Nigeria Govt. Signs $10bn Clean Electricity Pact With U.S. Firm

LAGOS DECEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS0-The Federal Government has signed a $10 billion development and Engineering, Procurement and Constructive (EPC) implementation framework agreement with a US firm: Sun Africa LLC. This agreement was signed on Wednesday at the US-Africa Business Forum (USABF) in Washington D.C. with the largest US renewable energy company operating in Africa. The pact,…

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Nigeria Govt Urges Google To Block Banned Groups, Terrorist Organisation From YouTube

LAGOS AUGUST 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria asked Google to block the use of YouTube channels and livestreams by banned groups and terrorist organizations in the country, Information Minister Lai Mohammed said on Thursday. Nigeria has been exploring ways to regulate social media usage in the country, Africa’s most populous. The country is home to millions of internet…

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Nigeria Govt  Penalises  Multichoice, Trust TV For Airing BBC Report On Terrorism

LAGOS AUGUST 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s broadcast regulator has fined Multichoice Nigeria Ltd, part of South African pay-TV group, and others 5 million naira ($12,013.74) each for airing a BBC report that it said “glorified the activities of bandits and undermines national security.” The National Broadcasting Commission said in a statement on Wednesday that the outlets had…

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Igboho Urges Yorubas To Thank Benin President For Saving Him From ‘Murderous’ Nigeria Govt

LAGOS APRIL 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian separatist, Sunday “Igboho” Adeyemo, has said President Patrice Talon of Benin Republic saved him from the “murderous” Nigerian government. POLITICS NIGERIA reports that Igboho is accused of stoking ethnic tensions in Nigeria after targeting Fulani herders. Last year, he emerged as the latest figure calling for a Yoruba nation in the…

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