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Uber Exits Nigeria: Why the Global Ride-Hailing Giant Shut Down Operations After 12 Years of Service

Uber has ended ride-hailing operations in Nigeria after 12 years, leaving drivers and riders to adjust as the company redirects investment and restructures its global business.

International Business Times UK

More than just a healthcare issue: the hidden barriers facing pregnant women with disabilities in Lagos

Pregnancy and childbirth remain dangerous for many women globally. Complications such as severe bleeding and hypertensive disorders can become life-threatening, particularly when timely and appropriate healthcare is unavailable.

The Conversation

Global move away from oil could lead to conflict and migration, experts say

Researchers urge governments to help worst afflicted countries, such as Nigeria and Algeria, which rely on oil revenues for public services

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A Nigerian engineer built his first model house with 14,800 sand-filled plastic bottles; the experiment later grew into 15 houses, including a five-bedroom duplex

Nigerian engineer Yahaya Ahmed is building homes using thousands of discarded plastic bottles. His initiative has constructed up to fifteen houses across Nigeria and beyond. This method significantly lowers construction costs and provides excellent insulation. Sand-filled bottles are incorporated into walls, creating durable and long-lasting structures. The project addresses plastic…

The Economic Times

Uber withdraws from Nigeria

In tonight's programme, a UN report says foreign fighters and support networks are fuelling Sudan’s war and worsening violence against civilians. Also, Uber is pulling out of Nigeria and Uganda, leaving thousands of drivers scrambling for new sources of income. And finally, we discuss the festival with co-director Diarah N’Daw-Spech…

France 24

In 2007, the Great Green Wall aimed to restore 100 million hectares across Africa's Sahel. 19 years later, Ethiopia, Senegal and Nigeria have restored millions of hectares of land

Great Green Wall land restoration Africa: The Great Green Wall initiative in Africa is making significant strides in rehabilitating degraded lands across the Sahel. Since its inception in 2007, nearly eighteen million hectares have been revitalized by participating nations.

The Economic Times

Dozens die in Nigeria oil theft attempt after inhaling toxic fumes

An advocacy group reports that at least 37 people have died in Nigeria's Rivers state while trying to steal oil from a loading vessel

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Shady surgeons and Nigeria organ harvesting

In tonight's edition: Legal loopholes and gaps about specialised medicine may be driving illegal organ harvesting in Nigeria. Also, South Sudan may be moving closer to delivering on elections scheduled for December. Finally, on the islands of São Tomé and Príncipe, six colonial-era plantation estates have just been added to…

France 24

The Guardian view on Nigeria’s kidnappings: a country can’t prosper when going to school is a danger

Editorial: Abductions are resurging and may be spreading to new areas – with young children among the victims. A military response alone won’t work

The Guardian - UK

A river goddess, hundreds of devotees – and polluted water: the Nigerian festival threatened by gold mining

Each year, people from across the world gather in a grove sacred to the Yoruba goddess Osun to be healed, conceive or realise their deepest wishes. But toxic lead, mercury and cyanide is leaching into the river

The Guardian - UK

Uber exits nations without warning, drivers and passengers mid-trip see app completely shut down: ‘The Uber rapture’

"No warning, just shut down the app, on the spot."

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UN sounds alarm over Nigeria’s child survival crisis as aid cuts bite

Exclusive: Field chief for the UN’s agency for children in Nigeria says ensuring infants reach their 5th birthday is a ‘top priority’ – as organisations warn of an unprecedented reversal in progress on child mortality due to aid cuts

The Independent UK

Nigeria confirms planned withdrawal of US troops sent to help tackle insecurity crisis

Nigeria has confirmed the withdrawal of U.S. troops sent to help tackle its security crisis

The Independent UK

Nicki Minaj Drops Viral Faith Tweet Declaring 'I Won't Turn Back' Because She Wants to See Jesus

Nicki Minaj's faith-focused message on X has sparked significant online engagement, with fans praising her Christian expression and calling for a gospel album, despite no new music announcement.

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UN warns vulnerable children ‘falling through cracks’ in UK climate aid

Exclusive: Data from Unicef UK suggests climate risks faced by children are being overlooked by UK aid – as the UN agency prepares to launch a major campaign calling for children to be better prioritised by the Foreign Office

The Independent UK

In Nigeria’s troubled north, a bustling nightlife lives with a morality police and insecurity

There is a thriving nightlife in Nigeria's conservative Sokoto state, which is known as the “seat of the caliphate” for its storied place in the birth and propagation of Islam in West and Central Africa

France 24

Nigeria's lucrative business of kidnappings

In tonight's programme, we speak to a Lagos analyst behind a new report laying out the figures behind abductions. Also, Tanzania's ruling party kicks the vice-president out even after he announces his plans to step down next week. Finally, in Senegal, the first African-manufactured generic drug to treat sickle cell…

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How Designer Chizitera Pennington Turns Personal Stories Into Beautiful Interiors

We sit down with our Next in Design 2026 winner, Chizitera Pennington, whose design style is inspired by the people she works with and where they come from

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Faster rails, same last mile: where money still gets stuck on its way to Lagos

A payment instruction leaving Germany for Nigeria moves in seconds. The money behind it can take three days, and most of the delay sits in the final leg, after value has already crossed the border.

The Independent UK

Kidnappers in Nigeria collected more than $5 million in ransoms in a year, analysts say

A Lagos-based intelligence group say that kidnappers in Nigeria have collected more than $5 million in ransom payments over the past year

Radio France Internationale

Nigerian armed groups net nearly $6m in ransoms: study

Criminal groups in Nigeria raised nearly $6 million in ransom payments in the last year, a report said Wednesday, with two mass kidnappings by Boko Haram responsible for nearly 90 percent of the total.

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Easing Supply Fears Weigh on Cocoa Prices

December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ26 ) is down -10 (-0.17%) today, and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU26 ) is down -7 (-0.19%). Cocoa prices are slightly lower today. Prices have been under pressure this week on signs of abundant global cocoa supplies. Last Friday, Bloomberg reported that Nigeria’s July...

Radio France Internationale

Nigerian president orders rescue operation after mass kidnapping in mosque

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has ordered the military and other security agencies to launch an immediate rescue operation after the mass kidnapping of worshippers during an attack on a mosque in the north-central Niger State last week.

France 24

Nigeria’s president orders rescue operation after mass kidnapping at mosque

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday ordered security agencies to conduct a rescue operation after the mass kidnapping of worshippers during an attack on a mosque in the north-central Niger State last week. Local authorities were still trying to verify the number of missing people, but local residents said roughly…

The Independent UK

UK green technology firm plans major £55m Africa expansion to help create ‘energy grid of the future’

Fresh funding for Sheffield solar-powered battery company comes as cuts bring rethink of UK aid strategy

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