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See photos from the #YouTubeAwards in South Africa
The first ever #YouTubeAwards for content creators in Sub Saharan African held on Friday in South Africa. Awards were handed out to 25 creators across 23 categories at a glittering…
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The Media Blog: CNN didn’t do anything wrong
Nigerians have been all over tne matter of CNN’s coverage of Mark Zuckerberg’s visit to Nigeria. The headline was innocuous enough: “Mark Zuckerberg makes first visit to Sub-Saharan Africa”. ;
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We don’t agree with this CNN story on Zuckerberg’s visit to Nigeria
There was a recent feud on Twitter over the use of the description, 'Sub-Saharan Africa' by Cable News Network (CNN). Some persons did not see anything wrong with the…
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Perry Brimah: World superpowers ignore HIV epidemic among blacks, especially homosexual men
by Perry Brimah For reasons yet unexplained fully by epidemiologists and social scientists, Blacks are disproportionally at greatest risk of infections with HIV and AIDS death. The numbers are simply…
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Jimi Agbaje, Mai Atafo, Toke Makinwa others step out as Microsoft launches employability programme, Aiki Nigeria (PHOTOS)
by Akintomiwa Agbaje Chika Nnadazie, Adebola Williams, Isakan Okusami and Ugochukwu Nwosu On Friday, 15 November 2013, Microsoft unveiled Aiki Nigeria - an online employability programme at a cocktail event…
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Adanna Chukwuma: Towards a global commitment in support of community health worker programs (Y! Policy Hub)
by Adanna Chukwuma By the end of 2015, with concerted global action, we could bring quality health care to the doorsteps of 650 million Africans, many of whom would be excluded…
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Dangote set to build $8 billion oil refinery in Nigeria by 2016
The Chairman of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote has announced plans to invest about $8bn to build a 400,000 bpd capacity oil refinery in Nigeria by 2016. Dangote, Africa's richest…
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John Campbell: Kidnapping comes to Northern Nigeria
by John Campbell Recent Ansaru activities may indicate that the wider Boko Haram movement is evolving from a movement focused on specifically Nigerian issues, to one with a transnational character. Over…
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‘End of AIDS in sight,’ says UN report, as new HIV infection rate continues to fall
With the number of people being diagnosed with HIV falling, AIDS could one day be eradicated, experts claim. A report from the United Nations said this was thanks to better…
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