Science & Technology

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A Monstrous Overlap COVID-19 and the New Climate Change Imperative

Oluwaseun OguntuaseOctober 16, 2020

The preparedness of African countries to combat public health crises like the COVID-19 pandemic is debatable, it is obvious that they currently lack the capacity to transition to a low-carbon, climate-resilient economy. Read more.

October/November 2020Special Focus: COVID-19

‘Where is God in All of This?’ COVID-19 and the Palliative Force of Religion

Abdulbasit KassimJune 19, 2020

Why are end-time conspiracy theories attributing the spread of COVID-19 to the 5G network and a proposed global world order gaining momentum? Read more.

June/July 2020Special Focus: COVID-19

Weathering the Storm COVID-19 and the Case for Universal Basic Income in Nigeria

Oluwaseyi SomefunJune 12, 2020

In Nigeria, health facilities in urban slums are few and far between, and likely to be overwhelmed if the virus spreads into these communities. Enforcing lockdowns will not be sustainable if governments do not provide a generous safety-net. Read more.

June/July 2020Special Focus: COVID-19

COVID 19 Pandemic Africans used to test drugs

Echoes of History COVID Vaccine Tests in Africa

Muzz MuhammadJune 5, 2020

That African bodies have been used to test drugs intended for Western markets and consumers is not fiction or conspiracy; it is a historical fact. Read more.

June/July 2020Special Focus: COVID-19

Deep Unlearning? AI and Africa’s Struggling Public Institutions

Victor FamubodeMay 29, 2020

Although Africa falls behind in institutional capacity, countries on the continent can begin to create AI strategies that align with their values. Read more.

April/May 2020

The Vengeful Outdoors? The Environmental Drivers of COVID-19

Amirah YusufMay 8, 2020

Lacking appropriate waste management, Nigerian communities face a high risk of becoming trapped in vicious cycles of environmentally driven COVID-19 infections.

April/May 2020Special Focus: COVID-19

Deceptions of Innovations Investigating the Claims of Big Tech

Aarshin KarandeMarch 6, 2020

The grand premise of innovation is that everyone benefits from it: technology not only yields great opportunity; it constructs great equality. The image of innovation is a redemptive one—but for whom?

February/March 2020

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Uneven Playing Fields Nigeria and the Digital Divide

Osivue ItseumahNovember 29, 2019

For a country already suffering from grave socio-economic inequalities, harnessing technology may not translate positively for Nigeria’s future if active steps are not taken to address the digital divide.

October/November 2019

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Our Post-Truth Era Media and the Globalization of Misinformation

Nnaemeka IjiomaNovember 1, 2019

Misinformation can be linked to the rise in nationalism and extremism, the public's increasing disbelief of credible content and expertise, and the weakening of democracy and the electoral process.

October/November 2019

This is for our piece on Work in the Digital Economy.

The Grind Goes Online Work in the Digital Economy

Marie EhinomenSeptember 18, 2019

The digital economy has changed the rules of the game for all stakeholders in the labour market. Countries in the global south like Nigeria need to not only recognize the new rules but use them to their advantage.

August/September 2019