Economic growth in Nigeria, Africa’s biggest crude producer, accelerated faster than expected in the second quarter, driven by growth in the non-oil sector, according to Bloomberg. Specifically, Nigeria’s economy grew 3.5 percent year-on-year in the quarter, compared with 3.1 percent in the first quarter, according to a report by the National Bureau of Statistics on […]
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Nigeria is seeking $10 billion to fund its energy transition plans
Nigeria aims to raise an initial $10 billion in funding to implement its energy transition plan ahead of the COP27 climate talks later this year, the country’s vice president said, according to Bloomberg. Africa’s most populous country needs at least an additional $10 billion annually and a total of $410 billion to meet its clean […]
The EU is seeking to replace Russian gas with supplies from Nigeria
The European Union is seeking additional natural gas supplies from Nigeria as the bloc prepares for possible cuts in Russian supplies, Matthew Baldwin, deputy director-general of the European Commission’s energy department, said on Saturday, Reuters reported. Baldwin was in Nigeria, where he held meetings with officials from Africa’s biggest oil producer this week. He was […]
Nigeria: Attack on mine, at least 4 Chinese employees kidnapped
Heavily armed men attacked a mine in central Nigeria on Wednesday, killing security staff and kidnapping workers, including at least four Chinese, local authorities said Thursday. Gangs of heavily armed criminals, the so-called bandits, have been terrorizing central and north-western Nigeria for years, committing animal theft, looting, kidnapping for ransom and murder. Their attacks have […]
Nigeria: 21 dead The first official report of a church attack
Twenty-one people were killed Sunday in an armed attack on a Catholic church during a service in southwestern Nigeria, according to the first official report released today by local authorities. “Dynamite exploded in the church (…) the perpetrators did not enter the church, they shot (against the faithful) from the windows,” said Richard Olandude, a […]
Nigeria: At least 50 dead in gun attack on church
At least 50 people were killed and others injured by gunmen who attacked a Catholic church in the Nigerian state of Odo during Sunday service, a doctor and local media reported. A doctor at a hospital in Ou, a city in the southwestern state of Nigeria, told Reuters that at least 50 bodies had been […]
Nigeria: At least 31 trampled to death during food distribution at local church
At least 31 people were killed today in southern Nigeria when a crowd erupted and were trampled during a local church food distribution, police said. The tragedy occurred in the city of Port Harcourt, in the state of Rivers, said Grace Iringe-Coco, a spokeswoman for the local police, citing 31 dead. Hundreds of people who […]
Nigeria: Jihadist attack, 30 killed
Thirty people have been killed in northeastern Nigeria in a jihadist attack in retaliation for a military strike, paramilitary leaders said on Monday. The bomber struck shortly after noon in the village of Moudou in Borno state, near the border with Chad, by Islamic State (IS) jihadists in West Africa, according to the same source. […]
Nigeria: Student lynched for ‘damn’ WhatsApp messages
Students beat to death and set fire to one of their classmates, accusing her of posting “blasphemous” comments to a student group on the WhatsApp application, according to eyewitnesses. Shehu Shagari College, located in the state of Sokoto in northwestern Nigeria, closed immediately after the attack. In northern Nigeria, where the heinous crime took place, […]
Nigeria: Eight killed in collapse of three-storey building in Lagos
Eight people have been killed after a three-storey building collapsed in a district of Lagos, Nigeria’s financial capital, emergency services said today. The building collapsed for unknown reasons around 9:30 p.m. Sunday, rescuers said, rescuing 23 people from the rubble. The ground floor and first floor of the building in the Ebute Meta district were […]