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Google Shares Its African Product Development Center Debut Plans

Alphabet Inc's (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google invested in its Africa product development center debut in Nairobi, looking to host 800 million internet users and a third of the world's youth population by 2030. Its peer, Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT), also invested in technology development hubs in Kenya and Nigeria, pumping $100 million and hiring hundreds of engineers…

Benzinga · Apr 20, 2022

Blast kills three, injures 19 at Nigeria market

Three people were killed and 19 injured after an explosion at a crowded market in Nigeria's Taraba state in the east of the country, local police said on Wednesday.

Reuters · Apr 20, 2022

Twenty burnt to death in Nigeria road accident

Twenty people, including children, were burnt to death after a public mini-bus collided with a car on a highway in northern Nigeria, the road safety agency said on Tuesday.

Reuters · Apr 19, 2022

Toxic mix of bandits, arms, drugs and terrorism is alarming Nigerians: what now?

Banditry in Nigeria emerged as an isolated rural phenomenon in the late 2000s. It’s now evolved into sophisticated violent criminality, characterised by syndicates with immense reach across regions and countries.

The Conversation · Apr 18, 2022

Student dies in Jesus crucifixion re-enactment with audience spotting him bleeding

Suel Ambrose, 25, from Nigeria, was playing the role of St Peter during an Easter performance of Jesus' crucifixion when he collapsed and later died in hospital on Good Friday

Daily Mirror · Apr 18, 2022

Facebook’s fibre optics in Nigerian state put Africa pivot in focus

As company faces rising pressure in west, it is investing in digital infrastructure elsewhere

The Guardian - UK · Apr 18, 2022

Joint West African force says more than 100 insurgents killed in recent weeks

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Reuters · Apr 17, 2022

Nigeria meets Willy Wonka: inside designer Yinka Ilori’s new studio

The rule-breaking artist gives us a tour of his joyful space

The Guardian - UK · Apr 16, 2022

U.S. approves arms sale to Nigeria after pause over human rights concerns

The United States has approved a nearly $1 billion weapons sale to Nigeria after lawmakers had put a hold on the deal over concerns about possible human rights abuses by the Nigerian government.

Reuters · Apr 15, 2022

Nigeria suspends voter registration in Imo state after election official shot dead

Nigeria's electoral commission on Friday suspended voter registration in most parts of oil-producing Imo state after an election official was shot dead by unknown gunmen, as the country prepares for a series of votes early next year.

Reuters · Apr 15, 2022