Wednesday, February 10, 2016
Video - 70 people reported dead by suicide bombing at refugee camp in Northern Nigeria
As many as 70 people are reported to have been killed by a twin suicide bomb attack at a camp in northern Nigeria. The camp is said to be for people displaced by the violence and fighting involving the Boko Haram group. The attack took place around 85km outside Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state. The incident actually took place on Tuesday, but a breakdown in the telephone system had prevented the information being made public earlier.
Video - Nigeria wages war against importation of substandard goods
Nigeria recently announced plans to begin blacklisting manufacturers and importers of sub standard products. Nigerian markets are usually flooded with counterfeit products but the Standard Organisation of Nigeria, SON, says it is now poised to check the trend by naming and shaming the culprits. In an interview with our Nigerian correspondent, Deji Badmus, Director General of SON, Joseph Odumodu said the organization is determined to get rid of substandard products from the country's markets.
Video - Investigation underway on possible misconduct by Nigerian military
Nigerian soldiers fighting ISIL-affiliated group Boko Haram are being investigated - for alleged misconduct. That follows a recent raid blamed on Boko Haram, in which at least 86 people were killed. The country's military says it has set up a special court martial.
Video - Nigerians protest against electricity price rise
Thousands of Nigerian workers took to the streets on Monday to protest against a 45-percent increase in electricity prices that they said would hit the country's poorest. Power Minister Babatunde Fashola had last week said that the increase in tariffs was aimed at improving power supply in the country that has for decades struggled to keep the lights on.
Video - Nigeria aiming to revitalize economy dependent on oil
Nigeria's economy has been hit hard by the falling price of crude, which has lost almost two-thirds of its value in the last year. Although the country aims to re-invigorate it's oil dependent economy, many of its citizens are grappling with these changing economic times.
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