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Nigeria faces hunger crisis as food needs rise across west and central Africa, UN says

The U.N. food agency’s regional head says Nigeria is facing “an unprecedented hunger crisis,” and the need for food is rising ...
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Nigeria's SEC drums up stablecoin regulation advances in West Africa's largest economy

Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) says it is ready to welcome stablecoin firms, provided they comply with ...

Nigeria partners with S&P Global for West African petroleum price index

Nigeria has partnered with S&P Global Commodity Insights to develop a regional pricing benchmark for refined petroleum ...

Alozie goal gives Nigeria 2-1 win over South Africa in Women’s Africa Cup of Nations semifinals

Michelle Alozie’s long ball bounced into the goal in stoppage time to give Nigeria a 2-1 victory over South Africa and send ...

Nigeria opens doors to stablecoin firms under regulatory oversight

Emomotimi Agama, head of Nigeria’s SEC, announced that compliant stablecoin firms are encouraged to operate in Nigeria, ...

Nigeria's economy expanded 3.13% y/y in first quarter

Nigeria's economy expanded by 3.13% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2025, the statistics office said on Monday, ...

Nigeria's ex-president Muhammadu Buhari, twice leader of Africa's most populous nation, dies at 82

Former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, who led the country twice as a military head of state and a democratic president, ...
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AFCON: Nigeria beat South Africa after penalties, VAR chaos and ...

Against South Africa, Nigeria faced a psychological challenge — they appeared set fair at 2-0 up after Osimhen seemed to double their lead, before VAR’s intervention suddenly sent them back to ...
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Nigeria to benefit from €300b EU global gateway investment

The European Union Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Gautier Mignot, has reaffirmed the EU’s commitment to deepening ...