New literary festivals are springing up in Nigeria, inspiring an evolving community of more book-loving Africans.

Pelumi Salako is a Nigerian writer and journalist.
New literary festivals are springing up in Nigeria, inspiring an evolving community of more book-loving Africans.
Activists say victims of security agencies are yet to receive compensation or justice and police brutality is ongoing.
Many Nigerians say getting a passport is now cumbersome due to corruption and government inefficiency.
There are 64 leprosy settlements across Nigeria but most are in varying states of disrepair with little to no funding.
Africa’s largest oil producer is once again in the throes of a recurrent fuel scarcity issue.
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