Thursday, November 17, 2016

Video - Nigeria holds unique beauty pageant to promote peace



Nigeria's beauty pageant with a difference. The contest aims to promote peace, in a country that's seen ongoing conflict lead to one of the biggest humanitarian crises in Africa.

Video - Piracy in Nigeria



People and Power investigates the rise of piracy in the oil-rich Niger Delta region.

Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Video - Nigerian Petroleum minister debunks claims that gov't will scrap NNPC




Nigeria's Minister of State for Petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu has allayed fears that the government plans to scrap the country's oil monopoly, the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation. In the past week, Nigerian media has been awash with reports that the NNPC will be dissolved and replaced with a new National oil Company.

Video - Nigerian businessman transforms food vending in Lagos




A young Nigerian is now redefining the traditional way of hawking food in a typical African society. Rasheed Salami's Prestigious Meals, basically hawks prepared food in the city of Lagos but in completely different way. He uses specially made tricycle to sell cooked meals across the city. More like taking the restaurant to people and not wait for them to come to you.

Video - Followers of Judaism and number of synagogues rise in Nigeria



Judaism is finding its voice in Nigeria. According to the country's Inter-Religious Council, the number of synagogues across Nigeria has risen over the past two decades. As Sophia Adengo reports, the religion is still very much a minority in the country, where 60-percent of the nearly 180-million people are Muslim.