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PM Modi’s visit to Nigeria: Immense scope for cooperation
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PM Modi’s visit to Nigeria: Immense scope for cooperation

Firstpost  

Nigeria is an important destination for Indian business and there is great potential to explore. Engineers India Limited is the project management company for the Dangote Group of Nigeria’s the largest Petrochemical and Fertilizer Complex worth $2.5 billion which is currently the second largest in the world. India’s Support for Nigerian Military India strongly supported independence of African countries from …

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Beyond football: Nigeria, South Africa rivalry rekindled at AFCON 2023
11 months ago

Beyond football: Nigeria, South Africa rivalry rekindled at AFCON 2023

Al Jazeera  

The semifinal between the two continental giants presents a chance to extend bragging rights on and off the pitch. South African broadcaster Robert Marawa told Al Jazeera: “The SA vs Nigeria love-hate affair crosses many issues from being the number one economic hub in Africa to Nigeria claiming that South Africa would never have won AFCON in ’96 if they …

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Batteries for hire could help Nigerians ditch their generators
1 year, 9 months ago

Batteries for hire could help Nigerians ditch their generators

CNN  

CNN — Although Nigeria has vast energy reserves, more than 92 million people in the country live without access to electricity, according to the International Energy Agency. His company Reeddi rents out small, lightweight solar-powered batteries called “Reeddi Capsules” that can power devices including TVs, laptops and refrigerators. Reeddi Capsules can be bought along with a solar panel for 199,000 …

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Can a political underdog save Nigeria?
1 year, 10 months ago

Can a political underdog save Nigeria?

The Economist  

Middle East & Africa | The world’s toughest in-tray Can a political underdog save Nigeria? Mr Obi, by contrast, has reached across the country’s main divides, holding rallies in his opponents’ strongholds and urging voters to base their choice on character and track record. Share of population in extreme poverty Living on less than $2.15 per day, 2021 Maiduguri Kano …

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Fuel, cash shortages cause fury among Nigerians ahead of election
1 year, 11 months ago

Fuel, cash shortages cause fury among Nigerians ahead of election

Al Jazeera  

Nigerians are facing petrol shortages and chaos at banks over a new currency swap ahead of presidential elections later this month. “Every day is the same problem, it’s ridiculous.” These days, Awolowo Road, a main commercial artery in Lagos, Nigeria’s megacity of 20 million people, is constantly blocked by traffic jams worsened by the waits for fuel. It’s a volatile …

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Transcript: Baleka Mbete on Xenophobia, Corruption, and the ANC
5 years, 2 months ago

Transcript: Baleka Mbete on Xenophobia, Corruption, and the ANC

Al Jazeera  

Read the full transcript of the debate with the South African politician on corruption, xenophobia and ANC’s future. Hasan: Because that’s the view of Cyril Ramaphosa, the current ANC president of South Africa … Mbete: I don’t agree. Hasan: And literally 10 seconds ago you said there are many South Africans as well so I’m confused … Mbete: South Africans …

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Nigerians return home, fleeing xenophobic attacks in South Africa
5 years, 3 months ago

Nigerians return home, fleeing xenophobic attacks in South Africa

CNN  

Lagos, Nigeria CNN — Dennis Benson was taking a leisurely walk in Birchleigh, a neighborhood in the Johannesburg suburb of Kempton Park, when he spotted a poster calling for a strike on foreign businesses in the area. The 34-year-old Nigerian entrepreneur told CNN it was then that he started making plans to leave South Africa because he knew it was …

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Nigerians repatriated from South Africa after attacks
5 years, 3 months ago

Nigerians repatriated from South Africa after attacks

Al Jazeera  

Nigerian airline to return more than 600 nationals in the coming days with victims saying it’s ‘not safe here’. Nigeria began repatriating more than 600 of its citizens from South Africa following a wave of deadly xenophobic attacks that frayed relations among neighbouring nations. “I ran for my life, they would have killed me,” Samson Aliyu, a clothes seller who …

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Nigeria to repatriate 600 South Africans: envoy
5 years, 4 months ago

Nigeria to repatriate 600 South Africans: envoy

The Hindu  

Nigeria will repatriate about 600 citizens from South Africa this week following a wave of xenophobic violence which sparked sharp exchanges between the two countries, a Nigerian diplomat said on Monday. A first flight will carry 320 Nigerians, he said, adding: “We will have another one immediately after that.” Johannesburg and surrounding areas were rocked by a series of deadly …

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Nigeria to evacuate 640 citizens from South Africa after xenophobic attacks
5 years, 4 months ago

Nigeria to evacuate 640 citizens from South Africa after xenophobic attacks

CNN  

CNN — Nigeria will evacuate hundreds of its citizens from South Africa following a string of xenophobic attacks, a government official told CNN on Monday. Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari is deeply concerned about the “intermittent violence” against its citizens in South Africa and called on the country’s government to take steps to end it, his media aide Femi Adesina said. …

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South Africa shuts embassy in Nigeria after reprisal attacks
5 years, 4 months ago

South Africa shuts embassy in Nigeria after reprisal attacks

Al Jazeera  

South Africa temporarily closed its embassy in Nigeria following violence against South African businesses in reprisal for attacks on foreign-owned stores in Johannesburg, while Nigeria announced plans to evacuate its nationals from South Africa. South African Foreign Affairs Minister Naledi Pandor said on Thursday the embassy was closed temporarily after threats led to fears for staff safety. The announcement, which …

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Xenophobic attacks: South Africa closes embassies in Nigeria, fearing reprisal attacks
5 years, 4 months ago

Xenophobic attacks: South Africa closes embassies in Nigeria, fearing reprisal attacks

CNN  

CNN — South Africa has temporarily closed its diplomatic missions in Lagos and Abuja, Nigeria, fearing reprisal attacks against its citizens, an official told CNN. A protestor gestures and holds a placard during a demonstration in front of the South African Embassy in Lusaka, Zambia on September 4, 2019 SALIM DAWOOD/AFP/AFP/Getty Images “We want people to know that if they …

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Nigeria pulls out of South Africa summit after deadly riots
5 years, 4 months ago

Nigeria pulls out of South Africa summit after deadly riots

Al Jazeera  

Nigeria withdraws from WEF gathering in Cape Town in the aftermath of attacks on foreigners in South African cities. Nigeria has pulled out of an African economic summit in South Africa, intensifying a diplomatic row after a series of deadly attacks on foreigners, including Nigerians, in South African cities. South Africa’s Department of International Relations and Cooperation, commenting before Nigeria …

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Xenophobic attacks: Anger in Nigeria as South Africa xenophobic attacks spark looting
5 years, 4 months ago

Xenophobic attacks: Anger in Nigeria as South Africa xenophobic attacks spark looting

CNN  

CNN — Anti-foreigner attacks in Johannesburg has triggered violence and widespread looting of South African-owned brands in Nigeria. Protesters set fire to many entrances leading into a busy mall housing South African retail store Shoprite and looted groceries and toiletries from the supermarket in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial center. Diplomatic backlash Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed said it …

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