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Nigeria’s inflation rate, at 29.90% in January this year, was at one of its highest peaks in two decades. The cost of living is soaring – especially food prices. But this is happening at the same time as the International Monetary Fund expects global inflation to fall. Stephen Onyeiwu explains why factors pushing inflation rates down in other parts of the world are achieving the opposite result in Nigeria.
Sleep is as important to our health as food and water. There are many restorative processes going on during sleep, like consolidating memories and wiping out “useless” ones. This allows us to start afresh in the morning. On World Sleep Day today, sleep experts tell us more about this essential part of our lives.
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Stephen Onyeiwu, Allegheny College
Factors pushing inflation rates downwards in other parts of the world are achieving the exact opposite result in Nigeria.
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Sleep is an essential part of life. What happens when we don’t get enough sleep and how do we ensure that we do?
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Thierno Thioune, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar
Several conditions must be met to ensure the successful launch and operation of a multilateral currency.
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Jim Taylor, University of KwaZulu-Natal; Mark Graham, University of KwaZulu-Natal
In South Africa, a group of citizen scientists who test water quality and log the results on a specialised app have helped keep the water supply for 4.3 million people clean.
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From our international editions
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Natasha Lindstaedt, University of Essex
Like a lot of authoritarian leaders, Putin is aware that a low turnout will make him look weak in the eyes of the world.
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Doug Jacobson, Iowa State University
What data privacy risk does TikTok pose, and what could the Chinese government do with data it collects? And is it even possible to ban an app?
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Nathan Kilah, University of Tasmania
A mix of vinegar and baking soda is a popular DIY cleaner – but it’s really inefficient. A chemist explains why you should reconsider using this fizzy mixture.
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Robert Person, United States Military Academy West Point
A West Point professor of Russian politics and foreign policy looks at the future of Russia without Putin.
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Paul Winters, University of Notre Dame
Cattle are major producers of methane, a potent greenhouse gas. But there are methods that can reduce their climate impact – if ranchers have incentive to use them.
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