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Lagos governor pauses reelection campaign as bus crashes into train in Nigeria
World
March 12, 2023
Lagos governor pauses reelection campaign as bus crashes into train in Nigeria
Lagos, Nigeria CNN — Lagos State governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has temporarily halted his reelection campaign after a train rammed into…
Nigeria protesters break curfew amid gunfire, chaos in Lagos
World
October 21, 2020
Nigeria protesters break curfew amid gunfire, chaos in Lagos
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerians protesting against police brutality stayed on the streets in Lagos on Wednesday, breaking the government…
Trump ditches hopes of quick virus bounce-back for US
World
March 30, 2020
Trump ditches hopes of quick virus bounce-back for US
President Donald Trump has extended emergency coronavirus restrictions for the United States, where his top scientist warned up to 200,000…
EgyptAir to increase international flights during summer 2020
Travel
December 18, 2019
EgyptAir to increase international flights during summer 2020
EgyptAir Airlines announced it would increase the number of its flights to destinations in Europe, Asia, Africa, North America and…
Egypt’s Swvl set to launch in Nigeria
Egypt
June 10, 2019
Egypt’s Swvl set to launch in Nigeria
Swvl, the Egyptian transportation startup, is set to launch in Nigeria’s Lagos in July by first operating 50 buses, with…
Search ends in Lagos building collapse as anger flares
World
March 14, 2019
Search ends in Lagos building collapse as anger flares
Emergency services on Thursday said they had called off the search for survivors of a building collapse that killed nine…
Nigeria votes for a new president after delay
World
February 23, 2019
Nigeria votes for a new president after delay
Nigerians vote for a new president on Saturday after a week-long delay that has raised political tempers, sparked conspiracy claims…
From street food to fine dining in Lagos
Food
March 4, 2016
From street food to fine dining in Lagos
An ambitious restaurant in Lagos is setting out to elevate Nigerian street food staples to fine dining, tapping into a…
Nigeria mourns after Lagos plane crash kills 153
Egypt
June 4, 2012
Nigeria mourns after Lagos plane crash kills 153
LAGOS — Nigeria began three days of mourning on Monday after a plane carrying 153 people plunged into a residential…
Nigerian unions call off strike after fuel price cut
World
January 17, 2012
Nigerian unions call off strike after fuel price cut
Nigerian unions ended a week-old nationwide strike Monday hours after the president climbed down on a petrol price hike, while…