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Nigeria tests biometric identification before elections

February 6, 2023 Steven Addamah 0

The Nigeria’s National Elections Commission (NEC) organized Saturday tests on biometric identification before the presidential election of February 25, to avoid the previous failures and […]

Nigeria’s banknote shortage: Central Bank seeks to quell anger before presidential election

February 3, 2023 Geraldine Boechat 0

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Thursday announced the distribution of new banknotes at bank counters to reduce massive queues in front of ATMs, […]

Nigerian presidential election: Bola Tinubu chooses a northerner as his running mate

July 11, 2022 Steven Addamah 0

Bola Tinubu, candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), for the 2023 presidential election in Nigeria, chose Senator Kashim Shettima as his running mate […]

Fire damages bridge in Lagos and destroys dozens of businesses

March 24, 2022 Steven Addamah 0

A major fire damaged one of the main bridges in Lagos, Nigeria’s economic capital, on Wednesday, destroying dozens of businesses, emergency officials and witnesses said. […]

A skyscraper collapses in Lagos, many people trapped

November 2, 2021 Steven Addamah 0

A skyscraper under construction collapsed Monday in Nigeria’s economic capital Lagos, trapping people inside, according to construction workers and rescue officials. Officials could not say […]

Nigeria-France: Minister Franck Riester visits to consolidate trade relations

April 15, 2021 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

Franck Riester, France’s Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade and Investment Attractiveness, was in Nigeria from Monday 12 to Wednesday 14 April to prepare for the […]

Nigerian president replaces key army chiefs

January 27, 2021 Steven Addamah 0

On Tuesday, January 26, Nigeria was the scene of a spectacular sweep through the ranks of the army. The Head of State, President Buhari, decided […]

Nigeria : Eruption of violence throughout the country

October 22, 2020 Steven Addamah 0

Nigeria is waking up in shock, the day after a “black Tuesday”, a “bloody Tuesday”, as the newspapers headlined, marked by an eruption of violence […]