http://www.voanews.com Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries http://www.voanews.com/img/voa/rssLogo_VOA.gif http://www.voanews.com en-US 2012 - VOA 60 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:13:24 -0400 Pangea CMS – VOA Aid agencies are teaming up with Nigeria's government to convert 20 million stoves from unwholesome fuel and firewood to clean cooking gas.  About 112 million Nigerians rely solely on firewood for cooking, producing fumes and smoke that put them at high risk of asthma, bronchitis, child pneumonia, and lung cancer. The World Health Organization says more than 95,000 Nigerians die annually due to complications caused by the inhalation of smoke from biofuels.  This makes it the ... http://www.voanews.com/content/nigeria-to-switch-to-use-clean-cooking-gas/1616606.html http://www.voanews.com/content/nigeria-to-switch-to-use-clean-cooking-gas/1616606.html Wed, 06 Mar 2013 15:21:20 -0500 Africa webdesk@voanews.com (Nicholas Ibekwe) Nigeria may soon purge its reputation as a center for Internet criminals and gain fame as an innovator of online businesses and tech start-ups. Since 2010, there have been more than 50 tech startups in the country.  Although still in their infancy, many of them have shown great promise attracting investment from financial heavyweights like Google and JP Morgan. These young tech savvy entrepreneurs say they have been inspired by popular online platforms such as eBay, YouTube and ... http://www.voanews.com/content/nigeria-online-start-ups-see-a-future-silicon-lagoon/1564936.html http://www.voanews.com/content/nigeria-online-start-ups-see-a-future-silicon-lagoon/1564936.html Fri, 14 Dec 2012 10:16:01 -0500 Africa webdesk@voanews.com (Nicholas Ibekwe)