Culture news Germany returns stolen colonial treasures to Namibia The decision to give back the Namibian jewellery coincides with last year's recognition of the German Empire's genocide in the early 20th century. 25/05/2022
Nigeria Nigerians fleeing Ukraine war 'freed from Polish detention camps' The Nigerian government says at least six Nigerian nationals are still waiting for asylum applications to be processed. 21/04/2022
Africanews US denies Hushpuppi committed internet fraud from prison The US government has dismissed claims that the detained Nigerian influencer Ramon Abbas, known as Hushpuppi, executed a $400,000 (£304,000) internet fraud from prison. 17/03/2022
world news Nigerian student says he faced discrimination while fleeing Ukraine Alexander Somto Orah, a 25-year-old Nigerian student, says he faced discrimination when trying to flee the war in Ukraine. 06/03/2022
Africanews The Piano with the first Black Steinway certified technician in Africa (INSPIRE AFRICA) So I want to have more people living in Africa, being certified Steinway technicians and having nice careers in music and servicing all our pianos. We do have pianos; we have a lot of pianos. .. So if we have more people doing it, there's really less reason to not just tune pianos" Tshepiso Ledwaba 29/01/2022
Biztech news Tech this week: Google keeps faith in offices with €875m London deal The future of work apparently means the office for Google, and North Korean hackers went on a cryptocurrency spree last year, according to Chainalysis. 16/01/2022
Nigeria Nigeria destroys more than one million expired COVID-19 vaccines Officials blamed "vaccine nationalism" in developed countries for hoarding vaccines until they "were about to expire" before donating them. 23/12/2021
no comment Nigeria destroys around 1M expired COVID vaccines Nigeria destroys around 1M expired COVID vaccines 22/12/2021
Touch Elation on the streets of Benin as France returns stolen bronzes Yesterday marked the return of some of the African kingdom's treasured bronze statues - after over a century of waiting. 11/11/2021
Nigeria At least 36 dead after high rise building collapses in Lagos A 21-story apartment building under construction collapsed in an upscale area of Nigeria's largest city. 02/11/2021
Culture news Cambridge University college returns looted cockerel to Nigeria The cockerel used to be displayed in Jesus College's dining hall, but it was removed in 2016 following the rise of the 'Black Lives Matter' movement. 28/10/2021
no comment India: Building collapse and rescue operations after deadly floods. Rescue workers evacuate residents as floods wreak havoc in Uttarakhand, northern India. 20/10/2021
Money Crypto trading is thriving in Nigeria despite official disapproval Authorities in Nigeria, including its central bank, are actively discouraging crypto use. But that is not stopping traders in Africa's leading economy. 12/10/2021
Culture news British Museum accepts Nigerian artist's gift but keeps looted bronzes The British Museum has a gigantic collection of stolen artefacts from multiple continents. One Nigerian artist set out on an exchange to get theirs back. 01/10/2021
Biztech news Twitter access restricted in Nigeria following government suspension Access to Twitter was restricted in Nigeria, a day after the government announced the suspension of the social network's activities in Africa's most populous country. 05/06/2021
Nigeria Gunmen kill one and abduct students from school in Nigeria Nigerian media report gunmen abducted around 200 students from the Salihu Tanko Islamic School. 31/05/2021
Nigeria More than 100 missing, feared dead after Nigeria boat sinks More than 165 passengers were on the boat. Twenty-two have so far been rescued and five bodies recovered, including a baby less than a year old. 27/05/2021
Nigeria Nigeria's Chief of Army staff dies in plane crash Attahiru had been appointed to the position earlier this year by President Muhammadu Buhari. 22/05/2021
Germany Gemany agrees to repatriate Nigerian bronzes looted in colonial times In an historic move Germany has agreed to repatriate hundreds of Benin Bronzes in the Humboldt-Forum museum in Berlin to Nigeria next year. 01/05/2021
Nigeria Nigeria: Gunmen abduct 30 students in school school attack The latest abduction took place late Thursday night at the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization, Afaka, in the Igabi local government area of Kaduna state, police said. 12/03/2021
Nigeria Nigerian governor says 279 kidnapped schoolgirls are freed The girls were abducted from their boarding school by gunmen last Friday. 02/03/2021
Nigeria Police and army in bid to rescue 317 schoolgirls kidnapped in Nigeria Unidentified gunmen stormed the Government Girls Secondary School in the town of Jangebe and took the girls away, say police. 27/02/2021
Nigeria Police confirm abduction of at least 317 girls in Zamfara state Gunmen abducted 317 girls from a boarding school in northern Nigeria on Friday, police said. 26/02/2021
world news Nigeria's Okonjo-Iweala to head struggling world trade body Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the former Nigerian minister of finance, was appointed on Monday to run the World Trade Organization. 15/02/2021
Nigeria Energy giant Shell liable for Nigeria oil spill, Dutch court rules Environmental groups hail appeals court ruling ordering Shell's Nigerian subsidiary to compensate farmers whose land was polluted 29/01/2021
no comment Schoolboys kidnapped in northwest Nigeria released More than 300 schoolboys kidnapped last week in an attack on their school in northwest Nigeria have returned home. 19/12/2020
