CNN Profiles - Nimi Princewill - News Producer, CNN Digital

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Ethiopians head to the polls amid famine and a raging humanitarian crisis
By Nimi Princewill, CNN
Ethiopians will head to the polls on Monday amid widespread nationwide unrest, famine, and a raging humanitarian crisis in the country's Tigray region.

Malawi's landscape is clogged with plastic waste that could linger for 100 years. One woman has taken on plastic companies and won
By Nimi Princewill, CNN
For more than five years, Gloria Majiga-Kamoto, a 30-year-old Malawian environmental activist, has waged a David v Goliath battle against some of the country's largest plastic manufacturers to bring an end to single-use plastics.

Rich nations had vaccine options after AstraZeneca and J&J faced clot reports. Others may not have that luxury
By Nimi Princewill, CNN
It was nothing short of a miracle when it became clear that scientists had developed several effective vaccines against Covid-19 in less than a year. Announcements last week from European Union and British drug regulators finding a possible link between AstraZeneca's Covid-19 shot and rare blood clots, however, have been a real low point in the pandemic.

African countries have struggled to secure enough Covid-19 vaccines. So why are thousands of doses going to waste?
By Nimi Princewill, CNN
While many African nations are grappling with barely sufficient supplies of Covid-19 vaccines, others are destroying thousands of unused shots.

Nigeria announces talks with Twitter after ban, as Ecowas court bars government crackdown on users
By Nimi Princewill, CNN
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has assembled a reconciliation team to lead negotiations with Twitter, more than two weeks after the American social media company's operation was indefinitely suspended in the West African nation.

Nigerian digital artists are making a mark with NFTs
Story by Nimi Princewill; video by Stephanie Busari, CNN
Nigerian art creators are leveraging the art world's shift to the digital world through NFTs. And they are increasing their net worth while they're at it, despite a government crackdown on cryptocurrency.

Nigerian megachurch preacher dies after church program
By Nimi Princewill, CNN
A prominent Nigerian televangelist has died hours after presiding over a program at his Lagos-based megachurch on Saturday.

Nigerians can now be prosecuted for sending tweets following ban on Twitter
By Nimi Princewill and Stephanie Busari, CNN
The Nigerian government has ordered federal prosecutors to arrest and prosecute users of the Twitter app, after a ban on the social media company took effect on Friday.

Nigeria bans Twitter after company deletes President Buhari's tweet
By Nimi Princewill, and Stephanie Busari, CNN
The Nigerian government says it has "indefinitely suspended" Twitter's operations in the country, the Ministry of Information and Culture announced in a statement on Friday.