Nigeria — news through its media
Stories followed in this country, with their framing set against the rest of the world.
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Washington prepares to revoke 200,000 visas held by asylum seekers
The Trump administration is preparing the largest mass visa revocation in American history: up to 200,000 tourist and business visas held by foreigners who have filed for asylum in the United States. The measure targets nationals already on US soil and has drawn reactions from Mexico to Colombia, from Nigeria to India and Thailand.
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The United States removes Syria from its state sponsors of terrorism list after forty-seven years
Washington formally removed Syria from its list of state sponsors of terrorism, where it had been designated since 1979. The decision lifts a major part of US sanctions and opens the way to investment and reconstruction. It comes as Damascus and Israel have resumed security talks under American mediation, following an Israeli strike on a Syrian airbase, and as Turkey, the Gulf monarchies and Russia reposition their interests in the country.
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Canada retaliates against US tariffs as Trump threatens to double duties on cars
Ottawa rejected the deal proposed by Washington and announced retaliatory tariffs alongside a support plan for its industries. Donald Trump in turn threatens to double duties on Canadian cars, trucks and parts. More than 500 products already face 50 % tariffs. The value of exports affected varies: 20 billion dollars in most accounts, 28 billion according to the Canadian press.
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A US federal judge strikes down the immigrant visa freeze targeting nationals of 75 countries
A US federal judge struck down the suspension of immigrant visa processing for nationals of seventy-five countries, ruling the measure contrary to law and finding that Secretary of State Marco Rubio had exceeded his authority. Coverage is led by the countries directly targeted, Nigeria foremost with six outlets.
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The United States imposes 50% tariffs on 20 billion dollars of Canadian goods after talks collapse
With trade talks between Washington and Ottawa having collapsed, the United States is applying 50 percent tariffs on about twenty billion dollars of Canadian goods. Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will respond dollar for dollar. The three-day suspension announced on 19 August expired with no agreement signed.
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Ebola in DR Congo: WHO allocates 70,000 Ervebo doses and keeps the international emergency in force
The World Health Organization is allocating 70,000 doses of the Ervebo vaccine to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and maintaining the public health emergency of international concern. Twenty thousand doses are reserved for a phase 3 clinical trial against the Bundibugyo strain. Rwanda and neighbouring countries are tightening border screening.
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The ICC condemns US sanctions against its president
On 18 August 2026 Washington sanctioned the president of the International Criminal Court, Japanese judge Tomoko Akane, and Senegalese deputy prosecutor Abdoulaye Seye. The court decries a "flagrant attack" on its independence; nine of its eighteen judges are now targeted. Eight countries cover the sequence, with three distinct positions rather than two camps.
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US national debt crosses $40 trillion for the first time
US federal debt passed $40 trillion on 18 August 2026, reaching $40.047 trillion according to the Treasury. It has more than doubled since 2017; net interest approached $1 trillion in 2025 and the 30-year yield touched 5.33%. Seven countries cover the sequence, and the dividing line is not political but between those reading an American fact and those measuring what it costs them.
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Seven killed in a Kenya helicopter crash, including Ecuador's intelligence chief
A tourist helicopter crashed on 19 August 2026 near Mount Ololokwe, north of Nairobi. All seven on board died: Michele Sensi-Contugi, head of Ecuador's intelligence service, his wife, five Americans and the pilot. Eight countries cover the sequence, and each retains a different victim from the same crash — Quito the loss of its security apparatus, Washington its five dead, Nairobi the safety of its air tourism.
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Trump threatens to bomb Oman, a US ally, as the Iran agreement expires
Donald Trump threatened to bomb Oman, a US ally, just as the memorandum framing the confrontation with Iran expired and Tehran announced an escalation around Hormuz. Muscat has served for fifteen years as a channel between Washington and Tehran. Twelve countries cover the sequence: the Gulf reads it as a warning about what allied status is worth, while Nigeria and Singapore read it through the price of crude.
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Ebola in DR Congo: more than 2,000 dead, and the WHO reveals the outbreak had been spreading since February
Congolese authorities report 2,011 deaths and 4,381 confirmed cases. The WHO reveals that the outbreak, declared on 15 May, had actually begun in February — early cases having been attributed to malaria and typhoid. "We are chasing the virus, it is ahead of us." The response is hampered by armed conflict, poor roads and unpaid health workers.
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