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Nigeria: Charles Soludo elected Governor of Anambra State

November 11, 2021 Steven Addamah 0

Nigeria’s opposition retains the governorship seat in the southeastern state of Anambra following Saturday’s election. Charles Soludo, 61, former head of the Central Bank (2004-2009), […]

Nigeria launched the new version of its digital currency eNaira

October 26, 2021 Steven Addamah 0

Nigeria on Monday finally officially launched a new digital version of its currency, the eNaira, President Muhammadu Buhari announced. Abuja says the crypto-currency saves on […]

Nigeria: Five critics of President Buhari released

August 5, 2021 Steven Addamah 0

Police released five Nigerians arrested in early July in Abuja for wearing clothing calling for President Muhammadu Buhari’s departure, a week after a court ruled […]

Nigeria fighter plane shot down by bandits – military

July 22, 2021 Geraldine Boechat 0

For the first time since the phenomenon emerged in 2011, “heavily armed” bandits shot down a Nigerian army fighter jet on Sunday 18 July. The […]

Nigerian media outspoken against request to suspend their Twitter accounts

June 8, 2021 Steven Addamah 0

While the authorities cut off access to Twitter on Friday, June 4, the broadcasting regulatory body, the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), asked the media to […]

Nigeria: Nearly 150 missing after a shipwreck on the Niger River

May 28, 2021 Steven Addamah 0

An overloaded boat sank on Wednesday, May 26, in northwestern Nigeria. Authorities fear that most of the passengers drowned. In a statement, President Muhammadu Buhari […]

Lake Chad Basin Commission meets in Abuja to support military transition in Chad

May 27, 2021 Steven Addamah 0

In Abuja, at a summit of the Lake Chad Basin Commission, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari called for broad support for the Transitional Military Council in […]

Nigeria: More than 1800 prisoners escape after prison attack

April 6, 2021 Steven Addamah 0

More than 1,800 prisoners escaped from a prison in southeastern Nigeria on Sunday night after an assault by gunmen. No one has claimed responsibility for […]

Nigeria: Release of 317 abducted school girls in Zamfara State

March 3, 2021 Steven Addamah 0

The girls who were captured last Friday at their boarding school in Jangebe, Zamfara State, were released at dawn on Tuesday morning. There are 279 […]