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Topic: Nigeria

UK Minister vows to bolster security ties with Nigeria

Their discussions centred around reaffirming the UK's commitment to the existing Security and Defence Partnership between the two nations, as well as addressing shared security concerns in the region.

Most foreigners deported by India in 2023-24 were from Nigeria, Bangladesh—Home ministry annual report

2,331 foreigners were deported during the 2023-24 period, of which, 1,470 were from Nigeria, 411 from Bangladesh & 78 from Uganda. Over 98 lakh foreigners visited India.

PM Modi to be awarded Grand Commander of the Order of Niger, ‘Key’ to Abuja

This is the 17th international award presented to the Prime Minister. He is scheduled to hold bilateral discussions in Nigeria as part of a 5-day tour to Nigeria and South America.

Nigeria and Ghana are training people to run global scams. US has lost billions to them

Hustle kingdom fraudsters sometimes justify their actions as seeking restitution for past injustices, such as the slave trade, economic exploitation and colonialism.

Nigerian startup is using microgrids to produce reliable electricity

With no upfront costs for customers, ICE Commercial Power’s rooftop solar energy systems allow local businesses to connect to clean energy on a pay-as-they-go basis.

France’s ‘social cleansing’ of the homeless ahead of Olympics & other global news you may have missed

ThePrint’s round-up of world news and topical issues over the past week.

18 killed, 48 injured after suspected suicide bombings at wedding, hospital & funeral in Nigeria

According to a local state emergency management agency, the attacks in Borno were carried out by suspected suicide bombers.

More than 200 Nigerian school hostages released after around 2 weeks in captivity

The abductors had last week demanded a total of 1 billion naira ($690,000) for the release of the missing children and staff.

Mass kidnappings back in Nigeria, 500 women and children snatched in 1 week

Nigeria is notorious for abductions — considered the easiest way to earn money — but with Boko Haram not in sight this time, speculation remains about who is responsible.

Suspected Islamist insurgents kidnap 50 people, mostly women, in northeast Nigeria

An official of the Civilian Joint Task Force said the people were ambushed by gunmen and made to walk into neighbouring Chad, adding that three of the kidnapped women managed to escape.

On Camera

Zohran Mamdani’s New York win revives a forgotten history — of Gujarati Muslim cosmopolitanism

From Mughal ports to Dutch wars to Bombay’s merchant dynasties, Gujarati Muslims once shaped the Indian Ocean world — long before one of their descendants took New York.

Inflation plunges to a 10-yr low of 0.25% in October. Here’s why

Record-low inflation gives RBI room to ease rates. Food prices have something to do with it.

Doctor-led terror module behind Delhi blast was in phase 2 of ops, planned serial bombings in December

While main elements behind terror module have been nabbed, more arrests will take place, including some professors & academicians who were part of the ring, it is learnt.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.