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"How Nigeria is reeling from extreme heat fuelled by climate change"
#Nigeria #Climate #ClimateChange

How Nigeria is reeling from extreme heat fuelled by climate change - Carbon Brief
Since the start of this year, Africa’s most populous nation Nigeria has faced prolonged stretches of severe heat.

"How Nigeria is reeling from extreme heat fuelled by climate change"
#Nigeria #Climate #ClimateChange

How Nigeria is reeling from extreme heat fuelled by climate change - Carbon Brief
Since the start of this year, Africa’s most populous nation Nigeria has faced prolonged stretches of severe heat.

"Binance Says It Was Asked for ‘Secret’ Payment Over Nigeria Woes
Binance ‘approached by unknown persons’ for a large payment"
Welcome to #Nigeria...
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Via The Guardian Nigeria
http://guardian.ng/
PS: the problem is global in the big ports in the Gulf of Guinea
#Nigeria #Africa

The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
Breaking Nigerian News - Leading Nigeria Newspaper - Top News from Nigeria, Africa and the world

"‘I want to tackle it in a big way’: Meet the Nigerian women spearheading solar projects"
#Nigeria #Solar #SolarPower

Meet the solar entrepreneurs changing women’s lives in Nigeria
The African country has the lowest access to electricity in the world. Women and girls are bearing the brunt of energy poverty.

From the vault: 2021
The Nigerian dream is to leave #Nigeria
"In Nigeria, to be an emigrant is to possess illustrious social capital and a badge of honor that is not only reserved for you, but also for your family."

The Nigerian dream is to leave Nigeria
In Nigeria, to be an emigrant is to possess illustrious social capital and a badge of honor that is not only reserved for you, but also for your family.

#Nigeria govt slams $10 billion fine on #Binance
"The Nigerian government’s retribution claim is coming months after Binance pleaded guilty and agreed to pay $4.3 billion to settle criminal money laundering charges levied by the U.S. Department of Justice."

Nigeria govt slams $10 billion fine on Binance
The Nigerian government’s retribution claim is coming months after Binance pleaded guilty and agreed to pay $4.3 billion to settle...

#Inflation in #Nigeria
Q1 '23 vs Q1 '24
https://www.sbmintel.com/2024/04/the-price

The price of everything
Nigeria has been grappling with a significant rise in inflation in recent months, with the annual inflation rate reaching 31.7% in February 2024, the highest level since 1996. Prices of essential c…

Wie kann die "Entführungs-Ökonomie" gestoppt werden?
Anietie Ewang von HRW sagt:
1. Die Behörden müssen geeignete Maßnahmen ergreifen, um weitere Entführungen, insbesondere von gefährdeten Schülern, zu verhindern
2. und die Täter vor Gericht stellen. Solange sie mit ihren schrecklichen Taten davonkommen, werden sie sie wiederholen.
#Nigeria #Westafrika

#Nigeria "Social media now priority for national security"
"[...] negative use of social media constituted both local and global threats."
https://www.…

#Nigeria vs #Binance
It gets ugly...
"Presidency and regulatory sources said the government decided to move against Binance and other crypto firms following reports that currency speculators and money launderers were using them to execute criminal activities. Authorities believe the ‘criminal act…

EXCLUSIVE: Inside details of how Nigerian govt detained Binance executives
One of the two detained Binance executives is an American, while the other is British-Pakistani.

#Nigeria vs #Binance
It gets ugly...
"Presidency and regulatory sources said the government decided to move against Binance and other crypto firms following reports that currency speculators and money launderers were using them to execute criminal activities. Authorities believe the ‘criminal act…

EXCLUSIVE: Inside details of how Nigerian govt detained Binance executives
One of the two detained Binance executives is an American, while the other is British-Pakistani.

🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #ChrisHawkins
Fela Ransome Kuti & Nigeria '70:
🎵 Funky Horn
#FelaRansomeKuti #Nigeria70
#Spotify

Egúngún (Yorùbš) are masquerade or masked, costumed figure, for ancestor reverence, or the ancestors themselves as a collective force.
These spirits are from #Benin
#Africa #Nigeria

In den letztes Jahren sind Entführungen in Nigeria immer häufiger geworden. Das Motiv: Lösegeld zu erpressen. Die Entführer sind job- und mittellose junge Männer, die in gut organisierten Gangs operieren.
"In meinem Dorf hat jeder ein Familienmitglied, das schon mal entführt wurde", sagt Suleiman. Er verhandelt mit den Banden - eine Vermittlertätigkeit, für die ihn die Behörden festnehmen könnten.
#Nigeria #Westafrika

#Nigeria blocks access to crypto exchanges in effort to curb currency slide
FT (archived) #Crypto