Kolawole Talabi

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Kolawole Talabi is an independent journalist who covers the environment, science, culture and development from his native country, Nigeria. He holds a degree in human geography and he enjoys eating fish.

March 16th, 2018

Forests without Borders

in:	Nature
by:	Kolawole Talabi

In Tanzania, one of the most important projects is the establishment, protection and restoration of wildlife corridors linking the country’s protected areas

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February 13th, 2018

Forests without Borders

in:	Nature
by:	Kolawole Talabi

Before independence, Tanzania’s forests accounted for more than half of its total area - between 2001 and 2014 the country lost nearly 4 percent of it .

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January 29th, 2018

Civil society in Nigeria: A treat or threat?

in:	Humans
by:	Kolawole Talabi

The public trust in Nigeria's civil society marked by corruption and inefficiency has been waning in recent times, says Oluseyi Oyebisi.

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December 01st, 2017

Restructuring Nigeria: What will work? (Part 3)

in:	Humans, Economy
by:	Kolawole Talabi

A reform of Nigeria’s federal structure might avert a breakdown of the country’s polity but are the country's elites ready to do the necessary?

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November 15th, 2017

Restructuring Nigeria: What will work? (Part 2)

in:	Humans, Economy
by:	Kolawole Talabi

Aso Rock looms over Abuja, the federal capital of Nigeria as a mother would over her delicate child, protectively.

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October 20th, 2017

Restructuring Nigeria: What will work? (Part 1)

in:	Humans, Economy
by:	Kolawole Talabi

Nigeria, Africa’s largest country copes with huge management issues. A growing call for restructuring raises the question what lessons can be from the past?

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September 22nd, 2017

Ghanaian scientist turns the table on cerebral aneurysm

in:	Humans, Technology
by:	Kolawole Talabi

‘Aneurysm’ is one of those short yet polysyllabic words that make you doubt your mastery of Standard English. You can easily mispronounce it, [...]

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July 10th, 2017

Abuja's Lake Jabi - The answer to the lagoons of Lagos?

in:	Humans, Nature
by:	Kolawole Talabi

Rather than bemoan this drawback, they came up with a solution ― Lake Jabi, an artificial reservoir. But then, can nurture achieve the same results [...]

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May 31st, 2017

Can Artificial Intelligence secure global nutrition sustainabilty?

in:	Humans, Economy, Technology
by:	Kolawole Talabi

Such irony shows that the world needs urgent, innovative solutions to strike a balance between feeding itself and maintaining a healthy lifestyle for [...]

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May 08th, 2017

Catch them young!

in:	Humans, Nature
by:	Kolawole Talabi

In association with local authorities, the Greenpeace team put together a series of events as part of its ‘Hope in West Africa’ campaign to sensitize the people of Sierra Leone on the need to [...]

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April 28th, 2017

Bribery scheme uncovered in Nigeria's oil industry

in:	Humans, Economy
by:	Kolawole Talabi

Although agencies such as the EFCC (better known as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission) exist to curb the graft in Nigeria, the apparent [...]

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