Banknote shortage in Nigeria: riots break out in the South West
Abeokuta, in southwestern Nigeria, was the scene of scuffles between protesters and police on Tuesday, when a crowd of angry youths attacked a bank facing […]
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Nigeria tests biometric identification before elections
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 […]
Elon Musk-owned SpaceX opens shop in Nigeria
Elon Musk-owned Space Exploration Technologies Corporation has commenced the operation of Starlink services in Nigeria, making therefore the most populous nation of the continent to […]
Nigeria: Bomb explosion kills 27
27 people have been killed in the explosion of a bomb in Nasarawa state, central Nigeria, local authorities said. The blast according to the local […]
Nigeria to conduct national census in March-April
Nigeria will start a national census of its populations from March 29 to April 2, 17 years after the last counts. The country’s population is […]
Kings of Spain to visit Angola in February
The King and Queen of Spain, Felipe VI and Letizia, will make a state visit to Angola in February, the first of the two monarchs […]
Shipwreck kills 10 people in Nigeria
Ten bodies were fished out of the Niger River in Nigeria’s northern Kebbi State on Wednesday after an overloaded boat with about 100 passengers broke […]
Nigeria: Car bomb targeting former governor kills 4 security officials in southeast
A car bomb killed Tuesday in southeast Nigeria four security officials with former governor Ikedi Ohakim of Imo State being the target, the Nigerian police […]
Nigeria: 17 herders killed by Boko Haram in Borno State
Boko Haram jihadists killed 17 herders and stole their cattle in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state on last Saturday, two officials of self-defense militias set up […]
Guinea-Bissau calls for quick activation of military force against coups in ECOWAS
The Guinean Foreign Minister, Suzi Barbosa, on Monday called on the military leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for the rapid […]