 26-28), leading diplomats and civil servants led the charge in urging UK and African …
The $60 Billion Potential Hiding in Your Discarded Gadgets
Recycling is important, yes. But it is also utterly insufficient to meet our needs. We tend to think of it as the best alternative to using virgin materials. In fact, …
Over a quarter of students seeking asylum in Canada from India and Nigeria
While nearly 14,000 asylum applications were filed by international students in the first nine months of this year, compared to 12,000 in 2023, Indian students (2,290) made up over 14% …
Nigeria Drops Charges Against Tigran Gambaryan, Jailed Binance Exec and Former IRS Agent
For eight months, the criminal investigator who pioneered cryptocurrency tracing as a law enforcement technique has, in a bizarre twist of fate, been detained and then jailed in Nigeria facing …
‘Easy, convenient, cheap’: How single-use plastic rules the world
Bangkok – Each year the world produces around 400 million tonnes of plastic waste, much of it discarded after just a few minutes of use. Negotiators hope to reach the …
Nigerian startup is using microgrids to produce reliable electricity
Small businesses are a powerful force in Nigeria, with the country’s informal market of around 40 million enterprises contributing over half of its GDP. But in a country where less …
Is the country safe to travel to as protests spread?
Riot police officers push back anti-migration protesters outside on Aug. 4, 2024 in Rotherham, U.K. Christopher Furlong | Getty Images News | Getty Images Five countries have now issued travel …
Olympics: How Messi ignored Barcelona and triumphed over Nigeria in Beijing 2008
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We recall how Barcelona almost stopped Lionel Messi from making the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Before the Copa America triumph in 2021, Lionel Messi’s success on an international level had come …
Officials put death toll from Nigeria school collapse at 22
By Dyepkazah Shibayan | Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A two-story school collapsed during morning classes Friday in north-central Nigeria, killing 22 students and sending rescuers on a frantic …