Nigeria's inflation drops to lowest in more than two years in May
Annual inflation in Nigeria slowed to 11.61 percent in May, its lowest level in more than two years and its 16th straight monthly drop, the National Bureau of Statistics revealed on Wednesday. It fell from 12.48 percent in April. A separate food price index showed inflation at 13.45 percent in May...Friday, June 15, 2018 - 8:35am
Nigeria thwarts World Cup child trafficking plot at airport
Ten Nigerian children have been rescued from human traffickers planning to fly them to Russia and exploit relaxed visa controls for the World Cup, anti-trafficking officials said on Tuesday. Five suspects, including a policeman and a quarantine officer, were arrested at Lagos’ main airport...Thursday, June 14, 2018 - 7:55am
An evening with Nigerian writer Onyeka Nwelue
It was supposed to be an author reading session for one of his books, but in the end Nigerian novelist Onyeka Nwelue chose to screen one of his movies instead. Guests to the event hosted at the Kigali Centre for Photography on Friday night had hoped to listen to Nwelue as he read from one of his...Tuesday, June 12, 2018 - 9:43am
Nigeria makes fashionable entrance in Russia
Nigeria’s fashionable Super Eagles continue to hog all the headlines ahead of the World Cup, following the Sky Sports poll that voted their official Nike designed kit as the best jersey at this year’s tournament. The Nigerian team who pulled off a remarkable unbeaten qualification run...Tuesday, June 12, 2018 - 7:40am
Morocco, Nigeria agree on next steps for gas pipeline deal
Morocco and Nigeria on Sunday signed a joint declaration in Rabat laying out the next steps for the completion of a gas pipeline deal that will be built onshore and offshore, Moroccan state news agency MAP said. The two countries agreed to the pipeline in December 2016 and launched feasibility...Tuesday, June 12, 2018 - 7:37am
Nigeria's parliament threatens to impeach Buhari
Nigerian lawmakers on Tuesday issued a list of demands to the president, largely related to security, in the latest sign of strained relations between the executive and legislature months before the country goes to the polls. President Muhammadu Buhari won election in 2015 mostly on his vow to...Thursday, June 7, 2018 - 8:53am
Nigerian author Onyeka Nwelue brings book reading session to Kigali
Nigerian novelist, cultural entrepreneur and filmmaker Onyeka Nwelue will hold a book reading session for one of his books in Kigali on Friday, June 8. Nwelue, best known for his 2009 book, ‘Abyssinian Boy’, will be reading from his latest novel, ‘The Beginning of Everything...Thursday, June 7, 2018 - 12:59am
Nigeria police hunt for 180 escaped prisoners
At least 180 prisoners were at large after escaping from a jail in the Nigerian city of Minna during a raid on the facility, a minister and prison authority official said on Monday. Gunmen attacked a medium security prison in the city in the central Nigerian state of Niger on Sunday around 8:00 p....Tuesday, June 5, 2018 - 9:58am
New law allows 25-year-old Nigerians to seek political office
The minimum age for a Nigerian to run for political office has been reduced to twenty-five years from the previous thirty years cap. This follows the signing into law of the #NotTooYoungToRun bill. President Muhammadu Buhari signed the law at the presidential villa in Abuja flanked by a number of...Friday, June 1, 2018 - 8:43am
Nigeria bushmeat industry rebounds after Ebola outbreak
There is a steady flow of customers, the dirt car park is filled with vehicles, and the stalls at Oluwo market in Epe outside Lagos city are full. The market is one of the biggest in this West African country where bushmeat is sold. The mood is festive and everyone from traders to customers...Friday, June 1, 2018 - 8:29am
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