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Massive Lead Poisoning in Nigeria

Natural occurring gold. (Photo: Karelj/Wikipedia)

A gold mining boom driven by high global prices is contaminating local villages with toxic lead dust, leading to a crisis that Human Rights Watch says is the worst lead poisoning epidemic in modern history.

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Nigeria’s General Strike Called Off

People in Nigeria protest against fuel prices. (Photo: BBC)

President Goodluck Jonathan has agreed to restore part of the subsidy, cutting the fuel prices by a third.

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Musician Seun Kuti Protests Against Fuel Price Rise in Nigeria

Seun Kuti (Photo: Benoît Derrier/Wikipedia)

Seun Kuti, son of Nigeria’s legendary musician Fela Kuti has emerged as one of the protest leaders in Nigeria.

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Nigerians Protest Against Rise in Fuel Price

People in Nigeria protest against fuel prices. (Photo: BBC)

Thousands of Nigerians are protesting against the rising price of fuel, following the government’s decision to remove government subsidies.

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Who is the Nigerian Islamist Group “Boko Haram”?

Boko Haram's deceased leader Mohammed Yusuf (Photo: youtube.com)

Continental Airlines opens up a new route today: a direct daily flight from Houston to, Nigeria. But the State Department warns there’s high risk of terrorist attack in Nigeria. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with John Campbell, former US ambassador to Nigeria, about the threat posed by the Islamic extremist movement, “Boko Haram”.

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African House Made of Plastic Bottles

Nigeria house made of bottles (Photo: Sam Olukoya/BBC)

We’re looking for a state in Nigeria which features homes built in the traditional style of the region but made of plastic bottles.

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Denmark: Two Musicians, Two Perspectives

Gudrun Holck (Photo: April Peavey)

My first full day at The World Music Expo (WOMEX) is complete. Toward the end the day I met two fascinating and dynamic female musicians [...]

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Trains from Canada

Toronto Subway Train (Photo: Steve Harris/Flickr)

We’re looking for a fast growing African city that’s about to get a new railway – this city in Nigeria is one of the world’s mega-cities.

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Joni Haastrup: Father of Afro-Funk

Album cover of Joni Haastrup's "Wake up your mind." (Photo: myspace.com/jonihaastrup)

Haastrup is known as Soul Brother Number One in Nigeria.

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Car Bomb Hits UN Headquarters in Nigeria

Bombing scene in Nigeria (Photo: Image grab from BBC video)

A car bomb attack on the United Nations offices in Nigeria’s capital Abuja.

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Nigeria Oil Spill Needs Big Clean-up Action

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A new UN report says it could take about 30 years to clean up pollution from oil operations in Nigeria’s Ogoniland region.

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Punjabi immersion, Nigerian pidgin radio, and Annoying “Americanisms”

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Top five language stories this month including: The first Punjabi public school in the US, a and a British journalist rails against the invasion of what he calls Americanisms into British English.

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Afrobeat Album “From Africa with Fury: Rise”

(Photo: Marco Werman)

The latest album from Seun Kuti is the newest entry in the Afrobeat CD catalog.

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Nigeria’s New Writers Take Different Path

Sefi Atta

A new generation of Nigerian writers who are steering away from politics.

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Violence marks Nigeria’s election results

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The results of presidential elections in Nigeria have been met with deadly rioting. The BBC’s Dan Isaacs tells anchor Lisa Mullins most of violence is in the mainly Muslim north where residents say it is their turn to hold Nigeria’s presidency. Download MP3

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