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Nigeria launches domestic card scheme to boost cashless economy

The move is part of the central bank’s moves to reduce cash flow within the borders of Africa’s biggest economy.

Al Jazeera

Toiling Calvin Bassey branded Ajax 'joke' as former Rangers star slaughtered in brutal TV rant before boss sacked

Sharp-tongued Kenneth Perez didn't hold back as he ridiculed the Nigeria international.

Daily Record

Mo Ibrahim foundation report: African governance 'backslides' on democracy

In tonight's edition: The death toll from the bombing of herders in central Nigeria has risen to 40. Also, we hear from some of those behind a top report on the state of African governance. It finds that Africa is less secure than it was a decade ago, with a…

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Joe Aribo at transfer crossroads as Rangers hero sent Southampton exit signal in Nathan Jones 'passengers' warning

The Nigeria international has fallen down the pecking order at St Mary's in recent weeks.

Daily Record

I was racially abused as a Welsh-Nigerian foster child, then I found some letters in an attic and it changed everything

Phil Okwedy was born in Cardiff but said he faced racism when he was moved to a 'completely white community' in west Wales. However, letters discovered in later life have helped him piece together his family story

Wales Online

Blast kills at least 50 in north central Nigeria -officials

Dozens of cattle herders and bystanders were killed and several injured by a suspected bomb blast in Nigeria's north central region, a state government official and spokesperson of the national cattle breeders said on Wednesday.

Reuters

US bars entry for those who ‘undermine’ Nigeria’s upcoming polls

February 25 elections, which will determine Nigeria’s president, come amid inflation and widespread insecurity.

Al Jazeera

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Nigeria opens ‘game changer’ billion-dollar deep seaport in Lagos

Many of Nigeria’s existing seaports, inherited from the colonial administration, no longer function properly.

Al Jazeera

Nigeria bets on Chinese-funded port to drive economic growth

Nigeria's president has marked the opening of a $1.5 billion, Chinese-funded deep seaport in the commercial hub of Lagos that authorities hope will help grow the West African nation’s ailing economy

The Independent UK

Philly filmmaker Walé Oyéjidé captures the beauty of Blackness in his debut feature

No matter the medium, filmmaker Walé Oyéjidé captures the beauty of Blackness in his artistic pursuits, and embraces his Nigerian heritage and wears it for the world to see.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Nigeria opens 'game changer' billion-dollar deep seaport

Nigeria opened a billion-dollar Chinese-built deep seaport in Lagos on Monday, which is expected to ease congestion at the country's ports and help it become an African hub for transshipment, handling cargoes in transit for other destinations.

Reuters

Nigeria seeks to overturn $11 billion damages bill over failed gas project

Nigeria was the victim of "a campaign of bribery and deception" over a collapsed gas processing project, its lawyers told London's High Court on Monday, as the country's appeal against an $11 billion damages bill got underway.

Reuters

Nigerian flights disrupted by striking ground staff

Airlines in Nigeria said on Monday flights were being disrupted after ground staff began an indefinite strike to demand higher pay.

Reuters

Aristocrat mother on the run with rapist partner was ‘brainwashed’ by Nigerian preacher, friend claims

Six-months as a disciple of the controversial Nigerian preacher T.B. Joshua allegedly left the runaway heiress Constance Marten ‘traumatised’

The Independent UK

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Daily Mirror

Aristocrat 'brainwashed by cult' before vanishing with rapist partner and newborn baby

Constance Marten's friend has told how the missing mum was left 'traumatised' by controversial Nigerian pastor T B Joshua and 'was not the same person' when she returned

Daily Mirror

Nigeria’s plan to win next AFCON masterminded by Jose Mourinho’s close friend

Jose Peseiro is close friends with Jose Mourinho but also an experienced manager himself looking to mastermind Nigeria's quest to win the next Africa Cup of Nations

Tribune News Service

Mini refineries lead Nigeria’s quest to process own crude oil

On a river bank deep in the Niger Delta a local contractor is building one of a growing number of mini refineries that the Nigerian government hopes will finally help wean Africa’s biggest economy off foreign fuel.

The Conversation

Nigeria's 2023 presidential election: 10 factors that could affect the outcome

As Nigerians inch closer to the February 2023 presidential election, the seventh since the current wave of liberal democracy formally started in 1999, there are at least 10 key issues that are likely to drive and determine the outcome. Political scientist, Jideofor Adibe, explores them all.

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Reuters

Nigeria sets date for first census in 17 years

(This Jan. 21 story has been corrected to change one of the main ethnic groups to Hausa from Fulani in paragraph 3)

The Guardian - UK

Nigerian author Ayòbámi Adébáyò: ‘I don’t want to be read for some kind of anthropology’

Six years after her acclaimed debut Stay With Me, the writer is back with a novel that shines a light on the social inequalities of her homeland. She talks about motherhood, politics and marriage

The Conversation

Installing solar-powered refrigerators in developing countries is an effective way to reduce hunger and slow climate change

Food loss and waste are major problems around the world. When food is tossed aside or allowed to spoil, it makes economies less productive and leaves people hungry.

Football London

‘Classic centre-forward’ - Inside look at Lorient’s Terem Moffi after West Ham make £20m bid

West Ham United submitted a bid worth up £25million after add-ons for Lorient striker Terem Moffi earlier this week and here is the inside track on the 23-year-old Nigerian forward

The Guardian - UK

‘Obi understands’: young Nigerians swell support of presidential hopeful

France 24

Finding a pathway to peace in times of heightened conflict

In tonight's edition: Frustration about a regional taskforce deepens in eastern DR Congo. Protesters who accuse it of having little impact on the M23 militia operating around Goma are teargassed by police. Also, we hear from the Principles for Peace Executive Director, Hiba Qasas, as a new international peacemaking covenant…

Al Jazeera

Attacks on electoral commission spark concerns for Nigeria polls

Experts say the new wave of attacks takes insecurity in Nigeria into uncharted territory ahead of the elections.

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