Two government ministries said on Friday that widespread flooding has killed more than 500 people in Nigeria, inundated nearly 90,000 homes and disrupted food and fuel supplies.The floods have swept through 27 of Nigeria’s 36 states, affecting nearly 1.4 million people, the Ministries of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management said in an online post.Nigerian authorities … Read more
Symphony by: Iman Al HashemiDuring the civil war in Nigeria that broke out in 1967, the two warring factions declared a 24-hour armistice; This is so that the two sides can watch the Brazilian soccer player Pele playing in the Nigerian city of Lagos, away from the sound of gunshots and the sound of cannons, … Read more
Published on : 12/10/2022 – 20:32 More than 500 people have died since June in Nigeria’s deadliest floods of a decade. Bad weather also displaced 1.4 million people. Since June, deadliest floods of the decade in Nigeria, caused by exceptional rains, killed more than 500 people and forced 1.4 million inhabitants to flee their homes, … Read more
Published on : 04/10/2022 – 10:10 Every day, RFI journalists and correspondents as well as specialists answer your questions on the news. This morning : Senegal: Macky Sall calls for amnesty for certain opponents. Par Charlotte IdracRFI correspondent in Dakar. Nigeria: how to explain the success of candidate Peter Obi? Par Liza FabbianRFI correspondent in … Read more
AA / Alger / Aksil Ouali The Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline megaproject to cross 16 West African countries is beginning to take shape. A Memorandum of Understanding confirming the realization of this project was signed on September 15 in Rabat. The signing ceremony was held in the presence of the representative of the Economic Community of … Read more
Published on : 12/09/2022 – 23:16 The attack on a senator’s convoy in the south-east of the country killed five people on Sunday, September 11. This deadly incident took place in Anambra State, where the independence movement for the indigenous peoples of Biafra, Ipob, is active. With our correspondent in Lagos, Liza Fabbian There were … Read more
(Ecofin Agency) – Nigeria, described as difficult in negotiations related to the transfer of airline revenues, is pushing some of them to opt for severe pressure tactics that could disrupt service to certain destinations. Difficulties in repatriating airlines’ foreign exchange reserves by the Nigerian central bank are fueling the dissatisfaction of carriers. Emirates Airlines is … Read more
Published on : 19/08/2022 – 16:26 International airlines are alarmed by restrictions on capital repatriation in some African countries. Some have therefore just announced a suspension of their activities. Air transport is a globalized activity. Profits accumulate in a multitude of countries, but expenses are concentrated at the headquarters, in the country of origin of … Read more