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            <title><![CDATA[Militant Advances in Mali Threaten West Africa, Nigeria Warns]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Nigeria Passes Green Tax Targeting Vehicles With Bigger Engines]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 15:58:11 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Nigerian Airlines Threaten to Ground Flights Over Fuel Spike]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:50:32 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Nigerian Monthly Inflation at 20-Year High on Iran War Oil Shock]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Nigeria Pushes Back on Claims of Deadly Market Airstrike]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Dangote Refinery to Get More Nigerian Crude to Ease Local Supply]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 14:09:16 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Nigeria Weighs $5 Billion Swap Deal With UAE Bank as Costs Rise]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 07:16:52 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Cash Crunch Drives Nigerian Power Producers Out of Business]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Nigeria to Step Up Cyber Defenses as AI Attacks, Losses Mount]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Nigeria Central Bank Moves to Rein In Fintech, Boost Access to Capital]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 13:33:02 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Africa Solar Capacity Seen Rising Sixfold After 2025 Record]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Nigeria Coup Bid Involved Officers Denied Promotion, Probe Finds]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 11:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Nigeria Eyes $2.9 Billion Debt Raise to End Power Shortages]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 08:48:51 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Nigeria Aims to More Than Double Trade With Turkey to $5 Billion]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 14:10:36 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Nigeria Finance Chief Flags Scope for Rate Cuts If Disinflation Persists]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Nigeria Aims to Raise $1 Billion Via Domestic Green Bond in 2026]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 15:40:05 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Nigeria Plans $352 Million Green Bond Sales for Climate Projects]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 15:48:26 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Nigeria and UAE Agree Accord to Boost Trade Ties, Unlock Investment]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 11:21:42 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Nigeria Targets $3 Billion-a-Year Revenue From Carbon Trading]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 09:34:35 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Nigeria Set to Pass Sweeping AI Rules for Digital Economy]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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