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Muhammadu Buhari governed Nigeria with a strong hand as a military ruler in the 1980s before reinventing himself as a 'converted democrat',serving two terms from 2015 to 2023

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Nigeria’s former president Buhari dead at 82

Former Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari — who led his country first as a junta strongman and later as an elected democrat — died Sunday...

AFPJuly 13, 2025

Following CBEX's collapse, Kenya's Capital Markets Authority issued an 'Investor Alert' about unregulated platforms

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CBEX crypto scam: AI-hyped Ponzi scheme defrauds African investors

Blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis says some $9.9 billion was lost to crypto scams globally last year.

AFPJuly 1, 2025

Roller coasters, carousels and carnival rides dot the Magicland amusement park in the capital, Abuja

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Nigeria theme park offers escape from biting economy

Guests poured in through an entry gate on the ground floor of a castle. Inside, vendors dressed as medieval court jesters sold balloons. At...

AFPJune 30, 2025

Africa only accounts for a small percentage of the global green bond market

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Green bonds offer hope, and risk, in Africa’s climate fight

Africa remains a small player in the green bond market, and the debt instrument is underused.

AFPJune 27, 2025

Economic reform has been a key, if controversial, pillar of Nigerian President Bola Tinubu's tenure

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Nigeria’s Tinubu signs major tax overhaul

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Thursday signed four landmark bills into law aiming to overhaul the country’s tax system, after backing away from more...

AFPJune 26, 2025

Nigeria's government wants to convert one million commercial vehicles to compressed natural gas by next year

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Shortages hit Nigeria’s drive towards natural gas-fuelled cars

Motorists in Nigerian cities are spending hours, or even days, queuing for natural gas to power their cars after the government promoted its use...

AFPJune 19, 2025

A woman stands next to debris from damaged buildings in Mokwa, Nigeria, where many bodies are feared to be buried in the rubble following deadly flooding

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Nigeria flood victims mourn missing bodies as death toll stagnates

On a hot and humid afternoon in Mokwa, Nigeria, Fatima and Habiba Jibrin sat under a mango tree, waiting for the recovery of corpses...

AFPJune 2, 2025

More than 3,000 people have been displaced after torrential rains caused deadly flooding in Mokwa, Nigeria

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As toll rises, Nigeria flood victims recall worst disaster in memory

Adamu Yusuf was preparing to go to the Mokwa market Thursday morning when he heard his neighbour shouting: floodwaters were sweeping through the Nigerian...

AFPJune 1, 2025