The Federal High Court in Abuja has directed the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) to set up a special panel of medical experts within eight days to evaluate the health condition …
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How IPOB’s Sit-at-Home Protest Crashed Southeast Nigeria’s Economy by ₦7.6 Trillion in 4 Years
Over the past four years, the southeastern region of Nigeria has experienced significant economic and social disruptions due to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)’s sit-at-home orders. These weekly shutdowns, …
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Information & TechnologyWestern Africa
Nigerian govt accuses Facebook of refusing to act against IPOB
The Nigerian government has asked Facebook and other social media platforms to stop allowing the pro-Biafra separatist group (IPOB) on their platforms. The government said members of the group use …
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EconomyPoliticsWestern Africa
The impact of IPOB’s sit-at-home order on businesses in South-east Nigeria
Traders, transporters and hotels lament the impacts of the sit-at-home order of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on their businesses in Nigeria’s South-east. When the outlawed indigenous People of Biafra …
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PoliticsWestern Africa
UK officially declares IPOB a terrorist organisation, bars members from asylum
After years of hesitation, the United Kingdom government has finally accepted Nigeria’s classification of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) as a terrorist organization. The Nigerian government had in 2017 …