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    A motorcycle rides past the remains of a fuel tanker whose explosion killed almost 150 people in Majiya, Jigawa state, on October 16, 2024. An explosion tore through crowds of people who had rushed to collect fuel spilling from a crashed tanker in northern Nigeria, killing over 100 people.
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    07 March 2024

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    The Nigerian Government Has Agreed to a 66 Percent Minimum Wage Increase

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