well joining me tonight from august nigeria is a lucy on nick bin day he is the c.e.o. of budget a nigerian open data startup and he has launched track of the anti-corruption initiative that you just heard about in our report aleutian welcome to the program i want to ask you based on your experience how widespread is corruption in nigeria . thinking about what it's been the corruption in nigeria is a big issue it is an extension of the euro. and one of the things you say is what is coming which at four projects. in batches definitely does not get to the end of the constructor and these insights one by sometimes it was silence as a time contractors of the right the police know how hard this up with. the pledges of crimes which i mean city used in fights in double up in nigeria so it's always been to be sold your idea of the united states what china's principle when it's the system i say goes up so much is the best disinfectant plus a good stock option of nigeria to find the trust president wants a peaceful of the coffee's this critical of peace that you want shows that w

german chancellor and get a matthew is in nigeria to do business africa's second largest economy is an attractive market for germany we'll speak to a nigerian entrepreneur about the challenges investors face there also coming up if you have trouble falling asleep at night so this year's consumer electronics fair here in berlin might just have the right thing to get you to sing. welcome to the business german chancellor angela merkel has wrapped up a three day africa visit in nigeria a trip which also took her into. ghana and senegal focused on listing investment and economic development in the region nigeria is africa's second largest economy the hoyo rich country with nearly two hundred million people is a growing market and as nigeria emerges from a long recession merkel says the country should offer more support to german companies investing there a transparency international assist corruption remains a serious obstacle to attracting investment. let's get some insight into the situation in nigerian i'm joined now by adam or sac where she is and to printer and head of akron a venture

we have long—standing link5 with nigeria, and long—standing, close commercial ties with nigeria.nigeria for many, many years. we want to enhance tho5e trading link5. i think there are real opportunities for us to do so, as we're leaving the european union. looking for a new trading direction a5 brexit beckons... but today resisting the temptation tojoin in the dancing. in abuja, theresa may met president buhari, promising him more british military help in nigeria's fight against the militant islamist group boko haram. the first security and defence agreement has been signed by the two countries, but it's business deals that mrs may wants too. nigeria is the largest african economy. its gdp, the value of all goods and services in an economy, wa5 £292 billion in 2017 — higher than the other two countries she's visiting on this trip, south africa and kenya. nigeria also has the largest population in africa, nearly 194 million people, and many of them are young. so, there's huge economic growth potential but currently uk trade to nigeria is low. the latest numbers show we imported ju

sentiments mirrored by nigeria's president bihari against. my countrymen and women that illegally find their way to other countries. or not we do good support. indiscipline but the push factors in nigeria are many recent research shows that more than a third of nigerians have considered moving abroad in part because of widespread corruption an even bigger reason to leave is poverty new data suggests that the west african state has surpassed india as the country with the most people living in extreme poverty. merkel's under pressure back in germany to be seen to be finding a solution to the illegal migration. from nigeria and neighboring states this could be a positive move european countries willing to invest to not only stop people smuggling but also to boost african industry in a bid to improve conditions for young people who may otherwise seek a better life in europe. for us your dog and went clear at the top of germany's bones as they go on friday but only by a point after they were held for gold or straw and however on much day to day ca

i've been to visit condo parking in lagos nigeria and as always i'm joined by my colleague shower hello there. well hell of a male it's our name is sharon a minute from nairobi kenya and i hope the two men joya vista latest exciting edition of eco out africa where we bring you you know very interesting environmental topics from across africa and europe here's what we have lined up for you today. we'll be reporting on a really great invention that's helping supply people in local and towns with clean water. will be visiting a couple of high schools in bali. and ways of making the premises want energy efficient. and with interviews you to a conservationist in cameroon was wanting to protect. from habitat loss and culture . some of our viewers might remember our report on the fog how the sting project cloud fish it's a quote unquote meds developed by a job an engineer who walked with a moral initiative that mimics the way our spider's web collects drops of water from mist the water collected supplies drought stricken areas off. this innovative technology has been successfully a child and t

and as we just heard on the americal in nigeria as part of a three day visit to west africa nigeria is africa's second largest economy and the german chancellor is keen to see greater investment by german companies there the oil rich country with nearly two hundred million people is a growing market but it's also one of the world's most corrupt countries. the niger delta is the country's biggest revenue source oil production was launched in the one nine hundred fifty s. now daily production is some two and a half million barrels nigeria is among the world's leading oil exporters but more than half of the population lives in poverty on less than one euro a day that's according to the world bank and made rampant corruption much of the oil revenue is siphoned off by the country's elite police checkpoints and ubiquitous instead of in hansing security and containing the islamist group boko haram offices often demand bribes. those unwilling to pay a forced to wait for hours. the police connect money at every checkpoint twenty five cents each time for action of the big issue is is a huge word

i'm going to merkel arriving in nigeria. the last stop on her brief tour of west africa using hopeful rhetoric to focus on illegal migration to europe the president heard the president indicated that sixty percent of the people living in nigeria are under thirty years old. so it's a young country with knots of ambition. and we agree that people smuggling criminality and illegal migration can only be dealt with if young people have economic opportunity is at the same time. sentiments mirrored by nigeria's president bihari against. my countrymen. illegally find their way to other countries. or not we do good support anything. but the push factors in nigeria are many recent research shows that more than a third of nigerians have considered moving abroad in part because of widespread corruption an even bigger reason to leave is poverty new data suggests that the west african state has surpassed india as the country with the most people living in extreme poverty merkel's under pressure back in germany to be seen to be finding a s

we have long—standing links with nigeria, long—standing close commercial ties with nigeria.ance those trading links. i think there are real opportunities for us to do so as we are leaving the european union. that is one of the things i've been discussing here in nigeria today. we offer as the united kingdom the important capacity to bring in the access to capital markets through the city of london together with professional services expertise and great private sector companies. i look forward to seeing more british investment in nigeria, creating jobs here for nigerians. and being good for people in the uk as well. we can cross now to lagos and speak to our correspondent there — mayenijones. what sort of reception do you think theresa may is getting at these various talks? from speaking to various talks? from speaking to various people here, first of all newspapers this morning are focused very much on the statement she made yesterday in cape town about the amount of poverty in nigeria. people have been saying they're not entirely sure why the prime minister is here, i suspe

theresa may is the first british prime minister to visit nigeria since 2011.and long—standing close commercial ties. there are british companies that have been here for many years, we want to enhance those trading links and there are opportunities to do so as we leave the european union. looking for a new trading direction as brexit beckons, but today resisting the temptation tojoin in the dancing. it is a very traditional welcome for theresa may, but make no mistake, this is a dynamic fast—growing theresa may met president muhammadu buhari, promising him more british military help against the fight against the islamist group boko haram. the first security and defence agreement has been signed by the countries but it is business deals mrs may wants also. nigeria is the largest african economy, its gdp was £292 billion in 2017, higher than the other two countries she is visiting, south africa and kenya. nigeria also has the largest population in africa, almost 194 million, and many of them are young. so there is huge economic growth potential but currently trad

and angela merkel will arrive in nigeria shortly after mrs may leaves.he big western powers are taking a new interest. britain is already the second biggest aid donor to africa, after the united states. the plan is to use that aid to support private sector investment on the continent. but africa will never replace the trade the uk has with europe — britain's exports to the eu are £240 billion. combined annual exports to south africa and nigeria arejust 3 billion. still, the prime minister believes there is plenty of potential. one of the benefits of leaving the eu is we will be able to negotiate

we have long—standing links with nigeria and close commercial ties. those trading links and there are opportunities to do so as we leave the european union. a new trading direction as brexit beckons, but today resisting the temptation tojoin in the dancing. it is a traditional welcome, but make no mistake, this is a dynamic fast—growing economy with a lot of business potential for the uk fast—growing economy with a lot of business potentialfor the uk which is why theresa may is here, hoping to find new markets for british goods and services. theresa may met president muhammadu buhari, promising him more british military help against the fight against the islamist group boko haram. the first agreement has been signed by the countries but it is business deals mrs may wants also. nigeria is the largest african economy, its gdp was £292 billion in 2017, higher than the other two country she is visiting, south africa and kenya. nigeria also has the largest population, almost 194 million, and many of them are young. there is huge economic growth potential b

here my name is now it's i've been been in city nigeria and i'm joined by my colleague sharma my in kenya. hello everybody if you're interested in the environmentalists sit back and enjoy the next twenty six and here's what's coming up on the show today. we discover why people are. not. possible and why. they might be cute but a few titles on the web people often aren't aware that they should not kill the animals or take them back home in the coastal town of what tumble in kenya and organization is trying to protect this my way in creatures its workers collect them from the sea shore and release them back into that natural habitat that's the kind of. races across the sands to its new home the indian ocean conservationist. if such is fighting the job well done but back in his office he seems an emergency call he immediately sets out on a mission to save another title. young . involves risking sea turtles that have been caught accidentally by fishermen when you're bored. sea turtles are amazing creatures. they're also an endangered species . if they weren't protected there's a chance i may

what does nigeria need?g problem in nigeria, particularly amongst the elections coming up in february. many people are looking to see what candidates are looking to see what candidates are offering in terms of strengthening the economy. nigeria will want to get assurance, as the uk leads the eu, nigeria will become a trading partner. it is currently the uk's second to trading partner in africa. there will want assurance that this trade will yield economic dividends. in terms of the aspects of investment and british business investment that would be fruitful for britain, what is it that could be done in nigeria? is it more about investment, infrastructure, creating jobs... how much of the market is therefore imports from the uk?|j think therefore imports from the uk?” think the main thing in nigeria is that it think the main thing in nigeria is thatitis think the main thing in nigeria is that it is a huge exporter of oil. the government have been trying to invest more in agriculture and infrastructure, both h

we have long standing links with nigeria and longstanding commercial ties with nigeria, there are britisho women in solihull. 22—year—old raneem oudeh and her mother khaola saleem were found fataly injured with stab wounds in a street on monday. west midlands police believe that janbaz tarin is still in the west midlands area and that people are protecting him. our correspondent dan johnson has been updating us on the police investigation. this manhunt is intensifying and i think this is a sign that police believe someone is helping janbaz tarin. helping him to hide, to evade the search that is now growing. although it is still focused here in the west midlands. we have heard today other agencies are involved in the search, i think we can take that to mean other law enforcement agencies, other police forces in this part of the country. i‘ve been speaking to the west midlands most senior detective leading the investigation, and he said his feeling was that janbaz tarin has not gone too far. but he is still in the area but at least someone must be helping him to hide. that is why they‘ve of

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she is not the only european leader coming to nigeria. there is a lot of competition.was here last month, he has been twice. angela merkel arrives tomorrow. many people wa nt merkel arrives tomorrow. many people want a chunk of the business opportunities that these countries provide and that is what theresa may will be hoping to achieve here and later this afternoon in lagos. she is stressing in particular the links she wants to see developed between the city of london and nigeria and once the african countries to list themselves on the london stock exchange. it is not only trade. she will also be raising the question of modern slavery. a lot of people are trafficked from nigeria to europe and the uk, and trying to disrupt that trafficking link is something she will be talking about. she will be offering further assistance to the nigerian government and army in their battle against the islamist group boko haram, which has killed thousands of people in recent years. there is a lot on the agenda, she is only here for a day and then she is moving on to kenya. ben wright t

nigeria has one of the highest rates for. station in the world the country's population is growing rapidly and i would call trees expanding to meet demand by it's a vicious circle deforestation courses so i leave ocean on sunday russian feels the need for more land our next report shows just how dramatic the situation is caught in the act the ranger tells the men they have no rights to be here god is the boundary between. us and out of the forest guards can rest them because they have entered a strictly reserved area the cause of the forest in a new state and published all over the annals of water and yet the punishment if you consider to quote the protection zone is part of a wider strategy of the nigerian conservation foundation the ngo hopes to save the diminishing forest in the country each year nigeria loses more than three thousand square kilometers of woodland only seven percent of its land mass is still covered by trees on the foundation a set of grass roots because of asian comedians to help to protect the forests th

kate here my name is now it's i mean been in city nigeria and i'm joined by my colleague sharma my in kenya publisher hello everybody if you're interested in the environmentalists sit back and enjoy the next twenty six it's here's what's coming up on the show today. we discover why people are interested in defending off she not. fossil and why but it's everything bob when i get in there streets of trash. they might be cute but the sea turtles and the threats people often aren't aware that they should not kill and it's the animals or take them back home in the coastal town of what tumble in kenya and all the migration is trying to protect the base marine creatures it's walkers collect them from the sea shore and release them back into the match all habitats that's taken. a new born title raises across the sands to its new home the indian ocean conservationist. is such is fighting the job well done but back in his office he seems an emergency call he immediately sets out on a mission to save another title. my work involves risking sea turtles that have been caught accidentally by fisher

and your own country nigeria shayna how can you very quickly sum up the situation in there and is it now going to end with that deadline less than a week away. well we've been here before and we nigerian situation we've seen courts case court injunction you know the problem continue to evolve the character stays the same so the man who claimed to the position of the civil said mission of nigeria was election in august two thousand and fourteen was no recognized continues to fight in the law courts the money by a few for with election is a symbol two thousand and fourteen was a fever that is homage to pin it continues to order for so what is the ask that the nigerian government who is also back in just force minister backing and of such an a leader should lead the one recognized. and these but to actually wrongful ball on interrupted the given them a deadline august twentieth and they said this is not nigeria will be true and out of international football i think this matter will be resolved before the deadline thank you very much. thanks for having me. well as always you can keep in

nigeria and into london's banks.confirmation of the government of the uk. but not enough. we are expecting to get even more cooperation, we have the commonwealth, we talked about it and a lot of cooperation in that area,. the bbc‘s ben wright is travelling with mrs may. here's his latest report — after she arrived in lagos box 3 here's his latest report — after she arrived in lagos they still honour britain here, but the days of obeying are long gone. this former british colony is africa's largest economy and a hot destination for visiting trade delegations and their national leaders. theresa may is the first british prime minister to visit nigeria since 2011. we have long—standing links with nigeria and long standing close commercial ties. there are british companies who have been here for many years and we want to enhance those trading links and there are opportunities to do so as we leave the european union. looking for a new trading direction as brexit beckons, but today resisting the temptation to join in the da

reporter: the push factors in nigeria are many.earch shows that was than a third of nigerians think about moving abroad. the bigger reason to leave his poverty. the west african state has surpassed india with the most people living in extreme poverty. lolocals under pressure back in germany, seem to be trying to find a solution to the legal -- illegal migration. for neighboring states, this could be a positive move. european nations want to boost african industry and improve conditions for young people who may otherwise seek a better life in europe. >>. business no -- let's talk business now. >> that initial deal between u.s. and mexico still stands. you're talking about a trilateral deal that includes canada. work now from officials that talks between the u.s. and canada have broken up with no agreement. it now remains to be seen whether president trump sees the bilateral trade deal off to congress. >> donald trumps friday deadline. no three-way agreement. they appear less optimistic about striking a deal with washington. >> as he

given that nigeria is an oil rich nation.ty, hopefully this is the start, and, you know, some have suggested she might actually be expectations and do a deal at the 0ctober european summit. now, if that happens, alongside the opportunity to do more of this kind of thing, i think business sentiment will significantly improve. all right, thank you for now. iain will be back. we have plenty of other stories to get our teeth stuck into in the news briefing, along with the fifa corruption probe. the former head of football's governing body in south america will be sentenced later. he's the first african—american to win the presidential nomination of a major party, and he accepts exactly 45 years ago to the day that martin luther king declared "i have a dream." as darkness falls tonight, an unfamiliar light will appear in the south—eastern sky. an orange glowing disk that is brighter than anything save the moon — our neighbouring planet mars. there is no doubt that this election is an important milestone in the birth of east timor

nigeria is a country going up against all sorts of hardship poverty corruption the resurgence of terrorist groups but there's an even more fundamental one water about forty percent of the country's population almost seventy million people live without access to clean water for the eighty thousand people who live here there's only one borehole for every sixty households who used to walk miles to fetch water by the river now we fetch from this bore hole nearby and have time to cook and wash it all the uses the water for cooking and the laundry of course. we don't drink it so we had to look for tony lake package the water that's all we you know we drink because of how the water systems pipes have decayed now a quarter of all supplies literally seep through the cracks three major companies have been shortlisted to seize control of nigeria's water by privatizing it healthy competition or so when you think but actually it's a choice between the bad the ugly and the really ugly the first company i'm going to talk about is france's veolia it could be known for many things but it's not tori's for j

at the conservation foundation in lagos nigeria thanks to our panel african and european environmentalists. here's what we have coming up on the show today. this week we'll be heading to south africa to find out what's being done to help endangered sea horses. will go to rwanda to meet a woman who creates jewelry from waste. and then we will show you a pretty odd school solution to the problem of water hyson in. sea horses mysterious and magical marine animals but threatened with extinction in many parts of the world scientists in south africa trying to do something to save the tiny cute creatures then developed a method to observe them in the ocean. see horses are incredibly well come of. that protects them but makes it hard for researchers to find them and tell them apart. scientists in south africa have found a way of marking the animals by implanting harmless fluorescent tugs under their skin that helps them identify and truck individuals. like tagging the animal and understanding its movement and home range will be able to understand what habitat and what area it needs for its entire

nigeria joined 5a yea rs past 60 years. nigeria joined 5a years back. it's been doing very well.ayed in the nba. in the world championship. nigeria won many basketball championships in the 90s in the 80s. 2001, 2002, five times in the finals. i don't know where they are coming from. right now, the concessions of social media, the internet, new—age media so maybe you can see that right now. while it isn't putting a damper on things, people are saying don't get carried away just yet but people are saying don't get carried awayjust yet but basketball experts say there is a lot to be optimistic about. there are many signs of development of basketball in africa. many african born players playing in top leagues around the world. but think about the nba, the champions league, for example. many, many african players who are competing in those leagues. this past season, for example, the nba had 12 african born players. that is about to sign, a good sign of how good the game has become an africa. to reach the heights of football, africa's basketball leagues will no doubt have to borrow a l

nigeria shut down its busiest bridge for vital maintenance. the third mainland bridge lagos island that's a city of nearly twenty million people with the mainland i met address now looks at efforts to repair the aging bridge and the disruption if it costs. for just the thirty forty year history nigeria's busiest bridge is shut to traffic and this is why. cracks and damage in the structure i sense of concern for motorists say they awarded by the recent bridge collapse in italy that killed several people ask rock. what was on the beach and there is a gullible warning. not to be bouncy go vote on which is noise lol. it will remain closed for three days as engineers conduct a variety of tests this is a typical day on this bridge an important road connecting lagos financial and commercial centers. an average of one hundred thousand cars cross the neighborhood third and last three every day eleven thousand eight hundred meter structure is nigeria's longest and business bridge the maintenance was being carried out is by far the biggest banks of north

a major military operation has begun in northwestern nigeria to crack down on criminals who have been raiding villages now it's thought that more than two thousand villages in the area have been killed by gunman says twenty eleven i am a dangerous reporter matter doune in northwestern nigeria. digging in for a fight these soldiers are part of a one thousand member force sent to fight gunman who'd laid siege to villages in west nigeria for more than seven years they sacked many villages looting killing and raping the criminals are forced up to forty thousand people from their homes yet despite the military operations civilians continue to seek refuge in larger towns sonnier committee says his village was raided. and you could hear my e. ticket get out of it to kill my father they walked right into his room and shut the old man there we did our cattle and camels some of my villagers were kidnapped for ransom they took our women raped and abandoned them for us to take to hospital more than one hundred people lies to me to have been killed in the past six weeks alone survivors say their t

don't know whether she's really going to nigeria or across the desert to libya. a lot of people keep their plans to themselves off and you can never get hold of them again. at least i mean it is not travelling dangerously and illegally in a pickup truck she's going by bus she promises to be back soon. six months later and allison is working at his job in upmarket restaurants there are very few diners and he is a refuge for islamic terrorists. depends on tourism. but people from the western not coming anymore because of the situation here and in libya. everything is so difficult now. but today alice sun is celebrating a piece of good fortune. ameena is back. if she'd found a job in nigeria she would have stayed with her children but it didn't work out so she's decided to come back to allison in the share family love money worries daily life in west africa as everywhere revolves around hopes for a more secure future allison earns enough to ensure that he and ameena don't go hungry a luxury in itself for many here he's also been able to find a job she's now an assis