It remains one of the most enduring — and unlikely — moments in soccer history. Nigerian star Nwankwo Kanu masterfully spun Brazilian defenders Aldair and Guira as if they were a pair of rookies, beat goalkeeper Dida inside the far post and then triumphantly stormed to the corner of the field and paced in circles […]
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Nigeria’s top statistician tweeted the country’s latest inflation data an hour early — and blamed a non-existent time difference between Nigeria and London
Nigeria’s top statistician tweeted the country’s latest inflation data one hour early. He blamed the fact that his watch was on “London time” — despite London and Nigeria being in the same time zone. The country’s inflation rate fell to 13.34% from 14.33% in March. The head of Nigeria’s statistical authority made an embarrassing blunder […]
Leading the Charge for Female Health in Nigeria’s Refugee Camps
One evening in January 2015, Oghenekaro Omu was in her London flat, exchanging tweets with friends from back home in Nigeria, when the conversation took an unexpected turn. Her friends were upset that the cost of sanitary pads had nearly doubled within a span of a few months to N350 ($ 0.96). Even worse, the […]