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Nigeria: Xenophobia - Nigerian Lawmakers to Visit SA 'To Ascertain True State of Affairs'
News24Wire, 1 March 2017
At least six Nigerian lawmakers are reportedly set to visit South Africa following the recent xenophobic attacks in Pretoria and Johannesburg. Read more »
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Nigeria: Obasanjo Blames South African Govt for Xenophobic Attacks
Vanguard, 1 March 2017
Nigeria's former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has condemned the violent anti-immigrant protest and acts of intimidation against Nigerians living in South Africa. Read more »
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Nigeria: Senate Rejects Calls to Severe Ties With South Africa Over Xenophobia Attacks
Guardian, 28 February 2017
The Senate has rejected a call by some lawmakers urging the Nigerian Government to reconsider its diplomatic ties with the South African over the ongoing xenophobic attacks on… Read more »
Nigerian Senate Rejects Calls To Sever Ties With South Africa
Legislators have condemned the violence they termed as xenophobic attacks and extra judicial killings, saying urgent steps need to be taken to address the "ugly trend".
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Nigeria: Nigeria Senate Wants Ties With SA Re-Assessed
CAJ News, 28 February 2017
The Nigerian Senate has recommended that government reconsiders” diplomatic ties with South Africa in the wake of the attacks against citizens of the West African country. Read more »
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Nigeria: Xenophobia - Gbajabiamila Leads Nigerian Lawmakers to South Africa
Premium Times, 28 February 2017
The Leader of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has been mandated by the House to lead a delegation to South Africa over the xenophobic attacks on Nigerians. Read more »
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Nigeria: Xenophobia - Nigeria to Reconsider Diplomatic Ties With S/Africa, Sends Delegation
Vanguard, 28 February 2017
Following the resurfaced xenophobic attacks against Nigerians and other nationals living in South Africa, the Senate, during plenary on Tuesday, resolved to send a strong… Read more »
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Vanguard, 1 March 2017
In the last two decades, telecommunication has grown in leaps and now forms the super structure of modern lifestyle, social and economic practices. Virtually all the financial… Read more »
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Nigeria: MTN Admits Network Downtime, Rules Out Sabotage Over Xenophobic Attacks
This Day, 1 March 2017
MTN subscribers in the last two days have complained of the difficulty of getting through to the MTN network via data and voice connectivity, making it extremely difficult to… Read more »
