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Morocco see off Nigeria on penalties to reach first final at Cup of Nations

Nigeria were reduced to nine players as they imploded on Monday night during a pulsating Cup of Nations semi-final defeat against Morocco in Rabat. Despite their self-inflicted wounds, the nine held on for the best part of an hour to force a penalty shoot-out after the match finished 1-1.

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Nigeria's large, youthful population could be an asset or a burden

With a population estimated at 206 million in 2020, Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa and seventh in the world.

The Conversation

Morocco boss Pedros tells Cup of Nations team to emulate Nigeria's winning ways

Morocco boss Reynald Pedros urged his players to reach the Cup of Nations final to enhance their legend after becoming the first team from the country to qualify for the World Cup.

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Nigerian unions to protest shutdown of public universities due to strike

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) will embark on two-day protest on July 26 to demonstrate against an eight-month shutdown of public universities across the country due to pay disagreements between the government and teachers, it said on Sunday.

Reuters

Brendan Rodgers rinsed over Rangers transfer for Calvin Bassey as Ibrox fans all say the same thing

The Nigeria international is set to leave Ibrox for a bumper fee with a move to Dutch champions Ajax imminent.

Daily Record

Nigeria’s spiralling insecurity: five essential reads

In recent times, security – or, more accurately, the lack of it – has been one of the most prominent items on the news agenda in Nigeria.

The Conversation

Calvin Bassey Rangers replacements lined up as Gio van Bronckhorst reveals 'we have our list ready'

Ajax are set to complete a transfer for the Nigeria international and bank the Ibrox club a record fee.

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Two Catholic priests abducted in Nigeria, diocese says

Two Nigerian Catholic priests have been abducted in Nigeria's northern state of Kaduna, the local diocese said, nearly two weeks after another priest was taken from his parish in the same state.

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Connor Goldson in Calvin Bassey confession as Rangers star reckons £25m Ajax target can go 'wherever he wants'

The Dutch champions and Brighton are ready to battle it out for the 22-year-old Nigeria international.

Daily Record

Nigeria battle past Cameroon to reach Cup of Nations semi-final and World Cup

Defending champions Nigeria moved into the last four at the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations on Thursday night following a gritty 1-0 victory over Cameroon.

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Nigeria's Twitter ban unlawful: W.African court

Lagos (AFP) - A seven-month ban on Twitter use in Nigeria was unlawful, according to a court ruling by West Africa's regional bloc ECOWAS seen by AFP on Thursday.

AFP

The WhatsApp group helping Nigerian women with fertility issues

This Nigerian-founded WhatsApp group is helping women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome beat stigma and find solutions.

Al Jazeera

100 years of pop music in Nigeria: what shaped four eras

The global outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in the early months of 2020 shut down nearly all physical and social human activities. For musical practice this meant near death. Performing music is, after all, one of the oldest forms of social human engagement.

The Conversation

EXCLUSIVE: Alex Iwobi reveals private Frank Lampard talks that inspired Everton transformation

Alex Iwobi speaks exclusively to the ECHO about the moment that rejuvenated his Everton career and the impact Frank Lampard and Blues fans have had on him

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Nigeria and Cameroon vie for familar ground at Cup of Nations

History sides with Nigeria in their clashes with Cameroon at the Cup of Nations. The Super Falcons have won 10 of the 14 encounters since the inception of the tournament in 1991.

The Guardian - UK

Record numbers of disadvantaged UK students apply for university

Ucas data also shows surge in applications from Nigeria, India and China but fall in nursing applications

Asharq Al-Awsat

Startups Eye Metaverse, NFTs, to Solve Africa’s Economic Woes

It might sound like science fiction, but a Nigerian-born tech entrepreneur thinks he has found a way for Africans to escape problems like inequality and bad governance - a virtual nation born online. His is among a number of African-led virtual projects that aim to help the world's poorest continent…

The Conversation

Herder-farmer conflict in the Sahel needs a new description: why 'eco-violence' fits

The Sahel – a 5,000km long strip of the African continent stretching from the Atlantic coast to the Red Sea – has become the most neglected and conflict-ridden part of the planet. Millions of people have been displaced in the region. Mass murders and property destruction occur almost daily.

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Football fan spends three years making video game in frustration at teams being ignored

Victor Daniyan, from Nigeria, has painstakingly created a version of Pro Evolution Soccer that incorporates leagues, team names, kits and player avatars from the top leagues in his country

France 24

Police hunt gunmen who killed at least 15 in Soweto bar shooting

In tonight's edition: People in Soweto accuse authorities of not doing enough to protect them after 15 people are gunned down in an attack on a bar in the South African township. In Nigeria, the presidential candidate for the ruling party picks a Muslim senator as his running mate. Lastly,…

Al Jazeera

Latest Nigerian jailbreak could usher new era of insecurity – experts

Armed gunmen attacked a prison and freed several Boko Haram members. Analysts fear it will lead to a ripple effect.

The Independent UK

Nigeria jailbreak raises more questions over insecurity

Nigerian authorities on Monday admitted shortcomings in security at a jail in the nation’s capital after an attack that resulted in the escape of hundreds of inmates last week

Al Jazeera

Bodies of 17 people recovered after Nigeria boat accident

The boat had set sail on Friday evening, but was carried into a barge by the tide and capsized.

Radio France Internationale

World population to hit eight billion mark this year, but growth rate is slowing: UN

The world's population is expected to reach eight billion on 15 November, the UN forecast Monday in a report that said India will surpass China as the most populous country on earth in 2023, but growth rate is declining.

Reuters

Bodies of all 17 on board recovered after Lagos boat accident

Seventeen bodies have been recovered in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos after a boat accident that led to a frantic search for passengers, the inland waterways agency said.

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