Wednesday, January 4, 2017
Video - Efforts are under way to rebuild north-eastern Nigeria
What are Nigerian authorities doing to rebuild the north-eastern part of the country after the Boko Haram insurgency? CGTN's Kelechi Emekalam sat down with Nigerian presidential spokesperson Garba Shehu for more details.
Video - Former Nigerian leaders sing for peace and goodwill in 2017
A video shared by vice president Yemi Osinbajo on his social media account showing some past leaders of Nigeria singing hymns for the deliverance of the country from its multiple challenges has been trending online.
Tuesday, January 3, 2017
Video - Nigeria's first digital bank issuing loans to small business
Imagine getting a loan from a bank without the usual collateral, within just 72 hours of applying. It may sound impossible -- especially in a country like Nigeria, where securing credit is a difficult process. But one start-up is making it possible for small businesses.
Friday, December 30, 2016
Video - Government cuts 50,000 non-existent public workers from payroll
Nigeria has removed 50,000 ghost workers from its public payroll over the past 11 months. Essentially, people who don't exist have been receiving salaries. Authorities say it's part of a scheme that ripped off the public to the tune of 600 million dollars this year alone. Kelechi Emekalam reports from Abuja.
Toronto sisters post apology video for causing Nigeria sex scandal
In a bizarre video posted to YouTube on Thursday, the two Toronto sisters detained in a sex scandal in Nigeria appear to have issued an apology.
“We apologize to Femi Otedola and his family, especially his wife and children, and all the other petitioners,” a woman who appears to be Jyoti Matharoo says in the 45-second video, while another woman — apparently her sister Kiran Matharoo — stands beside her.
The sisters were charged last week after being accused of cyberbullying and attempting to blackmail numerous moneyed Nigerian men with photos of sex acts, according to reports in Nigerian media.
Police in Nigeria have alleged the sisters targeted Otedola, who is a billionaire oil tycoon.
The accusations against the sisters made headlines in Nigeria and in Canada. Photos of their Kardashian-like Instagram accounts show a lavish jet-setting lifestyle, complete with cocktails, expensive handbags, and the latest fashions.
In Thursday’s video, posted by an account called Linda Ikeji TV, the Matharoo sisters appear standing, Jyoti in a black dress and Kiran in a black jumpsuit.
Jyoti speaks to the camera while reading off a phone, while the other woman looks on.
“We created a platform called Naijagistlive.com and .co where people can send in stories,” Jyoti says. “Most stories were sent by close friends or associates of people being written about. The intention was not to hurt anyone or to be malicious. The intention was not to extort anyone. We haven’t received any money from this website.”
She goes on to say “the money” went to someone else.
“We are again very sorry and we assure all the petitioners that we will not have any affiliation whatsoever with this website or any other website that has to do with this,” Jyoti continues.
“We promise not to say anything of the contrary to what we are saying now. We freely volunteer to make this video, and not under duress, because we are aware of the damages done to people.”
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