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Age Limit To Run For President Reduced To 35

Nigeria’s next general elections might still be two years away but there’s already a good reason for young citizens...

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Nigeria’s Ex-Oil Minister Battles Slew of Graft Cases

Nigeria's former oil minister faces charges only at home but her name crops up in a growing number of international...

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Nigeria Court Orders Forfeiture of Ex-Oil Minister’s Luxury $37.5m…

A Nigerian court has ordered the temporary forfeiture a $37.5 million property belonging to the country's ex-oil...

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Malala Meets Her Chibok ‘heroes’ In Nigeria

Nobel peace laureate Malala Yousafzai on Monday called for a "state of emergency for education" in Nigeria, as she...

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Nigerian Lawmakers Want Ex-President Quizzed About Oil Deal

Nigerian lawmakers on Wednesday said former president Goodluck Jonathan should give evidence at an inquiry into an oil...

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Calls For Clarity Over Nigeria’s Absent President

The president of Africa's most populous nation was last seen in public two months ago and since the start of 2017, he's...

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Joy As Chibok Girls Reunited With Parents

There were emotional scenes Saturday as 82 kidnapped Chibok girls released by Boko Haram Islamists earlier this month...

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US Court Battle Gives Clues To Nigerian Arms Scandal

The claims read like the plot of a best-selling thriller, with secretive arms dealers and a corruption-riddled...

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Health of Nigeria’s President Stokes Governance Concerns

President Muhammadu Buhari had warned Nigerians when he returned from nearly two months of medical treatment in London...

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Nigerian Officials Jailed For Selling Food Aid

Two Nigerian officials have been jailed for selling food aid meant for people fleeing militant attacks and food...

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Nigeria’s Jonathan Blames Obama For 2015 Election Defeat

Nigeria's Goodluck Jonathan has blamed Barack Obama for his 2015 presidential election defeat to Muhammadu Buhari,...

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Buhari Denies Targeting Jonathan In Corruption Fight

Nigeria's presidency has defended President Muhammadu Buhari over allegations that his anti-corruption fight is...

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Nigeria Football In $8.2 Million Deal To Pay National Coaches

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Wednesday signed a five-year deal worth $8.2 million (7.5 million euros) with...

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Emir of Kano ‘investigated For Corruption’

The emir (C) clashed with the government when he headed the central bank One of Nigeria's most powerful Muslim leaders,...

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Why Buhari Sacked His Spy Chief

It has emerged that President Muhammadu Buhari sacked the head of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) Chief this...

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Shell Admits Dealing With Nigerian Money Launderer

Shell has admitted for the first time it dealt with a convicted money-launderer when negotiating access to a vast oil...

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Shell Admits Dealing With Money Launderer

Shell has admitted for the first time it dealt with a convicted money-launderer when negotiating access to a vast oil...

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Shell Admits Dealing With Nigerian Criminal

Shell has admitted for the first time it dealt with a convicted money-launderer when negotiating access to a vast oil...

International

Shell Admits Dealing With Money Launderer

Shell has admitted for the first time it dealt with a convicted money-launderer when negotiating access to a vast oil...