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Tag: Nigeria
Startups in Francophone Africa are closing gap with English-speaking “big four” nations
In the past few years, Francophone Africa has made huge strides in creating startups, although the startup market on the continent is still dominated by ... Read More
Nigeria extradites woman wanted in Italy for running prostitution ring
Nigerian authorities handed over to Italy Wednesday a woman wanted by the European country since 2010 for crimes including running a prostitution ring, Reuters reports ... Read More
Nigeria: Opposition parties challenge election results, call for annulment
While Bola Ahmed Tinubu was officially declared the winner of last Saturday’s presidential election in Nigeria, two major opposition parties say the results were rigged ... Read More
Nigeria, South Africa ‘gray-listed’ by global anti-money laundering watchdog
The inclusion of Nigeria and South Africa, the continent’s leading economies, on a 'gray list' by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) could present far-reaching ... Read More
Nigeria’s opposition parties reject ruling party’s victory over irregularities
Nigeria's two main opposition parties on Tuesday called for the cancellation of the country's weekend presidential elections won by Ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu, on ... Read More
Nigeria election: first results trickling in, Obi wins key Lagos state
Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has started announcing state-by-state results from Saturday's presidential election but the slow process of uploading the results to INEC’s ... Read More
Nigeria’s presidential hopefuls sign peace pact in bid to prevent unrest during election
As Nigerians head to the polls on Saturday Feb. 25 in a fiercely-contested presidential vote, 18 candidates sign second accord in the capital Abuja in ... Read More
Nigeria elections: ‘nervous mood’ in Lagos as senate candidate killed ahead of the vote
Oyibo Chukwu, a senatorial candidate from the opposition Labor Party, has been killed by unknown gunmen in an attack on his convoy in southeastern Enugu ... Read More
Nigeria election: leading presidential candidate Peter Obi still faces many challenges
With elections in Nigeria are just days away, the country’s politics might be on the verge of total upheaval with Peter Obi, a wealthy businessman, ... Read More
Algeria heads on with inhuman expulsion of Sub-Saharan migrants
Algeria has flashed out in recent days close to 900 sub-Saharan migrants as the country closes ears to criticism of its inhuman expulsion of Africans ... Read More