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On 26 July 2023, a coup d'état occurred in Niger, during which the country's presidential guard removed and detained president Mohamed Bazoum.Subsequently, General Abdourahamane Tchiani, the Commander of the Presidential Guard, proclaimed himself the leader of the country and established the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland, after confirming the success of the coup.
29 May – Nigeria readopts Nigeria, We Hail Thee, which was the country's national anthem from 1960 to 1978, as its national anthem, replacing Arise, O Compatriots. [20] 30 May – 2024 Aba killings: Eleven people, including five soldiers, are killed in an attack on a military checkpoint by unknown gunmen in Aba, Abia State. [21]
Communal conflicts in Nigeria [3] can be divided into two broad categories: [4] [dubious – discuss] Ethno-religious conflicts , attributed to actors primarily divided by cultural , ethnic, or religious communities and identities, such as instances of religious violence between Christian and Muslim communities .
Nigeria's expulsion of more than 1 million Ghanaian immigrants in early 1983, when Ghana was facing severe drought and economic problems, and of another 300,000 in early 1985 on short notice, further strained relations between the two countries. [184] In April 1988, a joint commission for cooperation was established between Ghana and Nigeria.
The committee called on parties in Nigeria’s petroleum sector to “deescalate tensions” that have been deepened in recent weeks by accusations from the regulator that Dangote was seeking a ...
Southern Nigeria was then merged with the Northern Nigeria Protectorate in 1914 despite the political and cultural differences between the various ethnicities. [8] Nigeria, which gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1960, had at that time a population of 60 million people consisting of nearly 300 differing ethnic and cultural groups. [9]
Nigeria remains frightfully poor and horridly governed, a place where little things are often difficult or impossible to accomplish without knowing and/or paying off someone who can make it happen.
Due to external international forces, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine and COVID-19, [6] and internal forces such as high oil subsidies, economic inefficiencies, and plunging oil prices, [7] Nigeria has sought the assistance of the IMF on several occasions. Since the beginning of Nigeria's relationship with the IMF, it has participated ...