Nigerian Govt Ditches China, Seeks $14.4 Billion Rail Loan From Standard Chartered

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Nigerian Govt Ditches China, Seeks $14.4 Billion Rail Loan From Standard Chartered

[Premium Times] Choosing not to borrow from China could be a way to cut Nigeria's exposure to the country, which stood at $3.4 billion as of March.

Source: allAfrica.com

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Alphabetical List of All African Countries

Below is an alphabetical list of all African countries, along with capitals and the state names as they are known within each country. In addition to the 54 sovereign states in Africa, the list also includes the two islands still governed by European states and Western Sahara, which is recognized

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Niger sets goal of returning 130,000 Nigerian refugees by year-end | Africanews

Niger and the state of Borno in neighbouring Nigeria have struck a deal for the return this year of more than 130,000 Nigerian refugees, Niger's president Mohamed Bazoum said Friday.

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Kenya/Uganda: Starlets Moulded Me, Ugandan-Based Kenyan Player Ogol Says

Former Harambee Starlets midfielder Jacky Ogol has found her footing at the Federation of Uganda Football Association (Fufa) Super League side She Corporates

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Nigeria: Report - Nigerians Experience Income Drop After Lockdown

A recent survey carried out by FinMark Trust through the i2i initiative, in partnership with EFInA, reveals that some Nigerian households are beginning to experience reduced income, lower food consumption, and reduced access to financial and health services following the onset of the COVID-19

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Coronavirus in Africa: 225,126 cases; 6,051 deaths; 102,912 recoveries

There are now more than over 220,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

African Union and Focac Co-Host China-Africa Solidarity Summit On COVID-19

President Cyril Ramaphosa will, in his capacity as the Chairperson of the African Union (AU), participate in a virtual Extraordinary China-Africa Solidarity Summit against Covid-19 co-hosted by the Forum for China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) and the

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Nigeria: COVID-19 - Online Polls Will Not Determine Lagos Decision On Another Lockdown - Official

The Lagos State Government says its final decision on the possibility of another lockdown will not be based solely on the outcome of the online public polls on the

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Nigeria: 85yrs Old Grandmother Expresses Joy Over Road Construction in Bauchi, Begs to Meet Governor

An 85 years old grandmother, a resident of Sabon-Kaura area of Bauchi metropolis who is grateful for the construction of a road in her area, has narrated how she and her contemporaries walked barefooted in muddy water whenever it

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Coronavirus in Africa: 129,452 cases; 3,792 deaths; 53,400 recoveries

There are now more than over 100,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

Nigeria: Gbajabiamila Mourns Army Chief Attahiru, Others

[Leadership] The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, has described as shocking and sad the death of the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru, and seven others in a plane crash on Friday evening in Kaduna.

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Nigeria: We've Recovered $153m From Diezani - EFCC Chairman

[Vanguard] Abuja -- New chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, said yesterday that the commission has recovered a whopping $153 million from former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison Madueke, who has been staying in Britain since leaving office in 2015.

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Nigeria: Dare Secures Approval to Concession National Stadium in Lagos

Abuja — Says work to begin at the Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja shortly

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Nigerias election commission postponed for six weeks presidential elections scheduled for Feb. 14 after the military said it could not protect voters in the northeast from Boko Haram. Some questioned if the decision was influenced by President Jonathan, whose victory was by no means

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Ghana apologises to Nigeria for demolition at embassy

Nii Odei who declined to speak on the matter of the demolition carried out by unidentified persons extensively said, the incident is a sad one which the Osu Council is not happy

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Nigeria: Buhari Has Performed Incredibly Well - Sen Abu Ibrahim

It is a fact that the magnitude of mismanagement of our national resources, of corruption, and of lockdown of the country's growth potential was at the highest in the years before the present administration came

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Nigeria: Buhari Vows Nigeria's Unflinching Support for Adesina

Abuja — President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday assured the embattled President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, of Nigeria's unwavering commitment to his second term

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Nigeria: El-Rufai to Set Up Committee to Investigate NLC Strike

[This Day] Kaduna -- Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El- Rufai has said that he will set up a commission of inquiry to investigate the recent warning strike by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) in the state.

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Sha Sha wins BET gong

SOUTH AFRICA-BASED Zimbabwean songstress Charmaine Shamiso Mapambiro, popularly known as Sha Sha, in the showbiz industry has written her own piece of history by becoming the first local artiste to win the prestigious 2020 BET Viewer’s Choice: Best New International Act award at a ceremony held

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Nigeria: One-Third of OAU Law Lecturers Have No Doctorate Degree - NUC

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has revealed that 31.5 per cent of the academic staff of the Faculty of Law in Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, do not possess a doctorate

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Coronavirus in Africa: 276,566 cases; 7,426 deaths; 127,799 recoveries

There are now more than over 270,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the

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President Bio calls on regional leaders to unite on single currency adoption

Yesterday, president Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone chaired a zoom online meeting of the West African Monetary Zone Authority of Heads of States and Governments, where he encouraged his colleagues Heads of State and Governments across the region to unite, in ensuring that the proposed single

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Africa virus stats: 359,606 cases; 9,283 deaths; 172,974 recoveries

There are now more than over 350,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the

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Representing Nigeria, Agbani Darego was crowned Miss World on November 16, 2001.

Representing Nigeria, Agbani Darego was crowned Miss World on November 16, 2001. She is the first black African to win the title.

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Chaos as freed Nigerian schoolgirls reunited with families

JANGEBE, Nigeria (AP) — Hundreds of Nigerian girls abducted last week from a boarding school in the country’s northwest have been returned to their families amid chaos as security forces opened fire on a gathering outside the school...

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Nigeria: OPL 245 - How Italian Prosecutors Hid Vital Information From Judge

In the transcripts of the hearing with Criminal Proceeding No. 54772/13 RGNR, the prosecution witness, Ferri Alessandro, had told the court that Adoke owned the property at No. 271, Cadastral Zone A06 Maitama, Abuja, for which he had collected a mortgage of N300 million from Unity Bank in

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The Black Past: Remembered and Reclaimed | An Online Reference Guide to African American History by Professor Quintard Taylor, University of Washington

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Nigeria: What MKO Abiola Had Hoped to Achieve As President - Son

He has written several novels in English and Arabic, key among which is his book on his father titled: The President Who Never

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Africa: A24 Media Launches Yebo VoD Service Focused On History, Biography and African Discovery - Mobile Deals in the Offing

Two weeks ago pan-African TV content producer A24 Media launched its Yebo platform focused on history, biography and African

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Nigeria: Filmmaker's Video Explains COVID-19 to Children

Famous Nigerian filmmaker and director Niyi Akinmolayan has created an informative 90-second animation video that explains Covid-19 to

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Nigeria: COVID-19 - Anambra Identifies Cattle Dealer From Kano As Second Case

Awka — Anambra State has recorded the second case of coronavirus pandemic and the victim was a returnee from

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