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Punchy aromatics brighten the saucy chicken braise of Nigerian red stew

When cooks in Nigeria want long-cooked flavor in minutes, they turn to obe ata (OH-bay AH-ta)

The Independent UK

Nigeria wants to revamp its railway network. Four things it needs to do to succeed

Nigeria’s railway network serves only a small portion of the country. The country is 923,770km², with a railway network of 3,505km colonial narrow gauge and 669km modern standard gauge. Egypt, not that much larger than Nigeria, has a network of 6,700km.

The Conversation

A teen's death in a small Michigan town led the FBI and police to an online sexual extortion scheme

FBI Director Christopher Wray has spoken to one of the nation's largest police groups about how his agency works with police around the United States in tackling violent crime, fentanyl and gangs

The Independent UK

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AFCON 2023: Hosts Ivory Coast drawn with Nigeria as defending champions Senegal handed tough group

The action gets underway in January as Senegal look to defend their crown

Evening Standard

Over 2 million Nigerians are displaced by farmer-herder conflict in Benue State: there are 4 support systems they turn to

For the past decade many residents in north and central Nigeria have lived in a perpetual state of fear. Conflicts between pastoralists and farmers, land disputes, cattle rustling and mass violence have driven millions of people from their homes.

The Conversation

IMF and World Bank are urged to boost funding for African nations facing conflict and climate change

Most of the population in conflict-affected countries like Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, Chad and northern Nigeria depends on climate-vulnerable agriculture

The Independent UK

How collective memories fuel conflicts

When a group of youths attacked shops and buildings in Tallinn, Estonia, on the evening of April 26, 2007, it sparked two days of civil unrest. This resulted in the death of a young man, injuries to 100 people, including 13 police officers, and the arrest of over 1,000 people.

The Conversation

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The Black Book is a gritty new thriller that raises the bar for Nollywood

Nigerian thriller The Black Book has been in the headlines for reportedly topping global figures at streaming service Netflix, with 5.6 million viewers in its first two days. Does it live up to the hype?

The Conversation

Battling to make ends meet? Financial planning expert offers 5 tips on how to build your budget

Every day seems to bring new headlines about rising costs. In Nigeria, unions are threatening to strike amid soaring fuel prices; the country’s inflation rate hit 25% in August. The amount it costs to fill a food basket in South Africa keeps climbing. Ghanaians took to the streets of Accra…

The Conversation

El Anatsui/Turbine Hall review – miracles in gleaming gold made from recycled rubbish

Based in Nigeria, this colossus of contemporary art has cleverly used the natural light of Tate’s Turbine Hall natural light to create a masterpiece poised somewhere between desolation and hope

The Guardian - UK

How stablecoins are accelerating dollarization in the Global South—and why financial inclusion needs Web3 solutions

Why does wiring money from Nigeria to Ghana take longer and cost more than physically driving it across borders?

Fortune

A nurse is named as the prime suspect in the mysterious death of the Nigerian Afrobeat star Mohbad

Police in Nigeria have identified a nurse as the “principal suspect” in the mysterious death of a Nigerian Afrobeat star which triggered dayslong protests demanding justice

The Independent UK

Could Antoinette Fernandez be the next Diane Abbott?

The Nigerian-born activist is the first Black female Green Party candidate for Hackney North and Stoke Newington. Hannah Ghorashi meets her and discovers a unique riches-to-rags story

Evening Standard

An atheist in northern Nigeria was arrested. Then the attacks against the others worsened

In parts of the world, religiously unaffiliated people are increasing in numbers, and can safely and publicly be an atheist or agnostic

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Nigeria's FM tells FRANCE 24 military option 'still on the table' in Niger

In an exclusive interview with FRANCE 24, Nigeria's Foreign Minister Yusuf Maitama Tuggar said that two months after the coup in Niger, a military intervention by the West African regional bloc ECOWAS was "still on the table". He stressed that a negotiated solution remained the preferred option, but that ECOWAS…

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Nigerian police detain prominent musician for questioning after a young star's death

Naira Marley, a major Afrobeats star, is in police custody for questioning over the death of Mohbad, who died in a Lagos hospital last month at age 27. Marley has denied involvement in Mohbad's death.

The Guardian - UK

Nigerian police detain Afrobeats star Naira Marley over death of MohBad

Boss of rising singer’s former music label has denied any involvement in unexplained death

The Independent UK

A blast at an illegal oil refinery site kills at least 15 in Nigeria, residents say

Residents say an explosion and fire at at an illegal oil refinery site in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region has killed at least 15 people

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A government shutdown in Nigeria has been averted after unions suspended a labor strike

Nigerian government workers are continuing their work after last-minute efforts by authorities averted a nationwide strike to protest growing hardship which could have shut down government services in Africa’s most populous country

Al Jazeera

African healthcare poses challenges to startups filling the gaps

Startups trying to help African public health systems cater to the needs of everyday people, say they face barriers too.

Dynamite News

WHO recommends Malaria vaccine made by Oxford University and Serum Institute of India

To date, the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine has been licensed for use in Ghana, Nigeria and Burkina Faso. Read further on Dynamite News

The Guardian - UK

David Jowitt obituary

Other lives: Professor who became a specialist in the ways in which Nigerians speak and write English

The Conversation

Nigeria's new blue economy ministry could harness marine resources - moving the focus away from oil

Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu announced a new ministerial portfolio in August: Marine and Blue Economy. This was welcome news as it renewed hope for economic development outside the oil sector. We asked marine sustainability and blue economy expert Isa Olalekan Elegbede to explain how the ministry could benefit Nigeria.

Al Jazeera

New millionaires, new music: How cybercrime was codified into Afrobeats

Late US official Colin Powell’s dance 15 years ago was a seminal moment for Afrobeats, long before its global success.

Al Jazeera

In Nigeria, economic blues dampen patriotism on Independence Day

Nigerians of all ages say they are disillusioned with the country’s progress in six decades, so patriotism is waning.

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