NIGERIA
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News Africa
The journey that helped save Nigeria’s art for the nation
The Nigerian National Museum in Lagos sits in the city like a respected but unloved relative – it somehow exudes…
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News Africa
Prisoners flee after Nigeria floods damage jail
The Nigerian authorities say more than 270 inmates are now known to be missing after escaping from custody when severe…
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Africa Sports
AFCON 2025Q: Ghana to play remaining home games in Nigeria?
Ghana’s national football team, the Black Stars, may be forced to relocate their remaining home matches for the 2025 Africa…
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Africa Sports
Rwanda vs Nigeria: ‘Ref must be a Ghanaian’ — Fans conclude after Ademola Lookman’s disallowed goal
Following Nigeria’s disappointing goalless draw against Rwanda, a section of football-loving fans in Nigeria have taken to social media to…
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Crime Africa
US blocks Nigerian’s cryptocurrency fraud, imposes $50,000 fine
The Kansas Attorney General’s Office successfully thwarted an attempt by Bimbo Toyin Akinyemi, a Nigerian national, to defraud a Kansas…
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News Africa
Nigeria’s central bank auctions US dollar as exchange rate hits ‘boiling point’
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has launched a new move to buy the naira and sell the US dollar…
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Suspected Boko Haram militants kill at least 37 in Nigeria attack
Suspected Boko Haram Islamist militants roared into a northeastern Nigerian village on motorcycles, opened fire on a market and set…
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News Africa
Why Nigeria’s ‘Mr Flag Man’ has waited a year to be buried
The family of the man who designed Nigeria’s national flag have told the BBC they have given up waiting for…
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News Africa
Gridlock in Nigeria amid fuel shortages and price hikes
Nigerians have been hit by a double whammy of chronic fuel shortages and a hike in prices by the state-owned…
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News Africa
Floods in Nigeria kill at least 49, displace thousands
At least 49 people have been killed and thousands displaced in Nigeria after heavy rains caused flooding in the northeast…
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