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Nigeria: first group of nationals returns from Ukraine

Nigeria: first group of nationals returns from Ukraine

The first group of Nigerian nationals fleeing conflict in Ukraine has arrived Friday morning in the capital, Abuja, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The group consists of 451 students according to the chairman of Nigeria’s parliamentary committee on foreign affairs, Yusuf Buba. Nigeria is expected to evacuate 5,000 citizens who …

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Nigeria: women outside the parliament to call for gender equality

Nigeria: women outside the parliament to call for gender equality

Nigerian women were outside the parliament in the capital, Abuja, to voice their displeasure over the senate’s rejection of several gender equality bills. Chanting songs and raising their fists, members of women’s rights groups marched to the National Assembly to demand that all rejected gender bills be reconsidered. Wearing pink …

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