Apr 17, 2021A Week in Nigeria: 17 AprilHighlights from Reuters coverage of Nigeria over the last seven days In this week’s round-up: Up to 65,000 people flee insurgents in northeast Nigeria, media blamed for Twitter choosing Ghana over Nigeria for Africa HQ, and buyer found for Shoprite’s Nigeria business. Up to 65,000 people in northeastern Nigeria have…Nigeria12 min readNigeria12 min read
Apr 10, 2021A Week in Nigeria: 10 AprilHighlights from Reuters coverage of Nigeria over the last seven days In this week’s round-up: Nearly 2,000 inmates freed in massive prison break, authorities to limit first doses of AstraZeneca due to supply concerns, and company hopes to tap into growing appetite for spirits. More than 1,800 prisoners went on…Nigeria9 min readNigeria9 min read
Apr 4, 2021A Week in Nigeria: 4 AprilHighlights from Reuters coverage of Nigeria over the last seven days In this week’s round-up: Nigeria seeks 70 million Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines amid AstraZeneca delay fears, why the central bank won’t ease its grip on the naira, and a 50-year-old school student. Nigeria hopes to receive up to…Nigeria9 min readNigeria9 min read
Mar 20, 2021A Week in Nigeria: 20 MarchHighlights from Reuters coverage of Nigeria over the last seven days In this week’s round-up: Nigeria’s government disappointed by acquittals in $1.3bn oil corruption trial, stagflation takes hold as prices and unemployment soar, Flutterwave teams up with PayPal. Nigeria’s government said it was surprised and disappointed after a Milan court…Nigeria9 min readNigeria9 min read
Mar 13, 2021A Week in Nigeria: 13 MarchHighlights from Reuters coverage of Nigeria over the last seven days In this week’s round-up: Naira incentives for importing dollars, armed gang abducts around 30 students, Flutterwave eyes New York listing after raising $170m, and mobile courts punish COVID rule-breakers. Nigeria will offer a naira incentive to import U.S. dollars…Nigeria9 min readNigeria9 min read
Mar 6, 2021A Week in Nigeria: 6 MarchHighlights from Reuters coverage of Nigeria over the last seven days In this week’s round-up: Gunmen release nearly 300 schoolgirls in northwest Nigeria, vaccine rollout launched after first COVAX doses arrive, and pandemic spawns banking agent boom. Gunmen who kidnapped nearly 300 schoolgirls from a boarding school in northwest Nigeria…Nigeria9 min readNigeria9 min read
Feb 27, 2021A Week in Nigeria: 27 FebruaryHighlights from Reuters coverage of Nigeria over the last seven days In this week’s round-up: Gunmen kidnap more than 300 schoolgirls, suspected Islamists fire rocket-propelled grenades at northeast’s biggest city, first COVAX vaccine doses to arrive within days, and vice president urges cryptocurrency regulation rather than prohibition. Gunmen abducted 317…Nigeria12 min readNigeria12 min read
Feb 19, 2021A Week in Nigeria: 20 FebruaryHighlights from Reuters coverage of Nigeria over the last seven days In this week’s round-up: Nigeria unexpectedly exits recession, gunmen kidnap 42 people from boarding school, defence minister tells people not be “cowards” when facing armed gangs, and fuel subsidies live on. Nigeria exited recession in the fourth quarter despite…Nigeria11 min readNigeria11 min read
Feb 12, 2021A Week in Nigeria: 13 FebruaryHighlights from Reuters coverage of Nigeria over the last seven days In this week’s round-up: Nigerians win court approval to sue Shell over oil spills, IMF urges VAT hike, securities watchdog puts cryptocurrency regulation on hold, plus Nollywood meets Bollywood in love story. The UK Supreme Court on Friday allowed…Nigeria9 min readNigeria9 min read
Feb 5, 2021A Week in Nigeria: 6 FebruaryHighlights from Reuters coverage of Nigeria over the last seven days In this week’s round-up: Former finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala nears WTO top job, Nigeria expects 41 million COVID vaccine doses from the African Union, central bank orders cryptocurrency crackdown, and oxygen shortage kicks in during second wave. Former finance…Nigeria8 min readNigeria8 min read
