Nigeria
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Nigeria Sends Troops To Rescue More Than 250 Kidnapped Students
Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday sent troops to rescue more than 250 pupils kidnapped by gunmen from a school in the country’s northwest in one of the largest…
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Nigeria Targets Cryptocurrency In Bid To End Naira Freefall
The world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange Binance is halting operations in Nigeria’s naira currency as the government puts cryptobusinesses under increasing scrutiny. The decision came after authorities in Africa’s biggest economy…
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Binance Nigeria Accused Of Funneling $26B Untraceable Funds; 2 Senior Execs Reportedly Detained
KEY POINTS CBN’s Cardoso said the bank was concerned of practices that ‘indicate illicit flows’ He said the central bank was committed to ensuring that Nigerian financial markets aren’t manipulated…
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Haller Hits Winner As Ivory Coast Beat Nigeria To Take AFCON Title
Sebastien Haller scored a dramatic late winner as hosts Ivory Coast fought back to beat Victor Osimhen’s Nigeria 2-1 in Sunday’s Africa Cup of Nations final and complete the most…
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Nigeria Set Up AFCON Final Against Hosts Ivory Coast
Substitute forward Kelechi Iheanacho and goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali played key roles as Nigeria beat South Africa 4-2 on penalties on Wednesday in an Africa Cup of Nations semi-final thriller. The…
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Blinken Nudges Nigeria On Capital Flows For US Businesses
Secretary of State Antony Blinken voiced hope Wednesday for greater US investment in Nigeria, but called on Africa’s largest economy to reassure investors that they can repatriate their funds. A…
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Economic Outlook Keeps Investors Wary On Nigeria
Record inflation, a sliding naira currency and weak financial structure are keeping investors wary of Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy, with some companies even stepping away despite economic reforms under recently-elected…
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Egypt Lose Salah To Injury As Nigeria Down AFCON Hosts Ivory Coast
Egypt face an anxious wait on the extent of Mohamed Salah’s injury sustained in a lively 2-2 draw with Ghana at the Africa Cup of Nations on Thursday, while Nigeria…
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Salah Rescues Egypt As Nigeria Draw And Ghana Lose At Cup Of Nations
Mohamed Salah saved Egypt from an embarrassing defeat in their opening game at the Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday, while Nigeria were held by Equatorial Guinea despite Victor Osimhen…
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Survivors Of Nigeria Attacks Desperately Wait For Aid
Crammed inside a church in the central Nigerian town of Bokkos, hundreds of survivors of deadly Christmas weekend attacks desperately await aid as they mourn their loved ones killed in…
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UN ‘Deeply Alarmed’ By Deadly Central Nigeria Attacks
Map of Nigeria locating Plateau State AFP The UN human rights chief said Thursday he was “deeply alarmed” by the string of attacks on villages in central Nigeria which left…
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Attacks Kill At Least 160 People In Central Nigeria
Armed groups have killed at least 160 people in central Nigeria in a series of attacks on villages, local government officials said on Monday. The toll marked a sharp rise…
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Nigeria Economic Crisis Dampens Christmas Spirit
Lining up, they receive some rice, dried beans and other basic foodstuffs, whose soaring prices have left millions in Nigeria facing a bleak Christmas. The temporary food distribution in the…
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Nigeria Army Drone Strike Accidentally Kills 85 Civilians
A Nigerian army drone strike accidentally killed at least 85 civilians on Sunday in a village in northwest Kaduna State, officials said, in one of the country’s deadliest military bombing…
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Nigeria Announces Measures To Offset Rising Costs As Strikes Loom
Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Sunday proposed a temporary minimum wage hike and more cheap gas-powered public transport among other measures to help offset the impact of his economic…
