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Nigeria's Burna Boy says Grammy win marks 'big moment' for African music

22 Mar 2021

Modern African music is altering perceptions of the continent as part of a global cultural shift that marks a "big moment", Nigerian music artist Burna Boy said after hailing...

With traditional fabrics, Nigerian designers fashion a new aesthetic

19 Mar 2021

Weaving contemporary designs into a traditional West African fabric, Nigerian Tsemaye Binitie is creating fashion he hopes can also bridge the gap between luxury and the everyday. His material...

Indian living in Nigeria wins $1m in Dubai raffle draw

03 Mar 2021

An Indian national based in Nigeria has joined the long list of $1 million winners when the latest Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire draw was held on Wednesday at...

All 279 kidnapped Nigerian students released: Governor

02 Mar 2021

All 279 Nigerian students kidnapped from their boarding school in the northern state of Zamfara have been released and are on government premises, the governor of the state said...

Nigeria to vaccinate 109 million citizens against COVID-19 in two years

17 Feb 2021

The Nigerian government planned to vaccinate approximately 109 million citizens who will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccination in two years, a senior health official has said. Speaking at...

Nigeria's Okonjo-Iweala named first female, African WTO boss

15 Feb 2021

Gulf Today Report Nigerian economist Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was appointed on Monday as the first female and first African head of the World Trade Organization, at a special general meeting....

Nigeria bans the use of cryptocurrencies

07 Feb 2021

Gulf Today Report The central bank of Nigeria released a statement ordering all banks and financial institutions to close accounts that make use of cryptocurrencies. Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy...

Africa cannot be complacent about pandemic

11 Jan 2021

The pandemic scenario in Africa is taking on grim proportions as each day passes. Africa makes up about 3.3 per cent of the global total of confirmed virus cases, but...

Militants kill 13 soldiers in northeast Nigeria

11 Jan 2021

Gulf Today Report At least 13 soldiers have died in an ambush by militants from the Daesh group in volatile northeastern Nigeria, two army sources told the media on...

Dozens of children freed after new abduction in Nigeria

20 Dec 2020

Gulf Today Report Gunmen in Nigeria abducted more than 80 Islamic school students in northwestern Katsina state on Saturday night, but local vigilantes rescued them after a fierce gun...

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