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