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American Cryptocurrency Executive Released From Nigerian Detention

American cryptocurrency executive Tigran Gambaryan released from Nigerian detention after money laundering trial. Nigeria's crypto economy and challenges w...

Nigeria releases American crypto executive after dropping money laundering case

Nigeria releases American crypto executive after dropping money laundering case

An American cryptocurrency executive held in Nigeria for the past eight months has been released after authorities there announced that they were ending his money laundering trial on health and diplomatic grounds

The Independent UK

Binance exec released from Nigerian prison after 8 month detention

Binance exec released from Nigerian prison after 8 month detention

Charges against Tigran Gambaryan were dropped so he could receive medical treatment for his deteriorating health.

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Climate change worsened deadly floods in African regions, scientists say

Devastating rains that triggered floods in Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria and Sudan in recent months – killing hundreds of people and displacing millions – were worsened by human-caused climate change, a team of international scientists announced Wednesday.

Radio France Internationale

Climate Change Worsened Deadly Africa Floods, Scientists Say

Human-caused climate change worsened floods that have killed hundreds of people and displaced millions in Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria and Sudan this year, according to a study published on Wednesday.

International Business Times

Oreoluwa Alade: Pioneering Physics and AI Research with Global Impact

In the evolving world of science and technology, few young researchers are capturing attention quite like Oreoluwa Alade, a Nigerian-born physicist and PhD candidate at North Dakota State University (NDSU).

Poverty in Lagos isn’t just about money – here’s why

Lagos is Nigeria’s economic powerhouse, but it has some of the worst slums in the country.

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Yoruba vs Igbo: how a 1977 football cup caused ethnic tensions to boil over in Nigeria

Yoruba vs Igbo: how a 1977 football cup caused ethnic tensions to boil over in Nigeria

Football is a game of passion, and passions can become particularly inflamed when the sport represents larger political struggles. In Nigeria in 1977, an Africa-wide football contest fuelled the ethnic rivalry between the Yoruba and the Igbo people to the point that the military had to intervene. The game was…

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UK deports record number of Nigerians and Ghanaians in single flight

UK deports record number of Nigerians and Ghanaians in single flight

Flight comes as news emerges of plan to send asylum seekers who arrive on Chagos Islands to British territory of Saint Helena

The Guardian - UK

‘We’ll never forget’: Town grieves after deadly Nigeria fuel tanker blast

‘We’ll never forget’: Town grieves after deadly Nigeria fuel tanker blast

Survivors and relatives try to find peace after 170 mostly young people died after a tanker exploded in Jigawa State.

Nigerian nurses urge UK minister to intervene over test cheating claims

Nigerian nurses urge UK minister to intervene over test cheating claims

Exclusive: More than 100 nurses write to Wes Streeting after being accused of cheating in tests to practise in UK

The Guardian - UK

‘My dream has been shattered,’ says Nigerian nurse accused of cheating after arriving in UK

‘My dream has been shattered,’ says Nigerian nurse accused of cheating after arriving in UK

Nurse says she has lost ‘my name, my integrity’ after being accused of using proxy to sit tests to work in Britain

The Guardian - UK

What the history of blasphemy laws in the US and the fight for religious freedom can teach us today

What the history of blasphemy laws in the US and the fight for religious freedom can teach us today

Some 79 countries around the world continue to enforce blasphemy laws. And in places such as Afghanistan, Brunei, Iran, Nigeria, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, violation of these measures can result in a death penalty.

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Nigerians Sacrifice Cars As Cost Of Living Crisis Worsens

Nigerians Sacrifice Cars As Cost Of Living Crisis Worsens

Nigeria's economic crisis and soaring petrol prices forced Bolaji Emmanuel to give up his driver and his Honda Pilot utility vehicle, as he struggles with spiking living costs.

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How did as many as 140 people die in one of Nigeria's deadliest tanker explosions?

Nigerian authorities have announced measures to correct lapses that resulted in the death of more than 140 people in an explosion as they were trying to scoop up fuel from an overturned fuel tanker on Wednesday

Mass funerals held for over 150 killed in Nigeria fuel tanker explosion

Many killed while scooping up spilled petrol from road, rising fuel prices forcing them to take ‘desperate measures’.

Fuel Tanker Explosion In Nigeria Leaves 153 Dead

Tragic fuel tanker explosion in Nigeria's Jigawa state underscores safety risks and economic struggles in the country.

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Explosion kills scores of Nigerians collecting fuel from crashed tanker

People were collecting fuel from tanker that had crashed when it blew up, according to local police

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Elite corruption has the power to ignite mass protests in Nigeria – why police corruption doesn’t

Nigerians took to the streets in August 2024 to voice their frustration at a series of government policies. These policies had been ostensibly designed to make Nigeria more attractive for outside investment.

The Independent UK

More than 140 people are killed and dozens injured after a gasoline tanker explodes in Nigeria

More than 140 people, including children, have died and dozens were injured in Nigeria after an overturned gasoline tanker truck exploded in flames while they were trying to scoop up fuel pouring from the vehicle

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Nigeria fuel tanker explosion kills more than 140 and injures dozens more

The explosion happened after the tanker overturned in Jigawa state and people rushed the vehicle to scoop up the fuel

Deadly Fuel Tanker Explosion Kills Over 100 In Nigeria

Devastating fuel tanker explosion in Nigeria's Jigawa state claims over 100 lives, highlighting urgent safety concerns.

Nigeria fuel tanker explosion kills more than 150, injures dozens

Police say explosion on Jigawa state expressway happened as people rushed to the overturned vehicle to collect fuel.

Radio France Internationale

Floods leave 10 million children out of school in west and central Africa

An estimated 10 million children across Nigeria, Mali, Niger and the Democratic Republic of Congo are unable to attend school after devastating regional flooding, the charity Save the Children has said.

The Independent UK

Meta’s Oversight Board says viral video left on Facebook threatened LGBTQ+ people in Nigeria

Meta’s oversight board has expressed serious concern over the company’s failure to take down a viral graphic video showing two men bleeding after they were apparently beaten up for being allegedly gay

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