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Nigerian oil workers suspend strike threat

The National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has suspended its three-day warning strike that commenced yesterday, after a deal was reached...

Nigerian lawmakers to debate asylum package for Gambia’s Jammeh

Lawmakers in Nigeria are to debate a proposal to provide Gambia’s Yahya Jammeh with asylum when his tenure expires on January 19 as part...

Aid groups accused of profiting from Boko Haram crisis

Kashim Shettima, Governor of Borno state in Nigeria.    Aid agencies including UNICEF are profiting from funds meant to help those fleeing Boko Haram's Islamic uprising...

Nigerian oil workers’ union announces nationwide strike

A Nigerian oil labour union has begun a nationwide strike hitting petrol stations and oil tankers, while oil industry workers have shut down seven...

Nigeria’s government under pressure to rescue girls abducted by Boko Haram

Nigeria is facing mounting pressure to find some 200 schoolgirls abducted 1,000 days ago in Boko Haram's most infamous attack after the rescue of...

Nigeria Reclaims Africa’s Top Oil Producer Spot

Nigeria may have reclaimed its position as Africa's top oil producer which it lost to fellow African oil producer, Angola earlier in March 2016. According...

ECOWAS leaders mediating in the Gambia crisis to meet again in Abuja

Gambian President Yahya Jammeh attends a meeting with a delegation of West African leaders during the election crisis mediation at the presidential palace in...

Chibokgirls: Painful memories of a thousand days

Obiageli Ezekwesili.    On that 30th April 2014 when diverse citizens gathered to march in solidarity, no one could have imagined any out of our 219 Chibok...

Boko Haram attacks Nigerian army base, five soldiers killed

Five Nigerian soldiers and more than 15 Boko Haram fighters were killed when the jihadists attacked an army base in the remote northeast where...

Nigerian sovereign fund in credit tie-up to unlock infrastructure funding

CEO of Nigeria's Sovereign Wealth Fund, Uche Orji. Photo Credit: Reuters   Nigeria's sovereign wealth fund is setting up a company in partnership with London-based local...

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Nigerian High Commission apartments in Ghana demolished

Some new apartments built at the residence of the Nigerian High Commissioner in Ghana’s capital city Accra, have been demolished by bulldozers. The apartments have been constructed to...

Covid-19: Ghana records significant recovery numbers

Ghanaian health officials on Saturday said over 10,000 persons infected with the coronavirus have now recovered. The significant number of recoveries means the country now...

DR Congo: President’s ex-chief of staff jailed 20 years for corruption

The ex-chief of staff of the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been jailed 20 years by a high court. Vital Kamerhe was...

Covid-19: Zimbabwe’s health minister arrested, charged for graft

Zimbabwe's Health Minister Obadiah Moyo has been arrested over corruption allegations related to procurement of medical equipment worth $60 million. Moyo is accused of illegally...

Ghana’s new law that jails citizens not wearing facemask 10 years

Ghanaians who fail to wear the face masks in compliance with a presidential directive risk going to jail for ten years. They also face a...
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