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Nigeria reopens secondary schools, airports for domestic flights
By VOA,
1543, July 1, 2020 (EAT)
Nigeria is reopening schools for the graduating class on the advice of a task force that students get help in preparing for examinations. ...
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Nigeria reopens churches, mosques and hotels amid rising cases of COVID-19
By CNN,
1705, June 2, 2020 (EAT)
The Nigerian government has lifted restrictions placed on religious gatherings during the coronavirus pandemic. The previous ban on religious and s...
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Africa’s leaders forced to confront healthcare systems they neglected for years
By CNN,
1704, April 10, 2020 (EAT)
Africa's ailing presidents and powerful elites have been known to jet out to seek treatment abroad, instead of investing in healthcare in their own co...
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‘We don’t work, we don’t eat’: Informal workers face stark choices as Nigeria shuts down over coronavirus
By CNN,
2048, March 31, 2020 (EAT)
Many countries in Africa are imposing lockdowns on their citizens as they race to curb the spread of coronavirus. But it has further highlighted th...
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Coronavirus in Africa: Over 100 cases in 10 countries
By CNN,
1615, March 10, 2020 (EAT)
Cases of coronavirus in Africa have so far been few and spread across the continent but the numbers are rising rapidly as Nigeria and South Africa on ...
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30 killed in Nigerian millitant attack
By CNN,
848, February 12, 2020 (EAT)
At least 30 people, including a pregnant woman and a baby, are dead after suspected Boko Haram militants set fire on sleeping travelers in Borno state...
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Nigeria bans imports, exports across land borders
By Duncan Mutwiri,
1433, October 17, 2019 (EAT)
Nigeria has closed all its land borders stopping the movement of goods except by sea. The customs agency which is in charge of the country's border...
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Nigeria to start evacuating its citizens from South Africa
By Imani Mitchelle,
1405, September 11, 2019 (EAT)
Nigeria will on Wednesday begin to evacuate hundreds of it citizens from Johannesburg in South Africa following a series of xenophobic attacks. The...
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Nigeria’s president moves to stop funding for food imports
By CNN,
1120, August 15, 2019 (EAT)
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has instructed the country's central bank to stop providing foreign currency for food imports, according to a sta...
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Critics in Nigeria troubled by low number of women in Buhari’s cabinet list
By VOA,
1149, July 27, 2019 (EAT)
Concerns have been raised about the number of women whom Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has recommended for Cabinet posts. Senators on Friday ...
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African Union launches continent-wide free trade area
By VOA,
1210, July 9, 2019 (EAT)
At the African Union Summit in Niger, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari launched the African Continental Free Trade Area by signing the continent's ...
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Nigeria’s Super Eagles receive ‘part’ of AFCON money
By Reuters,
1632, June 26, 2019 (EAT)
Nigeria’s football federation (NFF) says it has received “part of the money” allocated by the government for the national side’s participation...
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Nigeria’s Buhari signals 4 more years much like last
By Reuters,
1750, June 13, 2019 (EAT)
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari promised on Wednesday to repeat in his second term successes from his first four years including an improved econo...
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Nigeria’s Buhari kicks off challenge-filled second term with low-key inauguration
By Reuters,
2051, May 29, 2019 (EAT)
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari was sworn in on Wednesday for a second term at a low-key inauguration ceremony in which he surprised many by not d...
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Nigeria’s Buhari starts a second term packed with challenges
By Reuters,
2128, May 29, 2019 (EAT)
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari was sworn in on Wednesday for a second term at the helm a country struggling with a sluggish economy and a deca...
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Armed men kill 9, including children, in north Nigeria
By VOA,
1558, March 17, 2019 (EAT)
Armed men killed nine villagers, including children, and torched homes in northern Nigeria on Saturday, official sources said, the latest attack in a ...
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Nigerian officials halt search a day after school collapses; 8 dead
By VOA,
1306, March 15, 2019 (EAT)
Nigerian officials on Thursday halted search efforts a day after a school building collapsed in Lagos with an unknown number of children inside. The d...
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With Cash, Crime and Drama, Nigeria Politics Inspire Movie Makers
By VOA,
1102, March 5, 2019 (EAT)
With its alliances and betrayals, crimes and cash, and even a dash of witchcraft, the theatrical twists of Nigeria's politics are inspiring directors ...
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President Kenyatta congratulates Buhari on his re-election
By Allan Irungu,
1035, February 27, 2019 (EAT)
President Uhuru Kenyatta has congratulated his Nigerian counterpart Muhammadu Buhari on his re-election for a second term. In a statement to newsr...
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Nigeria’s Buhari wins second term as president
By Reuters,
1008, February 27, 2019 (EAT)
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday won a second term at the helm of Africa’s largest economy and top oil producer, a t...
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