Tag: nigeria
How do you deal with stress? In Nigeria, swinging a sledgehammer in a ‘rage room’ helps
In Lagos, Nigeria’s largest city, people are finding their reset button in a “rage room” where they pay to smash electronics and furniture with a…
Meghan Markle stirs controversy in Nigeria with ‘Windsor dress
In her visit to Nigeria, Meghan Markle has once again become the center of online debate after being spotted in a dress subtly named “Windsor”….
Meghan Markle won’t accompany Prince Harry on UK visit
NEW DELHI: Meghan Markle will not accompany Prince Harry to the United Kingdom for the upcoming tenth anniversary celebration of the Invictus Games, a spokesman…
WHO says wider alert on contaminated J&J cough syrup ‘likely’
LONDON: The World Health Organization is likely to issue a wider warning about contaminated Johnson and Johnson-made children’s cough syrup found in Nigeria last week,…
France asks Niger forces to ‘fully guarantee’ embassy safety
PARIS: France on Thursday asked Niger’s new junta to “fully guarantee” the safety of its embassy in Niamey ahead of planned protests in the capital…
Benin: Row erupts in Germany over restitution of Benin bronzes to Nigeria
BERLIN: In a move that many hailed as a salve for the historic wounds between Europe and Africa, Germany last December returned 22 artefacts, looted…
Indian brothers, fighting fraud charges at home, flourishing in Nigeria
At a ceremony in November, the Nigerian government celebrated the discovery of as many as 1 billion barrels of oil in the country’s arid northeast,…
Nigeria: Armed men kill at least 30 in north Nigeria villages
KANO, NIGERIA: Armed men killed 30 people in weekend raids on six villages in Nigeria’s north, a region regularly hit by criminal violence and clashes…
UK to ban foreign students from bringing dependant family over
LONDON: The UK government on Tuesday announced a new immigration crackdown targeted at overseas students, including Indians, and their visa right to bring dependant family…
Nigerian Airport Workers Go On Strike: Nigerian airport workers go on strike; travelers stranded
ABUJA: Thousands of travellers were stranded in Nigeria Monday as airport union workers began a two-day strike demanding better conditions. The strike canceled flights as…