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The states, in a court filing signed by their attorneys general, did not give reasons for their decision. Separately, losing presidential candidate Peter Obi secured a court order granting his party access to electoral materials in the possession of the electoral commission as his campaign gathers data for a possible legal challenge.

An online archive bringing together information on thousands of Benin Bronze artefacts in museums around the world is expected to go live at the end of next year, one of the organisers said on Friday.

Chasing dwindling investment, Nigeria revamps oil sector law Nigeria’s parliament on Friday cleared a historic petroleum overhaul that seeks to attract waning investment to its ageing oil sector and sent the measure to the president for signature. The overhaul, in the works for 20 years, is the first sweeping update to the laws that govern everything from oil drilling to fuel sales in Africa’s largest oil exporter in decades. Experts said the package is crucial to enable Nigeria to develop its oil and gas before they effectively become stranded assets as the world moves towards cleaner en...

By Camillus Eboh and Libby George (Reuters) – Nigeria’s parliament on Friday cleared a historic petroleum overhaul that seeks to attract waning investment to its ageing oil sector and sent the measure to the president for signature. The overhaul, in the works for 20 years, is the first sweeping update to the laws that govern everything from oil drilling to fuel sales in Africa’s largest oil exporter in decades. Experts said the package is crucial to enable Nigeria to develop its oil and gas before they effectively become stranded assets as the world moves towards cleaner energy. The Sen...

KADUNA — Kidnappers have released the remaining 14 students who had been held captive after being abducted last month from a northern Nigerian university, a…