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Nigeria : Nigeria considering oilfied licensing rounds in 2021 - NNPC
on 2020/12/12 11:06:16
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Africa's largest oil exporter delayed major oilfield bid rounds this year due to COVID-19, which led to a global oil price crash.

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Nigeria : IMF Article IV: Nigeria’s Outlook Challenging, Forex Reforms Needed
on 2020/12/12 11:02:37
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) yesterday returned a gloomy verdict on the Nigerian economy for 2020, declaring that the nation’s economic outlook is challenging.

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Nigeria : FG to Engage US to Remove Nigeria from Blacklist
on 2020/12/12 10:57:12
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The federal government yesterday expressed its readiness to open talks with the United States for the delisting of Nigeria from the religious freedom blacklist.

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Nigeria : Police Disperse Protesting Shiites With Teargas In Abuja
on 2020/12/12 10:54:32
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The peaceful protest, which kicked off from Wuse Market, was disrupted at the popular Berger Roundabout when they were confronted by policemen, who shot several canisters of teargas.

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Nigeria : Amid Rising Insecurity, S’West Leaders Urge Buhari to Restructure Nigeria
on 2020/12/6 16:25:56
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The leaders of Southwest in the All Progressives Congress (APC) have asked President Muhammadu Buhari to, as a matter of urgency, initiate the process of restructuring the country.

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Nigeria : US removes reciprocity visa fees for Nigerians
on 2020/12/6 16:23:09
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The United States government has announced the removal of visa reciprocity fee for the non immigrant visa categories or any visa class for Nigerian nationals effective from Dec. 3.

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Nigeria : Nigeria deposits AfCFTA ratified instrument with AU
on 2020/12/6 16:10:54
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All seems to be set for the commencement of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) scheduled to take off January 2021.

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Nigeria : Court adjourns secret trial of Sheikh Zakzaky, wife to 2021
on 2020/11/22 15:15:08
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Justice Gideon Kurada of the Kaduna High Court on Wednesday adjourned until 25 and 26 of Junuary, 2021, the trial of the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky and his wife.

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Nigeria : Nigeria officially enters recession as GDP contracts by 3.62% in Q3’ 2020
on 2020/11/22 14:40:57
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National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said that the nation’s economy has formally entered into recession as the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) contracted for the second consecutive quarter by 3.62 percent in the third quarter of 2020.

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Nigeria : Six Nigerians convicted in UAE for funding Boko Haram in 2019
on 2020/11/11 13:10:00
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Half a dozen Nigerians have been convicted in the UAE for funding the notorious terrorist group, Boko Haram.

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Nigeria : Lawan: Nigeria May Face another #EndSARS Protest
on 2020/11/11 12:54:41
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President of the Senate, Dr. Ahmad Lawan has warned that Nigeria may not escape another youths’ restiveness in the mode of #EndSARS protest, if it failed to effectively address the issue of youth unemployment and make practical steps in its national budget to meaningfully engage them.

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Nigeria : Nigeria Takes Delivery of Chinese Drones to Combat Insurgency, Armed Banditry
on 2020/11/11 11:00:50
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The aircraft's area of operation will cover several states including Zamfara, Sokoto, Kebbi, Kastina, and some parts of Kaduna state.

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Nigeria : Nigeria to receive six Super Tucano aircraft from U.S. soon – Air Force Chief
on 2020/11/11 10:50:17
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The aircraft are part of the 12 fighter jets sold to Nigeria by the US to aid combat actions and air assaults against criminal elements in the country.

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Nigeria : Police Have Become Instrument Of Terror, Shiite Group Says, Demands Release Of Zakzaky
on 2020/10/24 15:56:46
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The statement read, "The brutality of the Nigerian police force is impossible to be justified. What excuses or alibis have the police got for killing or injuring protesters

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Nigeria : WTO DG: US, EU divided over Nigeria’s Okonjo-Iweala and South Korea’s Yoo
on 2020/10/24 15:21:34
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The US and EU are divided over the choice between Nigeria’s Okonjo-Iweala and South Korea’s Yoo for the WTO DG.

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Nigeria : We’re Watching Events In Nigeria, International Criminal Court Says
on 2020/10/24 15:18:49
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Fatou Bensouda, ICC’s Prosecutor, said the international court was looking out for indications Rome Statute crimes were being committed.

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Nigeria : Facebook, Instagram reportedly censor posts about Nigeria’s anti-police brutality protests
on 2020/10/24 15:17:24
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Facebook wrongly tagged posts about anti-police brutality demonstrations in Nigeria as fake news — suppressing the content, according to a report Thursday.

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Nigeria : Nigeria president warns protesters; fails to address shooting
on 2020/10/24 15:15:42
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Muhammadu Buhari accuses demonstrators of threatening ‘national security’ as violence continues across the country.

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Nigeria : #EndSARS protests: Nigeria’s president could have prevented escalation of violence but poured oil on the fire through his silence
on 2020/10/24 15:12:42
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Located in the central regions of Nigeria’s Delta State, Ughelli is a sleepy city in the Western Niger Delta and the unlikely birthplace of a protest with global ramifications, which is what Nigeria’s #EndSARS protests have become.

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Nigeria : Nigeria police brutality protests: president says dozens have died
on 2020/10/24 15:10:41
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Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari says 69 people have been killed in protests against police brutality that have rocked the country.

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