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Nigeria’s Muhammadu Buhari is confident that it’s a job well done, as his near decade-long presidency draws to a close. In responses to questions from Bloomberg News, he said security has improved, infrastructure has expanded and a controversial policy of limiting imports has bolstered local production and made the economy more resilient. Many may disagree. Yes, the Boko Haram Islamist militants have been beaten …
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The attack on the church in south-western Nigeria is one in a series targeting Christians The recent killing of dozens worshippers at a Catholic church in south-western Nigeria has reignited concern about religious violence in the country. The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), an umbrella group representing church groups, says attacks on churches and Christians …
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TUNDE AJAJA examines the practice of politicians and their associates spending millions to buy presidential forms only to pull out of the race at the last minute At any time in Nigeria’s history, whether in the years of economic boom or now that a whopping 16.82 per cent inflation rate has eroded the value of the …
Witnesses describe how attackers detonated explosives and shot at those who tried to flee Workers cleared the pools of blood and pieces of broken pews at the Saint Francis Catholic church in south-west Nigeria on Monday, as the local community mourned more than 50 parishioners shot dead in the final moments of mass a day earlier.No one …
Nigeria has the lowest access to electricity globally, with about 92 million persons out of the country’s 200 million population lacking access to power, the Energy Progress Report 2022 released by Tracking SDG 7, has revealed. The report, produced in conjunction with the International Energy Agency, International Renewable Energy Agency, United Nations Statistics Division, the World …
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