#techcrunch.com. How African VC firm Oui Capital returned its first fund with Moniepoint's unicorn exit | TechCrunch. In 2019, African VC firm Oui Capital invested $150,000 in Nigerian fintech Moniepoint, an early bet that has paid back its first fund.
#Jan.20.2025 ×
#bbc.com. Fuel tanker explosion kills 77 people in Suleja area of Nigeria. People had rushed to collect fuel from the tanker after it overturned in a crash.
#Jan.18.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. Scores killed in central Nigeria after fuel tanker flips over and explodes – video. Those who died had scrambled to take the fuel, which has rocketed in price amid an economic crisis
#Jan.18.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. Seventy killed in central Nigeria after fuel tanker flips over and explodes. Those who died had scrambled to take the fuel, which has rocketed in price amid an economic crisis
#Jan.18.2025 ×
#aljazeera.com. ‘Heartbreaking’: More than 60 killed in Nigeria tanker explosion. The death toll likely to go up in the latest tanker explosion in Africa’s largest economy amid rising fuel cost.
#Jan.18.2025 ×
#voanews.com. Nigeria fuel tanker truck blast kills at least 60. Most of the victims were impoverished residents who had rushed to scoop up the spilled gasoline
#Jan.18.2025 ×
#bbc.com. Nigerians mourn woman allegedly beheaded by gospel singer. The police allege that the suspect was caught carrying the victim's head in a bag.
#Jan.14.2025 ×
#voanews.com. In Nigeria, spate of airstrikes killing civilians sparks concern. After an attack in northwest Zamfara state kills at least 15 civilians, human rights organizations call for accountability
#Jan.13.2025 ×
#voanews.com. At least 40 farmers killed by Islamic militants in northeast Nigeria, official says. Nigeria's homegrown jihadis took up arms in 2009 to fight Western education and impose their radical version of Islamic law
#Jan.13.2025 ×
#huffpost.com. Young Gorilla Rescued From Box In Airplane's Cargo Hold. The 5-month-old was discovered on a Turkish Airlines flight from Nigeria to Thailand.
#Jan.13.2025 ×
#aljazeera.com. Armed groups kill at least 40 farmers in Nigeria’s Borno State. Officials say Boko Haram and ISWAP groups suspected of being behind the attacks on farmers in the Dumba region.
#Jan.13.2025 ×
#aljazeera.com. Nigerian air raid targeting bandits mistakenly kills civilians. Nigerian air force launches investigation after reports say at least 15 people killed in air attack in Zamfara State.
#Jan.13.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. ‘I was crying, there was no anaesthesia’: the fight for legal and safe abortion in Nigeria. In a country where thousands die every year from unsafe procedures, and rape is shockingly high, campaigners must overcome strict laws and religious beliefs, as well as misinformation and stigma
#Jan.13.2025 ×
#bbc.com. Nigeria military kills 16 civilians in Zamfara air strike 'mistake'. The villagers were reportedly returning from a mission to chase away armed groups when they were bombed.
#Jan.13.2025 ×
#aljazeera.com. Bandits in Nigeria ambush and kill 21 government-backed fighters. Convoy of pro-government fighters was returning from a funeral when they came under fire from bandits in Katsina State.
#Jan.11.2025 ×
#voanews.com. Nigerian president orders probe into Borno military base attack. Six soldiers died in the attack
#Jan.10.2025 ×
#voanews.com. Trump's return sparks renewed hope among Nigerian separatists. Some view him as potential ally, though it’s unclear if he has any interest in the cause
#Jan.10.2025 ×
#aljazeera.com. Who is Lakurawa, the armed group wreaking havoc along Nigeria-Niger border?. Strained relations between Abuja and Niamey have disrupted joint military patrols and allowed the armed group to expand.
#Jan.10.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. ‘To confront the anti-gay law is to trouble waters’: the young Nigerian novelist refusing to go by the book. Chukwuebuka Ibeh’s first novel, Blessings, about love in a hostile climate, was written after a life-changing encounter with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
#Jan.10.2025 ×
#voanews.com. Analysts weigh in ahead of ECOWAS members' exit deadline. They say growing anti-French sentiment in region, plus Nigeria's own recent dealings with France, could frustrate negotiations aimed at keeping members from exiting
#Jan.08.2025 ×
#voanews.com. Critical minerals, waning Western influence a focus of Chinese FM’s African tour, analysts say. During this year’s annual trip to Africa, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi will make stops in Namibia, Republic of Congo, Chad and Nigeria
#Jan.07.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. Death and the King’s Horseman: the return of Wole Soyinka’s enduring mystery. The Nigerian Nobel laureate’s story of a royal servant condemned to kill himself after his master’s death has lost none of its enigmatic appeal
#Jan.07.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. From Igbo to Angika: how to save the world’s 3,000 endangered languages. With half of all languages predicted to die out in decades, activists are turning to online tools to preserve them
#Jan.07.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. Louis Schittly, who helped start Doctors Without Borders, dies at 86. An aid mission during Nigeria’s civil war in the late 1960s led to the creation of Médecins Sans Frontières, which received a Nobel Peace Prize in 1999.
#Jan.07.2025 ×
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