Tag: Nigeria

African data breaches: Nigeria with 64% increase underscores cybersecurity risks

May 24, 2023

Nigeria's data breaches have surged by 64% in the first quarter of 2023, with one user account leaked every second, according to a recent report, ... Read More

UK immigration crackdown: Nigerian, other African students brace for impact from new visa rules

May 22, 2023

The United Kingdom is expected this week to announce restrictions preventing foreign students from bringing family members into the country, which will likely send shockwaves ... Read More

Nigeria should stop depending on oil, gas revenues — WTO chief

May 20, 2023

The World Trade Organization chief has urged Nigeria to see alternative revenue sources as the oil and gas industry becomes less lucrative. Speaking during a ... Read More

Nigerians lose UK Supreme Court’s case over Shell oil spill

May 11, 2023

The UK’s Supreme Court has ruled that it was too late for a group of Nigerian claimants to sue two Shell subsidiaries over a 2011 ... Read More

Over 13,000 flee Niger’s terrorism-hit western region

May 10, 2023

More than 13,000 women and children have fled islands on the Niger River in western Niger following strings of deadly attacks staged by terrorists, state ... Read More

Wealth Report 2023 confirms that ’Africa is not poor but impoverished’

April 27, 2023

Not all Africans are poor — this could arguably be the main message from the 2023 edition of the annual Africa Wealth Report by London-based ... Read More

Nigeria: Harvest devastated by severe flooding, millions in desperate need of food

April 19, 2023

Heavy rains destroyed 700,000ha of farmland in northern Nigeria, wiping out the main source of income for thousands of households and worsening the food security ... Read More

UK halts active recruitment of health workers from Nigeria

April 11, 2023

The United Kingdom will halt the recruitment of health workers from Nigeria, placing the country on the red list of countries not to be targeted ... Read More

Egypt, Nigeria, South Africa slowing down Africa’s growth, says World Bank

April 6, 2023

A new report by World Bank has highlighted the underperformance of Egypt, Nigeria, South Africa and other African big economies, saying they are slowing down ... Read More

ECOWAS, EU, FAO join forces to boost fishery production across West Africa

April 5, 2023

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has teamed up with the European Union and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) with the aim ... Read More