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US-China trade war could hurt Nigerian entrepreneurs: why, and how they should prepare

As China and the United States lock horns in a trade war, slamming tariffs on each other, entrepreneurs in Nigeria are vulnerable to the fallout. In 2024, 27.8% of imports into Nigeria came from China. In the same year, US exports to Nigeria reached US$4.2 billion. Economist and entrepreneurship researcher…

The Conversation

Roadside bomb blast kills 26 in Nigeria’s restive northeast

Violence reportedly flaring up in region long plagued by ISIL affiliate in West Africa Province (ISWAP) and Boko Haram.

Al Jazeera

Signs of Larger Supplies Hammer Cocoa Prices

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN25 ) Monday closed down -450 (-4.79%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK25 ) closed down -200 (-3.08%). Cocoa prices on Monday fell sharply due to signs of larger global cocoa supplies after Bloomberg reported that Nigerian Mar cocoa exports rose +24% y/y to 27,564...

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Cocoa Prices Retreat on Signs of Higher Nigerian Exports

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN25 ) today is down -443 (-4.72%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK25 ) is down -212 (-3.27%). Cocoa prices today are sharply lower on signs of larger global cocoa supplies after Bloomberg reported that Nigerian Mar cocoa exports rose +24% y/y to 27,564 MT....

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Fears of Boko Haram comeback stir in Nigerian birthplace of Maiduguri

Threat from jihadists had widely been perceived to be extinguished, but recent clashes suggest otherwise

The Guardian - UK

Migrants returned on charter flight to Nigeria and Ghana

The move comes as part of Government plans to ‘restore order’ in the immigration system.

The Independent UK

The new CEO of the Philippines’ largest telco says his Nigeria and India experience taught him to 'never underestimate' any market

Carl Raymond Cruz, the new CEO of Globe Telecom, also admits his "bias" for Indian companies, thanks to their "rigor" and "operational intensity."

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‘I like pushing boundaries’: Yinka Shonibare on his landmark art show in Madagascar

The British-Nigerian artist explores colonialism and connection in his first major solo exhibition in Africa. Plus, a grime MC goes oyster farming

The Guardian - UK

‘The devil wants this pattern of mass death repeated’: Actors Guild of Nigeria calls for better regulation after two actors die

After two actors died in Owerri, Imo State, AGN head Emeka Rollas drew comparisons to events last year, when popular Nollywood actor Junior Pope drowned

The Guardian - UK

Nigeria’s growing security crisis: 6 essential reads

Unidentified people attacked a community in Plateau State, Nigeria’s north central region, in mid-April, killing at least 52 residents. A similar attack in the same state claimed 48 lives earlier in the month.

The Conversation

Afro-Brazilian Carnival Celebrates Cultural Kinship In Lagos

Thousands of young and old descendants of formerly enslaved people donned elaborate costumes Sunday to bring the rhythm, vibrancy and colours of Brazil's Rio Carnival to the streets of Lagos in Nigeria.

International Business Times

In Nigeria’s floating slum, ‘The Herds’ tour spotlights climate change where it's felt the most

Several canoes paddle toward Makoko, a vast floating slum built on stilts in the lagoon at one end of Nigeria’s economic hub of Lagos

The Independent UK

‘Performing is not some gigantic thing – it’s just me breathing’: Obongjayar on the journey from shyness to stardom

Ahead of the release of his spectacular second album, the Nigerian singer speaks of his recent songwriting epiphany and how he learned to best express his political rage

The Guardian - UK

‘I love my country but nobody is safe’: the plight of Cameroon’s exiles, trapped in Nigeria

English-speaking minority refugees caught up in clashes between the military and separatists are stranded in neighbouring country

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Al Jazeera

Herder-farmer clashes in Nigeria kill at least 56

Deadly clashes between nomads and farmers have multiplied recently in the Benue and Plateau states.

The Independent UK

AP PHOTOS: Holy Week celebrations around the world

Christians are celebrating Holy Week with processions and reenactments in places like Jerusalem, Brazil, Nigeria, India, Mexico and Philippines.

International Business Times

Nigerian Mixed-faith Families Sense Danger As Violence Flares

When the news came through of yet another massacre in the countryside in Nigeria's volatile Plateau state, local Christian Jamaima Haruna was terrified for her Muslim husband.

The Independent UK

Attack by gunmen leaves at least 40 people dead in Nigeria, the country's president says

Nigeria’s president says that at least 40 people were killed when Muslim gunmen, believed to be herders, attacked a Christian farming community in the north-central part of the country, the latest in a spate of increasingly sectarian violence in the West African country

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The Independent UK

A roadside bomb kills 8 bus passengers in northeast Nigeria

Authorities in Nigeria say eight bus passengers were killed and more than a dozen others wounded in a roadside bomb explosion

Radio France Internationale

Nigeria bans song critical of President Bolo Tinubu's economic policies

Authorities in Nigeria have barred radio and TV stations from playing Tell Your Papa – a song critical of President Tinubu and his administration’s economic policies.

Evening Standard

Victor Osimhen 'perfect' for Arsenal amid doubts over Alexander Isak transfer and Viktor Gyokeres 'agreement'

Nigeria international has enjoyed a fruitful spell in Turkey

The Independent UK

A song critical of Nigeria's president is barred from airwaves

Authorities in Nigeria have barred radio stations from playing a song critical of President Bola Tinubu and his administration’s policies

Dynamite News

Drug cartel exploiting student visas busted in Delhi; Heroin worth over Rs 1 crore seized

Two foreign nationals, identified as Humphrey Muwong (33) from Uganda and Chukwu Ebuka Umeh (36) from Nigeria, have been arrested and 700 grams of high-grade heroin worth over Rs 1 crore has been seized. Read further on Dynamite News:

International Business Times

Cash-strapped Nigerians Turn To YouTube For Entertainment

"Love in Every Word", a movie by Nigerian filmmaker Omoni Oboli, racked up over 20 million views on YouTube in the first three months of this year, like many Nollywood productions.

The Independent UK

151 dead as Nigeria struggles with rapidly spreading outbreak

Local partners have described the recent rise in fatalities as ‘alarming’

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