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Nigeria asks social media giants to curb fake news ahead of election
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoNigeria has asked Google and Meta to control the spread of fake news on their platforms ahead of a...
Children among 31 killed at church fair stampede in Nigeria
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 years agoABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A stampede Saturday at a church charity event in southern Nigeria left 31...
Jihadis attack jail in Nigeria's capital, 879 inmates escape
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNearly 900 inmates escaped in a jailbreak in Abuja, Nigeria's capital city, officials said...
Nigeria's Bola Tinubu declared winner of presidential vote
AP Finance via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoElection officials declared Bola Tinubu the winner of Nigeria's presidential election Wednesday,...
Nigeria's Senate approves Tinubu's $800 million World Bank loan request
Reuters via Yahoo News· 10 months agoABUJA (Reuters) -Nigeria's Senate on Thursday speedily approved a request by President Bola Tinubu...
US determined to remain strong security partner for Nigeria -Blinken
Reuters via Yahoo News· 4 months agoSecretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday said the United States is determined to remain a strong...
Police: Extremists kill 25 fishermen in northeast Nigeria
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe rebels attacked the fishermen in the remote Mukdolo village of Borno where the years-long extremist violence is concentrated, said the local police chief Abdu Umar. Nigeria, Africa’s most ...
Violent attacks threaten Nigeria's upcoming 2023 elections
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoViolent attacks targeting Nigeria’s election commission offices are raising concerns about the...
Nigeria church: 38 killed in attack during Sunday service
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoGunmen with explosives killed at least 38 persons including five children in an attack on a Catholic...
FTX’s collapse coincides with increasing crypto regulation in Africa
Quartz via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoUntil it collapsed this month, FTX was becoming a force for normalizing cryptocurrencies in Africa,...