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Nigeria's Asisat Oshoala, left, makes a shot on goal for a score to put Nigeria up, 3-1, in front of Australia's Alanna Kennedy, center, and Australia's goalkeeper Mackenzie Arnold during the Women's World Cup Group B soccer match between Australia and Nigeria in Brisbane, Australia, Thursday, July 27, 2023. Nigeria won 3-2. (AP Photo/Katie Tucker)

Partnership between Oshoala and Ajibade lifts Nigeria to upset over Australia

By Brooke Evans and Taft Gantt - Associated Press

Nigeria's new President Bola Ahmed Tinubu inspects honour guards after taking an oath of office at a ceremony in Abuja, Nigeria, Monday, May 29, 2023. Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu forwarded 28 ministerial nominees to federal legislators on Thursday July 27 for confirmation as he seeks to finally set up his cabinet to lead Africa's most populous country. (AP Photo/Olamikan Gbemiga, File)

Nearly two months into his term, Nigeria’s leader finally proposes his Cabinet to legislators

By Chinedu Asadu - Associated Press

An ambulance is parked at the emergency unit of the National hospital in Abuja Nigeria, Wednesday, July. 26, 2023. The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors on Wednesday is on strike again, demanding better working conditions for its members. (AP Photo/Chinedu Asadu)

Overstretched and underpaid Nigerian doctors walk off job again as many have leave for overseas

By Chinedu Asadu - Associated Press

Canada's Julia Grosso, right, celebrates after Canada scored their opening goal during the Women's World Cup Group B soccer match between Canada and Ireland in Perth, Australia, Wednesday, July 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Gary Day)

Olympic champion Canada comes back to beat Ireland 2-1 at the Women’s World Cup

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Australia's Sam Kerr, left, sits watching her teammates during warmup before the Women's World Cup soccer match between Australia and Ireland at Stadium Australia in Sydney, Australia, Thursday, July 20, 2023. Australia's team captain Kerr will miss their her team's World Cup opening match due to an injury. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Australians confident in squad depth despite Sam Kerr’s injury at Women’s World Cup

By Luke Winstel - Associated Press

Godwin Emefiele, suspended Central Bank governor, leaves after a court hearing at the Federal High Court in Lagos Nigeria, Tuesday, July 25, 2023. Nigeria's suspended Central Bank governor appeared in court on Tuesday in the economic hub of Lagos on charges of illegal possession of a firearm and live ammunition. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

Nigeria’s suspended Central Bank governor appears in court more than a month after his arrest

By Chinedu Asadu - Associated Press

People sell grain in Dawanau International Market in Kano Nigeria, Friday, July 14, 2023. Nigeria introduced programs before and during Russia's war in Ukraine to make Africa's largest economy self-reliant in wheat production. But climate fallout and insecurity in the northern part of the country where grains are largely grown has hindered the effort. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

Climate and violence hobble Nigeria’s push to rely on its own wheat after the hit from Russia’s war

By Taiwo Adebayo - Associated Press

Rifkatu Andruwus, 66, stands in front of her makeshift home, at the Durami camp for the displaced, in Abuja, Nigeria, Friday, June 9, 2023. Hundreds remain homeless in Nigeria's capital of Abuja after losing their shanties to government bulldozers. Authorities say the demolitions seek to rid the city of crime and restore Abuja's master plan, a conceptual layout meant to promote growth of this oil-rich Western African nation. (AP Photo/Chinedu Asadu)

They fled the war in Nigeria’s northeast. Then bulldozers levelled their homes at a camp in Abuja

By Chinedu Asadu - Associated Press

A trader counts USD inside a shop in Lagos, Nigeria. Monday, June. 20, 2016. Nigeria's central bank has unified all foreign exchange rates, removing a significant distortion in the financial market in the latest move by policymakers in Africa's biggest economy to woo investors and help stabilize the local currency, Angela Sere-Ejembi, director of financial markets at the Central Bank of Nigeria, said on Wednesday, June 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba, File)

Nigeria lets market set currency exchange rate to stabilize economy, woo investors

By Chinedu Asadu - Associated Press

People queue to buy fuel at the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited petrol station in Lagos, Nigeria, Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has scrapped a decadeslong government-funded subsidy that has helped reduce the price of gasoline, leading to long lines at fuel stations Tuesday as drivers scrambled to stock up before costs rise. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

Drivers line up for gasoline across Nigeria after new president scraps fuel subsidy

By Chinedu Asadu - Associated Press

President-Elect Bola Tinubu addresses gathered supporters and the country after receiving his certificate at a ceremony in Abuja, Nigeria Wednesday, March 1, 2023. Nigeria's Bola Tinubu will take over the reins in Africa's most populous country at a period of unprecedented challenges, leaving some citizens hopeful for a better life and others sceptical that his government would perform better than the outgoing one on Monday May 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)

Bola Tinubu sworn in as Nigeria’s president amid hopes, skepticism

By Chinedu Asadu - Associated Press

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Gunmen attack U.S. Embassy convoy in Nigeria; 2 policemen, 2 consulate staffers killed

By Chinedu Asadu - Associated Press

High tension power lines pass through Makoko slum in Lagos, Nigeria, Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022. From Zimbabwe, where many must work at night because i t's the only time there is power, to Nigeria where collapses of the grid are frequent, the reliable supply of electricity remains elusive across Africa. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba/File)

‘What can we do?’: Millions in African countries need power

By Mogomotsi Magome - Associated Press

A woman walks past election campaign posters of incumbent governor of Lagos state Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, on a street in Lagos, Nigeria, Thursday, March 16, 2023. Nigeria's electoral commission has concluded the deployment of staffers and materials for the nation's gubernatorial election as the citizens prepare to elect new governors with mixed feelings after a disputed presidential vote. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

Reports of violence as Nigeria elects new governors

By Chinedu Asadu - Associated Press

Bola Tinubu, of the All Progressives Congress, meets with supporters at the Party's campaign headquarters after winning the presidential elections in Abuja, Nigeria, Wednesday, March 1, 2023. Election officials declared ruling party candidate Tinubu the winner of Nigeria's presidential election with the two leading opposition candidates already demanding a re-vote in Africa's most populous nation. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Nigerian president-elect Bola Tinubu strikes unified tone

By Chinedu Asadu - Associated Press

Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, center, accompanied by his wife Oluremi Tinubu, right, leaves the party's campaign headquarters after winning the presidential elections in Abuja, Nigeria, Wednesday, March 1, 2023. Election officials declared ruling party candidate Tinubu the winner of Nigeria's presidential election, with the two leading opposition candidates already demanding a re-vote in Africa's most populous nation. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Nigeria’s Bola Tinubu declared winner of presidential vote

By Chinedu Asadu - Associated Press

In this March 26, 2019, file photo, an airline passenger walk in the arrivals terminal at Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Va. Newly documents filed in a federal lawsuit claim that U.S. government searches of phones and laptops at airports are on the rise and are being conducted for reasons beyond immigration and customs enforcement. There were 33,295 searches in fiscal 2018. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

Customs officials at Dulles airport seize marijuana from Nigeria-bound passenger

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

Listen to the Voiceless at Africa Leaders Summit Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Remember the voiceless at the Africa Leaders Summit

By Evans Nwankwo

Nigeria’s push for a cashless society is taking another step as Africa’s most populous country will soon limit the amount of money citizens can withdraw each day. (File photo credit: vkilikov via Shutterstock)

Nigeria to cap ATM withdrawals at $45 a day in push for cashless society

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

Secretary of State Antony Blinken, from right, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., attend a World AIDS Day event hosted by the Business Council for International Understanding in Washington, Friday, Dec. 2, 2022. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool Photo via AP)

Nigeria skates on State Dept. rights blacklist for second consecutive year, critics charge

By Mark A. Kellner - The Washington Times