Abuja, Nigeria
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Timothy Obiezu is a multimedia journalist with years of excellent writing and reporting experience. He has been covering topics around politics, economy, culture/social, sports, security and terrorism for a couple of international news agencies from his base in Nigeria. His work has been published by VOA, CGTN, TRT World, and others. For more, e-mail x
May • 2023
Bola Tinubu has been inaugurated as Nigeria's new president in a ceremony in the capital Abuja. The country's Independent National Electoral Commission declared the former governor of the industrial Lagos State winner on March 1st, after a Presidential election was held on February 25. But his victory is being challenged in court by opposition parties.
September • 2023
Too a while to deliver......could be better
February • 2022
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Produced for Voice of America - English
Nigerian authorities have reopened schools in northern Kaduna state after closing them for two months due to insecurity. The region has suffered a string of armed kidnappings and the U.N. Children's Fund, UNICEF, says about one million Nigerian children are "afraid to return to school."
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Nigeria loses thousands of doctors every year to Europe, North America, and the Middle East, due to poor salaries, benefits, and working conditions. Nigerian health authorities are promising to improve compensation to stop the country’s medical brain drain, but as Timothy Obiezu reports from Abuja, it may not be enough.
Produced for Voice of America - English
ABUJA, NIGERIA — Police in Nigeria's Zamfara state say security forces have rescued 187 people who were abducted by criminal gangs over the last two months.
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ABUJA — Many Nigerians are optimistic as Africa's largest economy gears up to launch the continent's first central bank-backed digital currency, the eNaira. Authorities hope to tap into the popularity of cryptocurrency so it can better monitor digital currency transactions, curb black market trading in the paper naira and also help integrate millions of Nigerians into banking. But critics say the digital currency will also give Nigeria's central bank more control.
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ABUJA, NIGERIA — Nigerian police have denied killing any members of a banned Shiite Muslim group during a gathering this week in the capital, Abuja. The Islamic Movement of Nigeria said police on Tuesday shot and killed eight of its members as they marked the religious ritual of Arbaeen.
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About half of Nigerians, especially youth, are willing to leave the country for a better life, according to a July World Bank survey, an increase of nearly 20 percent since 2014. The report blames poor job opportunities and economic hardships, made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic. But as Timothy Obiezu reports from Abuja, some Nigerians who have tried migrating to Europe illegally say the risks are enormous.
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