Nigeria’s Igbo community have a reputation for being highly successful businessmen – partly thanks to a community-run apprentice scheme that emerged from the ruins of war, writes the BBC’s Chiagozie…
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When U.S. Catholic bishops hold their next national meeting in June, they’ll be deciding whether to send a tougher-than-ever message to President Joe Biden and other Catholic politicians: Don’t receive…
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United Bank for Africa Plc has carved a niche for itself and continues to stand out as the leading Pan-African financial institution, consistent in introducing numerous first-rate innovative products with…
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For the past decade, criminal gangs in northwest Nigeria have terrorised communities, attacking villages, pillaging, raping, stealing cattle, ambushing travellers, and kidnapping people. Groups have also turned to mass kidnapping,…
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By Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani The Nigerian government seems to have suggested that it can no longer be relied on to keep citizens safe. Last week, the minister of defence had…
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