Nigerian journalist, Valentine Benjamin
thevalentineben.bsky.social
Nigerian journalist, Valentine Benjamin
@thevalentineben.bsky.social
Travel #journalist | Recently in @SSIReview, @TechReview, @TheNationalNews, @Guardian (UK), etc.
📧hi.valentinebenjamin(@)gmail(.)com
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The area had several gun firing spots and became known as “Oju Ota” in Yoruba which means “Bullet spots”. It later metamorphosed into Ojota which it is called now
March 22, 2024 at 5:03 PM
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If South Africa and Nigeria can combine their strengths and compensate for each other’s weaknesses, they can rally African countries behind common positions on climate policy, trade, and security.

Our expert @amakaanku.bsky.social explains:
AMAKA ANKU: Africa needs a strong SA-Nigeria partnership
Bilateral meeting presents opening for new chapter in relations between the two
www.businesslive.co.za
December 10, 2024 at 2:43 PM
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A war of words has erupted between Kemi Badenoch and the vice-president of Nigeria after he accused her of “denigrating her nation of origin”.
Kemi Badenoch Has Become Embroiled In A War Of Words With The Nigerian Vice-President
Kashim Shettima accused Badenoch of "denigrating her country of origin."
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
December 11, 2024 at 4:21 PM
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“There are now 17 countries giving new malaria vaccines to young children, the WHO report said. Nigeria began its campaign last week, offering a vaccine developed by Oxford University.” apnews.com/article/mala...
Hardest-hit Nigeria is latest African country to provide malaria vaccine to young children
Nigeria is the latest African country to give a new malaria vaccine to young childen. The country began its vaccination campaign last week.
apnews.com
December 12, 2024 at 3:03 PM
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“A travel ban is likely to go into effect soon after inauguration....Kyrgyzstan, Nigeria, Myanmar, Sudan, Tanzania, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Syria, Venezuela, Yemen, and Somalia. New countries could be added to this list, particularly China and India.”

www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/u...
Colleges Warn International Students to Return Ahead of Trump Term
Harvard, Penn and U.S.C. were among the universities and colleges that issued advisories in anticipation of possible travel bans.
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2024 at 9:36 PM
In Stanford Social Innovation Review ( @ssireview.bsky.social ), I write about #Africa’s medical brain drain and how AI is filling the gap to streamline diagnostic imaging, accelerate #healthcare treatment, and improve #health outcomes.

ssir.org/articles/ent...
AI Medical Diagnostics (SSIR)
minoHealth AI Labs seeks to streamline diagnostic imaging to accelerate health-care treatment and improve health outcomes in Africa.
ssir.org
December 12, 2024 at 4:09 PM
Recently in The Guardian (UK), I examined how Kemisola Bolarinwa’s aunt death led her into developing a Smart Bra Device that can pick up Nigeria’s most common #cancer tumour in 30 minutes.

Her aim is to reduce the number of women dying from #breastcancer by 80%
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
January 16, 2024 at 9:15 PM