Nigeria: CBN postpones e-Naira launch
Nigeria has postponed indefinitely the launch of the eNaira, a digital version of its currency, announced the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), citing celebrations of […]
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Nigeria: Several soldiers die in an ambush
At least eight soldiers have been killed and several others are injured or missing in an ambush attributed to the Islamic State in West Africa […]
The African Union wants to adopt genetically modified crops
The African Union is developing guidelines for the use of genetically modified crops on the continent, raising concerns among activists who are campaigning against their […]
Opec Secretary General visits Congo-Brazzaville
The Secretary General of the Organization of Petroleum Producing Countries, Mohammed Barkindo of Nigeria, arrived in Congo-Brazzaville on Sunday evening. This is the first visit […]
Nigeria: A 24-hour curfew throughout Jos after assassination of twenty two Muslim pilgrims
At least 22 people were killed on Saturday, August 14, in an attack on a convoy of Muslim pilgrims, attributed to a Christian militia. The […]
Nigerian government threatens to have striking doctors replaced
The tone is rising between the Nigerian public sector doctors’ union, which is on strike, and the federal government. The latter is threatening to invoke […]
Biafra: Nigerian army accused of massacring 115 people in Southeast
Amnesty International has accused Nigerian security forces of killing at least 115 people between March and June this year, in a crackdown on a secessionist […]
Nigeria: Five critics of President Buhari released
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: Shiite leader Ibrahim Zakzaky, wife released
Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, leader of the Shiite movement and his wife Zeenat were released after six years in detention. The couple, accused of murder and […]
Fourteen African athletes including ten Nigerians banned from Tokyo Olympics
The chances of Nigeria winning medals at the Tokyo Olympics has been dealt a big blow with the declaration of 10 of the country’s athletes […]