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Egypt, Nigeria Seal Agreements Worth $30m

Egypt witnessed the signing of bilateral agreements and partnerships between Nigerian and Egyptian businessmen during the Egyptian-Nigerian Economic Conference. The Egyptian African Businessmen's Association (EABA) organized the conference. Chairman of the EABA Dr. Yousrey ElSharkawi said that the outcomes of the conference include promptly operating the Egyptian plastic sewage pipes…

Asharq Al-Awsat

'Thank you' - Jay-Jay Okocha sends Alex Iwobi message to Frank Lampard and Everton

Nigeria legend Jay-Jay Okocha has praised Frank Lampard and Everton for the resurgence of his nephew Alex Iwobi

Liverpool Echo

US returns Benin Bronzes stolen by British colonial forces

Thousands of Benin Bronzes are scattered in museums worldwide after being looted by Britain in the late 19th century.

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‘It’s about ethics’: Nigeria urges British Museum to follow US and repatriate bronzes

Culture minister says UK institution ‘should learn from what has happened’ as Smithsonian returns 29 Benin artefacts

The Guardian - US

US museums return African bronzes stolen in 19th century

A bronze sculpture of a West African king that had been in the collection of a Rhode Island museum for more than 70 years was among 31 culturally priceless objects that have been returned to the Nigerian government

The Independent UK

US museums return African bronzes stolen in 19th century

The Independent UK

The 5 biggest threats to West Africa's oceans – and what to do about them

The natural resources that form ocean ecosystems can play a significant role in the socio-economic growth and development of nations.

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Boat capsizes amid floods in southeast Nigeria; 76 missing

Officials in southeastern Nigeria say that 76 people including many women and children are missing after a boat capsized in the region

The Independent UK

Death toll from Nigeria boat accident rises to 76

The death toll from a boat accident in Nigeria's south-eastern state of Anambra has risen to 76, with others still reported missing.

Radio France Internationale

Simi and Bella Shmurda: two Afrobeats stars reveal a growing tendency to abuse Fela Kuti

There can no longer be any doubt that Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, the legendary Nigerian musician, activist and father of Afrobeat music, has become an easy career booster for today’s Afrobeats artists who are undergoing creative droughts.

The Conversation

Death toll in Nigeria boat capsize tragedy rises to 76

The death toll from a boat accident in Nigeria's southeastern state of Anambra has risen to 76, the president said on Sunday.

Reuters

Nigeria's missing virus hunters: university decline robs country of virologists

Nigeria’s university system witnessed its golden era between the 1950s and 1980s. It produced globally celebrated academics and virologists. But the story has changed. Under funding of the university system, inadequate support for research and lack of commitment to the development of science and technology by the government are robbing…

The Conversation

Malaria research nets Nigerian doctor top international student prize in Adelaide

A doctor's search for ways to improve healthcare affordability has taken him halfway around the world. Now his work has also won him a top prize.

ABC News

At least 10 dead, 60 missing after boat capsizes in Nigeria's Anambra state

At least 10 people have died and another 60 are missing after a boat capsized in Nigeria's southeastern Anambra state, officials said on Saturday.

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Nigeria's Buhari proposes record $47.3B budget for 2023

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari is making a big bet to revive the West African nation’s economy and end its security woes with a record 20.5 trillion naira ($47.3 billion) proposed expenditure plan presented lawmakers in the capital city of Abuja on Friday

Al Jazeera

Nigerians decry extortion, delays at passport offices home and abroad

Many Nigerians say getting a passport is now cumbersome due to corruption and government inefficiency.

Reuters

Indonesia in talks with African countries to export its homemade COVID shot

Indonesia is in talks with several African countries, including Nigeria, to export and donate its homemade COVID-19 vaccine, its developer said on Friday, after becoming the first country in Southeast Asia to approve a domestically developed COVID shot.

The Independent UK

Floods strand thousands, kill 7 in northcentral Nigeria

Authorities say thousands of travelers remain stranded in Nigeria’s northcentral Kogi state after connecting roads to other parts of the West African nation were submerged amid the country’s worst flooding in a decade

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Nigerian newborns weigh less if their mothers use biomass fuel - a major health risk

Babies should ideally weigh about 2,500g or more at birth. Birth weight is a vital indicator of foetal and neonatal health. If a newborn weighs less than 2,500g – because they are preterm or their growth in the womb was restricted for some reason – they are more at risk…

The Independent UK

Nigeria regulator seeks $70M penalty in lawsuit against Meta

A Nigerian advertising regulator has sued Meta, accusing the owner of Facebook and WhatsApp of publishing unauthorized ads

Reuters

Nigerian military says last hostages from March train attack freed

Nigeria's military has secured the release of the remaining 23 hostages from a train attack by gunmen in northern Kaduna state in March, which saw dozens kidnapped and six others killed, a defence official said on Wednesday.

The Guardian - UK

Top 10 books about Nigeria

Fiction, poetry and history from an extraordinary country of great wealth and deep poverty, of huge promise and extremes of despair

Reuters

In Nigeria's food basket state, floods wash away homes, crops and hope

Victoria Okonkwo sits in a canoe as neighbours paddle her away from her house in Nigeria's food basket, Benue state, which is now under water – along with more than 100,000 hectares (247,100 acres) of farmland.

Tribune News Service

Oscar Tshiebwe helping new teammate find his way. Kentucky is going to benefit.

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The announcement that Ugonna Onyenso — a highly touted center from Nigeria — would be joining the University of Kentucky basketball team for the 2022-23 season came on Aug. 1, just a few days before his future teammates were headed to the Bahamas for a series of…

Reuters

Two oil wells operated by Nigeria's Eroton on fire -oil spills agency

Two oil wells operated by Nigerian firm Eroton Exploration and Production Limited caught fire on Monday and were still burning on Tuesday after the company hired a contractor to try extinguish the fire, the agency responsible for detecting oil spills said.

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