9 months ago
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12 months ago
Dozens dead after gunmen ransack central Nigerian villages
Gunmen have killed over 100 people after ransacking a group of villages in central Nigeria, local sources said, in one of worst attacks this year blamed on heavily armed criminal gangs who terrorise parts of the country.
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Gunmen have killed over 100 people after ransacking a group of villages in central Nigeria, local sources said, in one of worst attacks this year blamed on heavily armed criminal gangs who terrorise parts of the country.
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12 months ago
Gunmen in Nigeria train attack show more hostages
Gunmen who carried out a high-profile attack on a train in northwest Nigeria last month have released a video showing about two dozen of the hostages they kidnapped in the assault.
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Gunmen who carried out a high-profile attack on a train in northwest Nigeria last month have released a video showing about two dozen of the hostages they kidnapped in the assault.
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12 months ago
Nigerias VP Osinbajo to seek ruling party ticket to run for president
Nigerian vice president Yemi Osinbajo will seek the ruling All Progressives Party (APC) ticket to run for president next February, he said in a Twitter message on Monday, as he bids to succeed his boss Muhammadu Buhari in Africas top oil producer.
#yemiosibanjo #Nigeria #presidentialticket
Nigerian vice president Yemi Osinbajo will seek the ruling All Progressives Party (APC) ticket to run for president next February, he said in a Twitter message on Monday, as he bids to succeed his boss Muhammadu Buhari in Africas top oil producer.
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12 months ago
Nigeria grants MTN licence for mobile money banking service
The Central Bank of Nigeria has approved the licence for MTNs Mobile Money (MoMo) Payment Service Bank in the country, extending its services to wider banking operations, it was announced on Monday.
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The Central Bank of Nigeria has approved the licence for MTNs Mobile Money (MoMo) Payment Service Bank in the country, extending its services to wider banking operations, it was announced on Monday.
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12 months ago
Tope Awotona, Founder of Calendly, Graces Forbes Billionaire List
On the cover of the 36th edition of Forbes’ Billionaires Issue this year is Nigeria-born Tope Awotona, the founder of Calendly, the scheduling app that is now worth $3 billion. Last year alone, Calendly made $100 million in revenue, double what it booked the previous year.
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On the cover of the 36th edition of Forbes’ Billionaires Issue this year is Nigeria-born Tope Awotona, the founder of Calendly, the scheduling app that is now worth $3 billion. Last year alone, Calendly made $100 million in revenue, double what it booked the previous year.
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12 months ago
US agency makes R152 million available to combat malnutrition in northern Nigeria
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched a two-year feeding scheme in the northern Nigerian states of Bauchi, Kebbi and Sokoto at a time when malnutrition is the single underlying cause of death in children under the age of five.
#usagency #Nigeria #malnutrition
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched a two-year feeding scheme in the northern Nigerian states of Bauchi, Kebbi and Sokoto at a time when malnutrition is the single underlying cause of death in children under the age of five.
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12 months ago
A knights tale: How chess is keeping children off the streets in Nigeria
In a country where boys who escape poverty mostly do it through football, with names such as Odion Ighalo, Anthony Nwakaeme, and Emmanuel Emenike, to name a few, Tunde took a unique route. Since September 2018, he has been helping kids, in situations similar to his, in the best way he knew - the chess board. "
In a country where boys who escape poverty mostly do it through football, with names such as Odion Ighalo, Anthony Nwakaeme, and Emmanuel Emenike, to name a few, Tunde took a unique route. Since September 2018, he has been helping kids, in situations similar to his, in the best way he knew - the chess board. "
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12 months ago
Absolute chaos! Fuming Nigeria fans raid pitch to attack Ghana players
After losing to Ghana yesterday on away goal rules, thousands of Nigeria fans took to the field in anger to attack the Ghana players and destroy stadium equipment. According to Nigerian publication Punch, prior to taking to the field fans threw objects at the Ghanaian players after the final whistle.
After losing to Ghana yesterday on away goal rules, thousands of Nigeria fans took to the field in anger to attack the Ghana players and destroy stadium equipment. According to Nigerian publication Punch, prior to taking to the field fans threw objects at the Ghanaian players after the final whistle.
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12 months ago
Gunmen attack passenger train in northwest Nigeria
Gunmen attacked a passenger train in northwest Nigeria Monday night, opening fire after detonating explosives on the track, but were repelled by troops without causing casualties, a security source and friends of passengers told AFP.
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Gunmen attacked a passenger train in northwest Nigeria Monday night, opening fire after detonating explosives on the track, but were repelled by troops without causing casualties, a security source and friends of passengers told AFP.
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12 months ago
12 months ago
Nigerias ruling party names new chief to end disunity
Nigerias ruling party has appointed a new chair at a national convention meant to end infighting as it prepares to select a candidate to replace President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2023 election.
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Nigerias ruling party has appointed a new chair at a national convention meant to end infighting as it prepares to select a candidate to replace President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2023 election.
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1 yr. ago
Nigeria banks ration dollars as regulator signals stopping sales
Nigerian lenders cut the dollar spending limits on local currency cards to free more resources to fund imports after the central bank signaled it will stop foreign-exchange sales to banks.
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Nigerian lenders cut the dollar spending limits on local currency cards to free more resources to fund imports after the central bank signaled it will stop foreign-exchange sales to banks.
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1 yr. ago
UK Suspends Student, Work Visa Applications In Nigeria
The United Kingdom Embassy in Nigeria has announced the temporary suspension of study, work and family visa applications. It explained this was because the priority has been placed on applications made under the Ukraine Family Scheme.
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The United Kingdom Embassy in Nigeria has announced the temporary suspension of study, work and family visa applications. It explained this was because the priority has been placed on applications made under the Ukraine Family Scheme.
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1 yr. ago
7 Children Die While Escaping Bandit Attack In Katsina state Nigeria
No fewer than 11 persons mostly elderly women were abducted by the gunmen while on their way to join other residents, who earlier ran to a refugee camp for safety after their village came under attack by a group of gunmen suspected to be bandits.
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No fewer than 11 persons mostly elderly women were abducted by the gunmen while on their way to join other residents, who earlier ran to a refugee camp for safety after their village came under attack by a group of gunmen suspected to be bandits.
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1 yr. ago
Domestic flights in Nigeria disrupted due to fuel shortage
Fuel shortages in Nigeria have caused domestic airlines to cancel some internal flights and delay others this week, two of the country's biggest carriers said on Wednesday.
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Fuel shortages in Nigeria have caused domestic airlines to cancel some internal flights and delay others this week, two of the country's biggest carriers said on Wednesday.
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1 yr. ago
Nigerian government discourages citizens from enlisting as fighters in Ukraine
A group of Nigerians have offered to fight in Ukraine after the country called on foreign volunteers to join their fight against the Russian invasion, but the Nigerian government is not amused.
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A group of Nigerians have offered to fight in Ukraine after the country called on foreign volunteers to join their fight against the Russian invasion, but the Nigerian government is not amused.
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1 yr. ago
ISWAP Fighters Attack Boko Haram Members For Killing Commander
No fewer than 30 terrorists have been killed in the North East, during a ‘fierce’ gun duel between fighters of Boko Haram and the Islamic State of West African Province, ISWAP, extremist sects, reliable sources have confirmed to PRNigeria.
#Nigeria #bokoharam #iswap
No fewer than 30 terrorists have been killed in the North East, during a ‘fierce’ gun duel between fighters of Boko Haram and the Islamic State of West African Province, ISWAP, extremist sects, reliable sources have confirmed to PRNigeria.
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1 yr. ago
Sunday Igboho Released From Benin Prison
Popular Nigerian activist, Sunday Igboho has been released from Prison. According to Maxwell Adeleye, a spokesman for Igboho, the Yoruba separatist has been set free from the custody of Benin Republic authorities.
Popular Nigerian activist, Sunday Igboho has been released from Prison. According to Maxwell Adeleye, a spokesman for Igboho, the Yoruba separatist has been set free from the custody of Benin Republic authorities.
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1 yr. ago
'We are sitting ducks': Africans students see no way out of besieged Ukraine
Cut off by Russian forces and surrounded by the sounds of battle, Adamu Rabiu sleeps in his clothes, shoes laced, ready to flee if he can. The young Nigerian is among hundreds of students, many of them Africans, stuck in the eastern Ukrainian city of Sumy and desperate to escape. "We don't know how many days this situation will last," the 23-year-old medical student told reporters by telephone. "It's scary. There is no solution to get out. It is worse to stay."
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Cut off by Russian forces and surrounded by the sounds of battle, Adamu Rabiu sleeps in his clothes, shoes laced, ready to flee if he can. The young Nigerian is among hundreds of students, many of them Africans, stuck in the eastern Ukrainian city of Sumy and desperate to escape. "We don't know how many days this situation will last," the 23-year-old medical student told reporters by telephone. "It's scary. There is no solution to get out. It is worse to stay."
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1 yr. ago
Cameroon's 'forgotten' war leaves refugees in limbo
Three years ago, Akor Pelkings fled his home in western Cameroon, where a conflict raged between the security forces and rebels fighting for an independent state. Today, he is one of 70 000 Cameroonian refugees in Nigeria, wondering in despair when they can return.
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Three years ago, Akor Pelkings fled his home in western Cameroon, where a conflict raged between the security forces and rebels fighting for an independent state. Today, he is one of 70 000 Cameroonian refugees in Nigeria, wondering in despair when they can return.
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1 yr. ago
Inspector General Of Police Of Nigeria Warns Officers Against Using Roadblocks To Extort Money
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba, on Tuesday warned police officers in the Federal Capital (FCT) to not use crime prevention measures such as roadblocks and raids for extortion.
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The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba, on Tuesday warned police officers in the Federal Capital (FCT) to not use crime prevention measures such as roadblocks and raids for extortion.
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1 yr. ago
Nigeria House Of Reps Reject Bill For Special Seats For Women In Parliament
The House of Representatives has rejected a bill seeking to reserve special seats for Women at the National and State Houses of Assembly. This followed the rejection of the bill at the electronic voting on the amendment of 1999 Constitution on Tuesday in Abuja.
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The House of Representatives has rejected a bill seeking to reserve special seats for Women at the National and State Houses of Assembly. This followed the rejection of the bill at the electronic voting on the amendment of 1999 Constitution on Tuesday in Abuja.
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1 yr. ago
Nigeria claims unfair treatment as African countries scramble to get citizens out of Ukraine
Nigeria, South Africa and other African governments scrambled on Monday to help their citizens escape the Russian invasion in Ukraine after reports of racist and unfair treatment of Africans at border crossings. Africans in Ukraine, many of them students, are among hundreds of thousands of people trying to flee into Poland and other neighbours.
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Nigeria, South Africa and other African governments scrambled on Monday to help their citizens escape the Russian invasion in Ukraine after reports of racist and unfair treatment of Africans at border crossings. Africans in Ukraine, many of them students, are among hundreds of thousands of people trying to flee into Poland and other neighbours.
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1 yr. ago
Nigeria condemns reports of racism at Ukraine border
Nigeria on Monday urged border officials in Ukraine and neighbouring countries to treat its citizens equally amid mounting reports of racial discrimination against Africans fleeing the Russian invasion.
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Nigeria on Monday urged border officials in Ukraine and neighbouring countries to treat its citizens equally amid mounting reports of racial discrimination against Africans fleeing the Russian invasion.
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1 yr. ago
Sowore: Buhari's Police Arrested Me Because Of My 2023 Presidential Ambition
Human rights activist and Amnesty International designated Prisoner of Conscience, Omoyele Sowore says he was arrested because the Nigerian government is afraid he will soon declare to run for 2023 presidency.
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Human rights activist and Amnesty International designated Prisoner of Conscience, Omoyele Sowore says he was arrested because the Nigerian government is afraid he will soon declare to run for 2023 presidency.
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1 yr. ago
Enugu LG Election Turns Violent As Gunmen Kill 5, Set Vehicles Ablaze
No fewer than five persons were killed by unknown gunmen during the Enugu state Local government polls. It was gathered that the armed hoodlums after attacking voters also set ablaze some vehicles that were packed at the scene of the incident.
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No fewer than five persons were killed by unknown gunmen during the Enugu state Local government polls. It was gathered that the armed hoodlums after attacking voters also set ablaze some vehicles that were packed at the scene of the incident.
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