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Christian-Muslim tension grows in Nigeria
24/01/2013 - International report

Christian-Muslim tension grows in Nigeria

Religious tensions in northern Nigeria have been heightened following the suicide bombings of churches and other violent attacks on Christians by the Islamist group Boko Haram. Nigeria is ...

Urine-power to the rescue of power-hungry Nigeria
23/11/2012 - International report

Urine-power to the rescue of power-hungry Nigeria

Nigeria is Africa’s leading oil producer but suffers frequent fuel scarcity. For anyone doing business, this is a big problem. Many businesses have folded as a result.

20/11/2012 - Report: Nigeria

Nigeria struggles to stop billion-dollar oil theft

Crude oil theft is a major problem in Nigeria, Africa’s largest oil exporter.

Nigeria brings out navy  to battle crude-oil theft
20/11/2012 - International report

Nigeria brings out navy to battle crude-oil theft

Crude-oil theft is a major problem in Nigeria which is Africa’s largest oil exporter and is worth an estimated five billion euros a year. It is normally stolen from pipelines in the oil ...

Nigeria wants Bakassi peninsula review
12/10/2012 - International report

Nigeria wants Bakassi peninsula review

Respite may be on the the way for the Bakassi people, following an announcement by the Federal Government in Nigeria that it may seek a review of a 2002 judgment by the International Court of ...

Slum clearance leaves families living in canoes on Lagos lagoon
26/07/2012 - International report

Slum clearance leaves families living in canoes on Lagos lagoon

Thousands of people have been made homeless after Nigerian authorities commenced the demolition of a slum built on the Lagos lagoon. Now many are sleeping in dugout canoes in the lagoon.

Recycling electronic waste in Nigeria
26/06/2012 - International report

Recycling electronic waste in Nigeria

How to create green jobs which also provide a decent living was discussed at the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development ...

Nigeria cracks down on illegal Chinese immigrants
01/06/2012 - International report

Nigeria cracks down on illegal Chinese immigrants

A growing economic partnership between China and Africa, has led to an increase in the number of Chinese in Africa.

If Nigerian Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala ran the World Bank...
12/04/2012 - International report

If Nigerian Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala ran the World Bank...

The World Bank has been headed by an American since it was formed in 1944.

Nigerians divided over highway robbery
06/04/2012 - International report

Nigerians divided over highway robbery

Police stations in Nigeria normally carry a bold inscription that says 'the police is your friend'. But in reality, many Nigerians regard the police as their worst enemy.

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