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Lagos (AFP) - Prince Harry and his wife Meghan wrapped up their three-day visit to Nigeria on Sunday, arriving in the country's economic capital Lagos during a trip to promote his Invictus Games for wounded military veterans. The Duke of Sussex arrived with his wife on Friday in Nigeria's capital Abuja where they visited a school event on mental health, in a trip that also saw the prince meet wounded Nigerian soldiers in the country's northwest. On day three of the visit, Prince Harry and Meghan took part in a basketball event with the Giants of Africa Foundation in Lagos, an organisation that...
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Illustration by Minority Africa, used with permission. This story was written by Yusuf Adua and originally published by Minority Africa on May 2, 2024. An abridged version is republished below as part of a content-sharing agreement. In February this year, 27-year-old Abdulqudus Jimoh, who had just gained direct entry into the 200-level archaeology department at the Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria, north-central Nigeria, gave a presentation about data collection and handling in the field of archaeology. “I was struggling to speak,” he recounts. “I understood what I wanted to say but couldn’t a...
Global Voices
Binance CEO Richard Teng claims officials in Nigeria approached the exchange’s team and offered a secret crypto settlement proposal. Teng shared details of this shocking development in a blog post that highlights the ongoing legal troubles around Binance official Tigran Gambaryan. The Binance chief’s comments comes as news from Nigeria say the government is planning to ban naira from all peer-to-peer (P2P) platforms in the country. Binance CEO on Nigeria’s crypto landscapeOn May 7, Richard Teng, who replaced former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, wrote about why Tigran Gambaryan is innocent and sh...
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In a significant regulatory shift, Nigeria has announced plans to prohibit person-to-person (P2P) cryptocurrency trading in the Nigerian naira, aiming to safeguard its local currency from further depreciation and market manipulation. New regulations on the horizon for the crypto sectorEmomotimi Agama, the Director General of Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), disclosed during a meeting with fintech professionals that new regulations targeted at crypto exchanges, digital asset custodians, and other sectors of the cryptocurrency industry would be introduced shortly. These measur...
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Emerging markets in Turkey, Egypt, and Nigeria experienced a surge following favourable adjustments in their credit ratings and economic outlooks, signalling increased investor confidence and potential economic stability in these regions. Turkey’s credit upgrade fuels optimismTurkey’s financial market showed positive movement after S&P Global Ratings upgraded the country’s sovereign credit rating. The upgrade was attributed to the government’s shift back to more orthodox economic policies, which have likely reassured investors about Turkey’s economic direction. Consequently, Turkey’s five-year...
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Seit 2009 ist am 22. April der Internationale Tag der Mutter Erde, auch bekannt als Earth Day. In verschiedenen Ländern wird an dem Tag auf Umweltprobleme aufmerksam gemacht und das Bewusstsein für Schutzmaßnahmen des Planeten soll gestärkt werden. SüdkoreaIn der südkoreanischen Hauptstadt Seoul wurde z. B. eine Modenschau vorbereitet, bei der Kleidung aus Plastikabfällen gezeigt wird Lee Cha-kyung, der Generalsekretär von "Consumer Climate Action" erklärt die Aktion folgendermaßen: "Beim Thema Plastik geht es nicht nur um Abfallvermeidung und Recycling. Wir wollten die Öffentlichkeit an die B...
Euronews (German)
El maestro nigeriano Tunde Onakoya ha hecho historia al batir el récord Guinness del más largo maratón de ajedrez. La épica partida de este joven de 29 años, de 60 horas de duración, tuvo lugar en la emblemática Times Square de Nueva York. Onakoya, que también es un defensor de la educación infantil, espera recaudar un millón de dólares (937.000 euros) para apoyar iniciativas de educación infantil en toda África. Se había propuesto jugar al juego real durante 58 horas, pero continuó hasta alcanzar las 60 horas en torno a las 12:40 horas del sábado, superando el actual récord de maratón de ajed...
Euronews (Spanish)
Chess history has been made by Nigerian master Tunde Onakoya, who has broken the Guinness World Record for the longest chess marathon. The 29-year-old's epic 60-hour game took place in New York City's iconic Times Square. Onakoya, who is also an advocate for child education, hopes to raise $1m (€937,000) to support children's education initiatives across Africa. He had set out to play the royal game for 58 hours but continued until he reached 60 hours at about 12:40 am on Saturday, surpassing the current chess marathon record of 56 hours, 9 minutes and 37 seconds, achieved in 2018 by Norwegian...
Euronews (English)
By Nicolas Gandziri Durant ces deux dernières années, Osimhen a éclaboussé toute l'Italie de son talent. Très généreux dans les efforts offensifs et aussi dans ceux défensifs, l'attaquant nigérien est un joueur très dangereux pour ses adversaires. Et son salaire l'atteste. Avec des débuts solides en Serie A, de nombreux observateurs ont rapidement reconnu le potentiel du buteur des Super Eagles. La saison de la confirmation a été l'année dernière, avec en prime le Scudetto. Il était l'un des meilleurs joueurs à son poste, ce qui lui a notamment valu une nomination pour le ballon d'or 2023 remp...
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By Laurie CHURCHMAN Abuja (AFP) - Près de 140 élèves, victimes début mars d'un des plus importants enlèvements de masse enregistrés ces dernières années au Nigeria, ont été libérés sains et saufs, ont annoncé l'armée et les autorités locales dimanche. "Les 137 otages - 76 filles et 61 garçons - ont été secourus dans l'Etat de Zamfara et seront remis au gouvernement de l'Etat de Kaduna", où ils avaient été enlevés, a déclaré le porte-parole de l'armée, le général Edward Buba. Selon le gouverneur de l'Etat de Kaduna Uba Sani, "les élèves de l'école de Kuriga kidnappés" ont été retrouvés "sains e...
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