Nigeria: Charles Soludo elected Governor of Anambra State
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), […]
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Collapse of a building in Lagos: the death toll rises to 22
Two days after the collapse of a skyscraper under construction in Lagos, the economic capital of Nigeria, where at least 22 people died according to […]
A skyscraper collapses in Lagos, many people trapped
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 […]
France gives military equipment to Niger for anti-jihadist fight
Niger received on Wednesday heavy machine guns and all-terrain vehicles, offered by France to help this Sahelian country regularly targeted by jihadist attacks to fight […]
Police arrest Nigerian man who wanted to sell himself at auction
Islamic police in Nigeria have arrested a man who wanted to sell himself at auction to escape poverty, local authorities said Wednesday. A 26-year-old tailor, […]
Nigeria: Sixteen people killed in a mosque
Gunmen shot dead 16 people praying inside a mosque in a village in west-central Nigeria on Monday, local authorities said Tuesday. Central and northwestern Nigeria […]
Nigeria launched the new version of its digital currency eNaira
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 […]
Soon, mandatory vaccination for Nigerian civil servants
The Nigerian federal government wants to introduce mandatory vaccination for its employees. The authorities have announced that federal employees who have not been vaccinated will […]
Nigerian civil servants now have 14 days of paternity leave
A 14-day paternity leave has been approved for civil servants in Nigeria. The government has increased maternity leave from 3 months to 4 since June […]
Pandora Papers expose African leaders’ offshore secrets
After the Panama Papers in 2016, the Paradise Papers in 2017, the Mauritius Leaks in 2019 and the Luanda Leaks in 2020, here are the […]