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Next. (Nigeria) Next is a newspaper in Nigeria that was founded by Pulitzer Prize –winning writer Dele Olojede in 2004, covering news, opinion, arts & culture, business and entertainment. [1] Next is published by Timbuktu Media group, which is based in Lagos, Nigeria, and South Africa and is involved in publishing, printing and broadcasting.
Nigerien crisis (2023–2024) On 26 July 2023, a coup d'état occurred in Niger, during which the country's presidential guard removed and detained president Mohamed Bazoum. Subsequently, General Abdourahamane Tchiani, the Commander of the Presidential Guard, proclaimed himself the leader of the country and established the National Council for ...
They are composed of a combination of an area code and a local line or subscriber telephone number. Area codes consist of one digit (Lagos, Ibadan and Abuja) or two digits. Local telephone numbers contain from five to seven digits, and may vary within the area code. Mobile phone numbers start with 070, 080 or 081, 090 or 091 and are followed by ...
August 26, 2024 at 1:00 PM. ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerian President Bola Tinubu named new homeland security and foreign intelligence chiefs on Monday, a week after their predecessors resigned ...
Lateef Fagbemi. On 31 May 2024, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) called for an indefinite general strike, demanding the country's monthly minimum wage be raised from ₦30,000 to ₦494,000. This came as a response to a national cost-of-living crisis, as the price of food and electricity overtook the minimum wage ...
The 2023 Nigerian presidential election was held on 25 February 2023 [a] to elect the president and Vice President of Nigeria. [1] Bola Tinubu, the former Governor of Lagos State and nominee of the All Progressives Congress won the election with 36.61% of the vote, just under 8.8 million votes to defeat over runners-up former Vice President Atiku Abubakar (Peoples Democratic Party) and former ...
Lagos (/ ˈleɪɡɒs / LAY-goss; [ 10 ][ 11 ] also US: / ˈlɑːɡoʊs / LAH-gohss; [ 11 ][ 12 ] Yoruba: Èkó), or Lagos City, is a large metropolitan city in southwestern Nigeria. With an upper population estimate of 21 million, it is the largest city in Nigeria, and the most populous urban area on the African continent. [ 13 ][ 14 ][ 15 ...
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Bola Tinubu, won the February 2023 presidential election to succeed Muhammadu Buhari as the next president of Nigeria. However, the opposition had accusations of electoral fraud in polls. [7] On 29 May 2023, Bola Tinubu was sworn in as Nigeria’s president to succeed Buhari. [8]