Living Nigeria's Blackouts

Behind Nigeria’s Fuel Tanker Explosion, a Fatal Quest for Cheap Gasoline

More than 160 people died when an overturned fuel tanker in northern Nigeria exploded. Witnesses and relatives of victims said poverty had driven most to try to collect the spilled gas.

World - The New York Times - October 17

Misleading posts claiming Nigeria lost UN Human Rights Council election

World - Yahoo News - October 18

Nigeria rejects Shell’s planned sale of $1.3bn onshore production unit

The decision comes the same day as ExxonMobil wins approval for its long-delayed asset sale in Niger Delta

Business - Financial Times - October 21

Nigeria drops money laundering charges against detained Binance executive

US citizen who heads financial crime compliance at crypto exchange had been held since February

World - Financial Times - October 23

Posts falsely claim Nigeria and Kenya are the least corrupt countries in Africa

World - Yahoo News - October 23

How a Binance Employee Strained the Relationship Between the U.S. and Nigeria

The United States and Nigeria often collaborate. But the arrest of an American worker strained their diplomatic relations.

Business - The New York Times - October 24

Nigeria releases American crypto exec after dropping money laundering case

An American cryptocurrency executive held in Nigeria for the past eight months has been released after authorities there announced that they were ending his money laundering trial on health and ...

Tech - ABC News - October 24

How Years of Government Failure Led to Nigeria’s Worst Flood in Decades

After a recent dam disaster, Nigerian officials blamed God, climate change and poor people. But experts had warned the dam was at risk well before it collapsed. The officials did nothing.

Top stories - The New York Times - 6 days ago

Building collapse in Nigeria's capital leaves at least 7 dead, authorities say

World - Yahoo News - 5 days ago

Nigeria’s president summons Aliko Dangote over supplies to new oil refinery

Meeting on Tuesday is needed to release more crude for refinery, says industrialist

World - Financial Times - 4 days ago

From a childhood in Nigeria to Tory leader: the remarkable rise of Kemi Badenoch | Sunder Katwala

The woman who now leads the Conservative party was born in London, but growing up in west Africa shaped the politician she would become. • Politics live . Kemi Badenoch’s election as leader of ...

World - The Guardian - 8 hours ago

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred wants to eliminate 'really questionable' blackouts for in-market streaming

Fans are currently unable to stream games in their own region

Sports - CBS Sports - October 20

Cuba Faces Hurricane Oscar After Nationwide Blackout. How Much Can the Island Endure?

The repeated failure of the power grid and a hurricane that has swamped the island’s eastern end has many Cubans fed up, posing a challenge to the Communist government.

World - The New York Times - October 21

In Ecuador, power-dependent patients wait in anguish as the government imposes hours-long blackouts

The first time electricity went off at night, Linda Vidal went into panic mode

World - ABC News - October 26

French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe orders a curfew a day after a strike prompted a blackout

The government of the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe has ordered a curfew, a day after a strike by workers left 370,000 people in darkness for nearly 24 hours

World - ABC News - 6 days ago

Mexican fuel flows to Cuba as the island faces blackouts and the loss of Russian and Venezuelan oil

Mexico has sent nearly half a million barrels of crude oil and diesel in just a span of days, oil shipment data shows

World - ABC News - Yesterday

Nigeria national team boycott AFCON qualifier after being 'abandoned' in Libyan airport

The captain of the team, William Troost-Ekong, announced the decision on Monday

Sports - CBS Sports - October 14

Meta’s Oversight Board says viral video left on Facebook threatened LGBTQ+ people in Nigeria

Meta’s oversight board has expressed serious concern over the company’s failure to take down a viral graphic video showing two men bleeding after they were apparently beaten up for being allegedly gay

Tech - ABC News - October 15

Gas tanker explosion kills more than 140 people and injures dozens more in Nigeria

More than 140 people, including children, are dead in Nigeria after an overturned gasoline tanker truck exploded in flames while they tried to scoop up fuel

World - ABC News - October 16

More than 90 killed, 50 injured after gasoline tanker explodes in Nigeria, police say

More than 90 people are killed and 50 injured after a gasoline tanker explodes in Nigeria, police say