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After inauguration fanfare, immense economic challenges await Nigeria's Tinubu

Nigeria's incoming President Bola Tinubu will inherit anaemic economic growth, record debt and shrinking oil output, but before he can start fixing these pressing problems he will need to secure public support for painful decisions.

Reuters

Tinubu inherits Nigeria’s high debt – an economist analyses what this means for the country's future

As the 16th president of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu inherits an economy that is grappling with inflation, chronic unemployment, extreme poverty, crumbling infrastructure and insecurity.

The Conversation

Nigerian architect Demas Nwoko on his award-winning work: 'Whatever you build, it should suit your culture'

Demas Nwoko, born in Nigeria in 1935, has been awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale, arguably the world’s most prestigious architecture event. At the Stirling Pavilion in the heart of the Giardini venue, Nwoko generously gave us an interview amid a display of…

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Released on bail, Nigeria’s Kuti to begin concert tour amid assault trial

Nigerian Afrobeat star Seun Kuti, who is facing trial on on charges of assaulting a police officer, will embark on a delayed concert tour after being released on bail, his manager said Wednesday

The Independent UK

Nigeria opens Africa's biggest oil refinery in drive to self-sufficiency

Nigeria has opened an oil plant billed as Africa's largest refinery. Outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari inaugurated the new facility in Lagos, calling it a "game-changer". With a capacity of 650,000 barrels a day, the $19 billion plant built by Aliko Dangote – Africa's wealthiest man – could help Nigeria's drive…

France 24

African architects honoured at the Venice Biennale

Nigerian artist-designer Demas Nwoko has won the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement 2023 at the 18th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia He is one of many Africans in focus this year.

Radio France Internationale

How inflation made West Africa’s prized jollof rice a pricey meal

Inflation driven by economic instability, fallout from war in Ukraine and COVID have made jollof rice an expensive meal.

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Nigeria opens Africa’s biggest oil refinery as it tries to boost struggling sector

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has opened Africa’s biggest oil refinery, with hopes it will help the country achieve self-sufficiency and become a net exporter of refined petroleum products

The Independent UK

Dangote launches Africa's biggest oil refinery - 4 ways it will affect Nigeria

Nigeria’s new Dangote petroleum refinery is Africa’s biggest – it will produce 650,000 barrels a day, giving it the potential to address the country’s energy supply crisis. First product from the refinery is expected to hit the market by the end of July 2023.

The Conversation

Nigeria’s doctors furious over plans for five years of mandatory service

MPs back new bill for medical graduates, designed to limit brain drain to countries including the UK and US

The Guardian - UK

Nigeria’s city of Ilé-Ifẹ̀ has survived and thrived for 1,000 years: here’s how

By the end of this century, the three most populous cities in the world are expected to be in Africa, with Lagos in Nigeria leading as home to 88.3 million people.

The Conversation

‘I miss Ukraine’: the real-life stories behind UK immigration statistics

Some are fleeing persecution and war. Some are studying. Others are bringing their professional skills to the benefit of society

The Guardian - UK

Romance, strife, and broadcasting rights: African telenovela goes global

Producers of hugely successful shows are chasing viewers in Latin America, where the genre was pioneered

The Guardian - UK

Deaths from latest Nigerian inter-communal clashes pass 100

The death toll from fighting between farmers and herders in Nigeria's north-central state of Plateau has risen beyond 100, with locals searching in the bush for more bodies, residents and local authorities said on Friday.

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African architects challenge Venice exhibition to decolonise and start new conversations

Presented since 1979, the Venice Architecture Biennale (La Biennale di Venezia) is possibly the most influential architecture exhibition in the world. For the first time, this year’s edition is curated by an African architect, Lesley Lokko. She has ensured that a strong African presence is the central feature of the…

Los Angeles Times

Nollywood suffers a string of deaths, including one in the United States

The Nigerian film industry is in a state of shock and mourning after several Nollywood stars and a sound engineer recently died in rapid succession.

The Conversation

Obaro Ikime was one of Nigeria's great scholars - he showed why history matters in building African nations

Iku o mo eni’san! “Death does not know the good ones” is a Yoruba phrase to describe the indiscriminate nature of death. If character and social values were considered in the roster of who was to die, I am sure that the Nigerian historian Obaro Ikime would have lived hundreds…

France 24

French army accused of failing to stop French hostage Olivier Dubois's kidnapping

In tonight's edition: The French army has been accused of trying to piggy-back onto former hostage Olivier Dubois's arrangements to interview a jihadist commander in Mali, but doing little to stop the reporter's eventual abduction. Also, a scientifically-backed report finds that big oil extraction in Nigeria's Bayelsa State has come…

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At least four Nigerians killed in attack on U.S. convoy -Blinken

At least four Nigerians were killed in an attack on a convoy of two U.S. government vehicles in Nigeria on Tuesday, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said, adding that the attack did not appear to be directed at the U.S. mission there.

Football London

Stan Kroenke transfer prediction emerges after Arsenal player makes huge decision

Arsenal transfer news as Folarin Balogun decides to represent the USMNT over England or Nigeria with the Reims loanee facing an exciting summer amid a potential move

WEKU

Gunmen attacked a U.S. convoy in Nigeria, killing 2 consulate staff and 2 policemen

No U.S. citizen was on the trip, but two locals who worked for the U.S. consulate and two policemen were killed, police said.

Al Jazeera

Four killed as gunmen attack US embassy staff convoy in Nigeria

Three other people kidnapped in the attack Nigeria’s Anambra state, according to local police.

Salon

How to avoid plastic takeout packaging

Street food and takeout result in excess amounts of plastic. How can that be combatted?

The National (Scotland)

Joe Aribo Rangers transfer return floated after Southampton relegation

The 26-year-old left Ibrox last summer for the lights of the Premier League, with Saints paying up to £10million for the Nigeria international.

The Independent UK

Arsenal striker Folarin Balogun’s switch from England to USA approved by FIFA

The New York-born 21-year-old also qualifies for Nigeria.

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