Much of Nigeria's surface consists of ancient crystalline rocks of the African Shield. Having been subject to weathering and erosion for long periods, the characteristic landscape of this area is ...

Nigeria’s first Professor of Geography and first African President of the International Geographical Union, Akin Mabogunje, is dead. Mr Mabogunje’s daughter and former acting Vice-Chancellor of the ...

The 1999 elections marked the return to electoral democracy in Nigeria after nearly four decades of military rule. In spite of this landmark in Nigerian political history, the consolidation of ...

Etim Offiong works with the African Regional Centre for Space Science and Technology Education in English (ARCSSTE-E), Obafemi Awolowo University campus, Ile-Ife. He has interned at South Africa's ...