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By Camillus Eboh2 Min ReadABUJA( Reuters)-Nigeria’s revenue service said on Thursday it had

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By Camillus Eboh3 Min ReadABUJA( Reuters)-Nigeria’s revenue service said on Thursday it had told

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By Reuters Staff1 Min ReadABUJA/ LAGOS( Reuters)-Nigeria’s senate will present a long-awaited oil overhaul bill to the full chamber for passage on Tuesday, according to an order paper seen by Reuters. The president sent the bill to the National Assembly in September last year, and presentation to the full chamber means the senate is ready to pass the package, although the timeline of passage was not immediately clear. The bill aims to modernise Nigeria’s petroleum industry and attract a shrinkin

By Reuters Staff2 Min ReadLAGOS( Reuters)-A court in Lagos sentenced 10 men to 12 years in prison on Friday for kidnapping the crew of a Chinese-flagged merchant vessel last year, the navy said, a verdict that officials hope will help tackle piracy in the waters off Nigeria’s coast. Federal high court Justice Ayokunle Faji, who also fined each man 250, 000 naira($ 608) for each of the three counts for which they were charged, said their actions in kidnapping 18 crew from the FV HAILUFENG II in M

LAGOS( Reuters)-A court in Lagos sentenced 10 men to 12 years in prison on Friday for kidnapping the crew of a Chinese-flagged merchant vessel last year, the navy said, a verdict that officials hope will help tackle piracy in the waters off Nigeria's coast.... The Gulf of Guinea, which spans more than a dozen West African countries, has been known as" pirate alley" for years due to persistent attacks.... Before that, there was no specific law against piracy.($ 1= 411. 0000 naira)( Reporting By

BAUCHI, Nigeria( Reuters)-Nigerian officials cut communication lines in multiple parts of Katsina state as a crackdown on banditry in the northwest of the country spreads.... " It has become imperative to do so as a proactive measure to prevent the bandits from Zamfara from coming into Katsina state so cutting communication is part of the measures," Ahmed said in an address in Hausa aired by several local radio stations.... Gangs of armed men seeking lucrative ransom payments, known locally as