Society & Culture

Top 10 Safest (and Most Dangerous) Countries in Africa – Global Law and Order Report (2018)

Egypt has been ranked the safest country in Africa and higher than both the UK and US, according to the annual Gallup Global Law and Order poll where it asked if people felt safe walking at night and whether...

Kenya Ranked Third in Literacy Level in Africa

Kenyan school children have a higher chance of accessing education and completing schools compared to all her peers in the region including trouncing Africa’s two largest economies Nigeria and South Africa. Kenyan school children have a higher chance of accessing...

Top 20 Best and Worst African Countries for Doing Business – World Bank

The Doing Business index is a ranking index system, created by the World Bank Group, which indicates the regularity environment of businesses. A higher ranking, which is indicated by a lower numerical value, specifies a stronger protection of property...

Nigerians Ranked Second Most Generous People in Africa, 16th in the World

Nigeria has been ranked Second Most Generous Country in Africa, and the 16th most generous country in the World by Charity Aid Foundation (CAF) The Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) has released its report on the world’s most generous nations. CAF’s World...

African Nations Not Creating Enough Jobs for Booming Youth Population

A new report says African nations are failing to create enough jobs for a booming young population even as some countries have seen strong economic growth. The latest Ibrahim Index of African Governance sounds a warning for a continent where...

The World Most Polluted Area is in South Africa, Study Reveals

According to Greenpeace, highly detailed satellite data has revelead that Mpumalanga, South Africa is the world's "worst" air pollution hotspot on the planet due to its cluster of twelve coal-fired power plants and South Africa's "relatively weak" minimum emission...

Mo Ibrahim Index: Top 20 Most Governed Countries in Africa, 2018

According to the latest Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG), Nigeria is the 33rd most governed Country in Africa The 2018 Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG) is the 12 iteration of this Index, and is the most comprehensive annual...

Nigeria has Highest Number of Out-of-school Children in the World

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says Nigeria still has the highest number of out-of-school children in the world, with 60 per cent of the children located in Northern Nigeria. The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) also disclosed...

Igbo Ora: The Nigerian Town With the Highest Number of Twin Births in the World

Igbo Ora, a town 80 kilometers from Lagos, Nigeria, is easily the twin capital of the world: unconfirmed estimates from the town say it boasts a mind-blowing 158 sets of twins for every 1,000 live births. Twins, the birth of...

Study: Top 5 Issues that Matters Most to Nigerian Citizens

In partnership with unicef's U-Report, ONE polled 170,000 Nigerian citizens across every state to find out what issues mattered most to them with the February 2019 general election in view. The online poll asked citizens about the most important...
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Mwari: The Creator and Guiding Spirit of the Shona People of Southern Africa

The Shona people, one of the largest ethnic groups in Southern Africa, primarily inhabit Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and parts of...
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