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Friday, May 10, 2024
Senate in Nigeria proposes death penalty for drug trafficking
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Nigeria's Senate on Thursday proposed significantly toughening penalties for drug trafficking, making the death penalty the new maximum ...
Thursday, May 9, 2024
Video - Central bank concerned of increased cash hoarding in Nigeria
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New data by the apex bank shows that over 90 percent of currency in circulation is held outside the banking system. The pattern reflects a...
Nigeria rejects Binance CEO's bribery claim
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Nigerian authorities on Wednesday denied allegations from Binance's CEO of soliciting bribes, saying the claim was a "diversionary ...
Tuesday, May 7, 2024
Arrest of journalist in Nigeria triggers criticism of worsening press freedoms
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A Nigerian journalist's arrest last week has triggered criticism of worsening press freedoms in the West African country. Daniel Ojukwu ...
Nigeria to Ban Person-to-Person Crypto Trade in Battered Naira
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Nigeria vowed to ban person-to-person cryptocurrency trading in the naira, taking its latest step to corral an industry which the West Afric...
Friday, May 3, 2024
Army in Nigeria tries two of its personnel over deadly drone strike accident
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Five months after admitting to killing 85 civilians in an airstrike, the Nigerian army has brought those it holds accountable to book. The D...
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Civil servants in Nigeria get pay rises up to 35% due to inflation
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Nigeria has raised salaries for civil servants by between 25% and 35% amid to help them cope with the rising cost of living. The lowest-paid...
Former Kwara finance commissioner arrested for N1.22 billion fraud
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a former Commissioner for Finance in Kwara State, Ademola Banu, at the Fe...
Friday, April 26, 2024
Nigeria launches first multilingual LLM trained in local languages
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The Nigerian government has launched the country’s first multilingual large language model (LLM) that will reflect its diversity and play a ...
Former aviation minister of Nigeria arrested for money laundering
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Nigeria's former aviation minister, Hadi Sirika, is expected to be arraigned in an Abuja court next week after being arrested earlier th...
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Video - Nigeria government directs crude oil be sold to domestic refineries first
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Nigerian authorities introduced new regulations to enable domestic refineries to pay for crude supply from oil producers in the country in...
Nigeria seeking up to $2.25 bln in World Bank loans
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Nigeria is seeking up to $2.25 billion in World Bank loans and expects the bank's board to approve the request in June, the government s...
Friday, April 19, 2024
Analysts skeptical about improvement of local crude refining in Nigeria
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Nigeria has been Africa’s largest or second-largest oil exporter for years, but relies heavily on imports to meet local energy needs. The go...
Thursday, April 18, 2024
Nigeria strikes deal with Shell to supply $3.8 bln methanol project
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Nigeria has struck a deal for Shell to supply gas to its proposed $3.8 billion Brass methanol facility, resolving a major hurdle to a final ...
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Nigeria says no record of child deaths from recalled J&J cough syrup
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Nigeria's drug regulator has no record of children dying or falling ill from exposure to a batch of cough syrup made by Johnson & Jo...
Monday, April 15, 2024
Video - Concerns over electricity rate hike in Nigeria
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An increase in electricity prices by nearly three times has sparked a backlash in Nigeria. The decision to remove electricity subsidies is...
Amnesty International says Nigeria must stop Shell Niger Delta business sale
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More than 40 civil society organisations call for proposed sale to be blocked as it risks worsening human rights abuses Deal appears to fal...
Friday, April 12, 2024
Libya overtakes Nigeria as Africa's largest oil producer
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Libya overtook Nigeria as the top African crude oil producer for March, data from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) ...
Thursday, April 11, 2024
Consumers in Nigeria upset at electricity rate hike
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A sudden hike in electricity rates in Africa's most populous country, Nigeria, has sparked a backlash. Until now, Jude Okafor has spent ...
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Nigeria recovers $24m in poverty minister Betta Edu investigation
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Nigeria has recovered 30bn naira ($24m; £19m) as part of an ongoing corruption probe into a suspended minister, the financial watchdog says....
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