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Tag: Nigeria
Ukraine, Gaza conflicts prioritized over African desertification — UNCCD conference
The international community must not neglect the climate emergency in Africa's deserts amid the Israel-Hamas conflict and Russia's war in Ukraine — this was the ... Read More
EU commits 24.4 million euros to tackle illicit arms trafficking in West Africa
The European Union has committed 24.4 million Euros to fight against the illicit trafficking in small arms and light weapons (SALW) and strengthen cross-border cooperation ... Read More
Nigeria: supreme court dismisses opposition’s appeal, upholds Tinubu’s presidential victory
Nigeria’s Supreme Court Thursday (26 October) confirmed President Bola Tinubu as the winner of February’s presidential election, rejecting an opposition’s appeal that challenged a prior ... Read More
Nigeria wins appeal in landmark ruling against Process & Industrial Developments
Nigeria no longer has to pay a multibillion-dollar fine over a failed gas project agreement with Process & Industrial Developments Ltd (P&ID), after a London ... Read More
Kenyan, Nigerian currencies tumble to new record lows against US dollar
Kenyan and Nigerian currencies have both hit all-time lows in the past few days, worsening the economic situation in the two heavily indebted African countries ... Read More
Nollywood: Nigeria’s ambitious $100m film city project launched in Lagos
Lagos State Governor on Wednesday (18 October) initiated the commencement of an ambitious $100 million Lagos Film City project, which aspires to transform the landscape ... Read More
African leaders attend 3rd Belt and Road Forum in Beijing
Some 130 leaders from Africa and other world’s regions have gathered in China for a two-day meeting organized by the Chinese government that marks the ... Read More
Nigeria: deepening currency crisis, soaring inflation are threats to country’s economy
Currency crisis in Nigeria deepens as its currency, the Naira, has dropped to ₦1,040 per dollar, which comes as a national industrial association has warned ... Read More
Niger: France to begin withdrawing troops ‘this week’, as Nigeria’s FM warns intervention ‘still on table’
French troops will begin withdrawing from Niger "this week", Paris announced on Thursday (5 October), while Nigeria’s top diplomat has said that a military intervention ... Read More
Sub-Saharan Africa faces ‘lost decade’, its growth weighed down by continent’s heavyweights — World Bank
Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is expected to decelerate this year by slumps in economic powerhouses South Africa, Nigeria and Angola, the World Bank has ... Read More