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Afrobeats in 2023: Olamide, Asake, Ruger, Burna Boy…

A lull for the West African music genre Afrobeats was expected in the first month of 2023. This much can be predicted for the first quarter of ... 2023, a necessary spell of relative silence and rest from the dashing throttle of the last few months of 2022.

Omoyele Sowore, the publisher of Sahara Reporters, and presidential candidate for the 2023 Nigeria elections

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Nigeria 2023: ‘I’m the only revolutionary in race for Presidency’, says Sowore

He wants to legalise marijuana, probe President Muhammadu Buhari, limit the influence of the west in Nigeria, free separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu ... and increase the minimum wage by 733% if he becomes the next President of Nigeria. Described as a revolutionary by his supporters but a traitor by the Nigerian government, Omoyele Sowore will be taking a second shot at the Presidency in this month's election.

Crown Joules

India’s Husk seeks up to $90m for Nigeria, Africa solar mini-grid expansion

Indian solar mini-grid provider Husk is seeking to raise up to $90m in debt and equity to finance expansion in Nigeria and new African markets, ... CEO Manoj Sinha tells The Africa Report.

Grim Logic

Nigeria’s weak commodity output signals higher 2023 food inflation: AFEX

Weak production of key Nigerian food commodities due to fertiliser prices and flooding points to a further increase in food inflation this year, ... according to the AFEX commodities exchange.

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Nigeria 2023: ‘I’m the only revolutionary in race for Presidency’, says Sowore

Crown Joules

India’s Husk seeks up to $90m for Nigeria, Africa solar mini-grid expansion

Grim Logic

Nigeria’s weak commodity output signals higher 2023 food inflation: AFEX

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Nigeria 2023: ‘I’m the only revolutionary in race for Presidency’, says Sowore

Crown Joules

India’s Husk seeks up to $90m for Nigeria, Africa solar mini-grid expansion

Grim Logic

Nigeria’s weak commodity output signals higher 2023 food inflation: AFEX

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'inherently corrupt'

Nigeria’s ranking on corruption index undermines Buhari’s legacy

President Muhammadu Buhari was elected in 2015 with corruption as the very cornerstone of his campaign. However, with four months left in his ... tenure, Nigeria has failed to rise on Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index. What does this say about his legacy?

battleground

Nigeria 2023: Can the PDP hold on to Edo State?

The PDP has been winning Presidential elections in Edo State since 1999. However, the party’s margin of victory has continued to reduce in ... successive elections.

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hotbed of trouble

Lake Chad Basin: Security crisis worsens with illicit weapons trade

The area surrounding the Lake Chad Basin area has struggled with insecurity for years. Terrorist activities by Boko Haram, cattle rustling, illicit ... oil trade and other illegal activities make the region a hotbed of trouble with far-reaching consequences.

Cusp of Recovery

South Africa may be a winner from Chinese reopening as Nigeria misses the bus

South Africa’s economy may be a winner from the decision by Chinese authorities to back away from their zero-Covid policy, while Nigeria has ... failed to position itself to take advantage, economists say.

bricks and straws

Nigeria: Buhari personally responsible for $11bn arbitration defeat, London’s High Court told

An offshore company that won a record-breaking arbitration award against Nigeria, has laid the country’s legal defeat at the feet of outgoing ... president Muhammadu Buhari.

Nigeria's Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde

awkward situation

Nigeria 2023: Which way will Seyi Makinde jump in Oyo State?

Who will win in Oyo State? Normally, the state would be a walk in the park for the opposition PDP, with a star governor, Seyi Makinde, in charge. ... However - in what may be similar to Rivers State - an opposition rift looks to be gifting the vote bloc to the ruling APC...

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