Monday, November 4, 2019
Video - Mega city dream turning into a nighmare for Lagos residents
Lagos is not just Nigeria's commercial capital, it is the country's most populous city. It's estimated that nearly 6,000 people come into the commercial hub every day with no plans to leave. CGTN's Deji badmus explores how the mega-city dream is now turning into a nightmare for many in Lagos.
Video - Africa's biggest poetry festival kicks off in Nigeria
One of Africa's biggest poetry festivals is underway in Lagos, Nigeria. The Lagos International Poetry Festival, which runs for four days, features poets and writers from across Africa and Europe.
Nigeria border closure extended to end of January 2020
Nigeria will keep its land borders closed to trade until at least January 31, 2020, the customs spokesman told Reuters on Sunday.
Nigeria launched a partial border closure in August to tackle smuggling of rice and other goods. Last month the head of customs confirmed that all trade via land borders was halted indefinitely.
Joseph Attah, spokesman for the Nigerian customs service said the “present phase” of the closure would end on January 31, 2020, and that would not be the end of the closure.
“The operation is in phases, it will continue until the set objective is attained,” Attah told Reuters by phone.
A private memo sent by the customs service comptroller for enforcement, Victor Dimka, to colleagues called the closure operation an “overwhelming success”, but said there were some strategic objectives yet to be achieved.
The memo did not outline which objectives these were.
Reuters
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Smuggling booms despite Nigeria border closure
Nigeria launched a partial border closure in August to tackle smuggling of rice and other goods. Last month the head of customs confirmed that all trade via land borders was halted indefinitely.
Joseph Attah, spokesman for the Nigerian customs service said the “present phase” of the closure would end on January 31, 2020, and that would not be the end of the closure.
“The operation is in phases, it will continue until the set objective is attained,” Attah told Reuters by phone.
A private memo sent by the customs service comptroller for enforcement, Victor Dimka, to colleagues called the closure operation an “overwhelming success”, but said there were some strategic objectives yet to be achieved.
The memo did not outline which objectives these were.
Reuters
Related stories: Border crisis in Nigeria fueled by rice
Smuggling booms despite Nigeria border closure
Thursday, October 31, 2019
Video - Nigeria working to eradicate polio
Nigeria is the only polio endemic country in Africa and one of only three remaining countries in the world where the virus remains a public health concern. That's according to the World Health Organization which goes on to report that it's been three years since the last polio case was reported, and the country is on its way to being certified polio-free by the W.H.O. Phil Ihaza reports from Nigeria's capital Abuja.
Related story: Polio on the brink of elimination in Nigeria thanks to the effort of mothers
Video - Giant of Africa featuring Nigerian NBA champion Masai Ujiri
Real Sports travels with Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri as he returns home to Nigeria with the NBA trophy.
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