Mobile money is the next big thing and Tayo Oviosu is already bringing this revolutionary financial service to Nigerians.
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But Nigerians protesting the new year's price hikes say they no longer trust the government to fulfill its promises of investment and regeneration.
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The kidnapping of foreigners and wealthy Nigerians is common in the oil-rich Niger Delta region, and has become a lucrative trade for criminals.
She says many young Nigerians learn to blend their Nigerian identity and their religious values with their love of pop culture in the West.
The lawyer told him that the group was receiving support from other Nigerians who have resources overseas or "other organizations from abroad, " Obasanjo said.
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U.S President Barack Obama is threatening to cut off foreign aid to Nigeria if a recent anti-gay bill is passed, but Nigerians are unwavering.
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Nigerians started picking up the game in 1958 when Dr. Oladele da Rochas Afoda, a prominent businessman, became the first Nigerian member of the club.
Many Nigerians have expressed the opinion that cleaning up the country's security agencies is easier said than done - because they are cesspits of corruption.
Then, we learn that the State Department has decided to offer 14, 000 of its "diversity visas" to Nigerians wishing to immigrate to this country.
"I am one of those very few Nigerians who knew we were going to win even before the tournament started, " said investment banker Simon Oluwole Akala.
The Nigerians will not know their opposition until after this weekend, when Ismaili of Egypt and Esperance of Tunisia, play their second leg semi-final in Tunis.
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Omoyemi Akerele, director of Style House Files, says that Nigeria is an emerging market, with Nigerians are among the five biggest spenders at the department store.
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Two days before the strike, he defended his move in an address on national television, saying "the pain" was "in the best interest of all Nigerians".
Lawyers representing Nigerians who accuse Royal Dutch Shell of being aiding human-rights abuses in their home country have filed a petition for Supreme Court review.
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And youth groups such as Enough is Enough Nigeria Coalition are giving a voice to millions of young Nigerians and helping them to channel their anger.
They share the cynicism of many Nigerians, who think the politicians are more eager to grab a share of the revenues of sub-Saharan Africa's biggest oil producer.
While Nigerians are wild about watching films, Nigeria has virtually no formal cinemas with 99 percent of screenings using DVDs held in informal settings, according to UNESCO.
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The rebels, who still control roughly half the country, and the Nigerians and their Kamajor allies, all have had to accept that outright military victory is impossible.
The World Health Organization has reported that Nigerians are the highest users of such products: 77% of Nigerian women use the products on a regular basis.
The Nigerians, who play Uganda this weekend in Kampala in an Olympic qualifying match, have three points and are second in their group behind Zimbabwe with six points.
The two Nigerians, aged 40 and 41, were caught unawares as the police barged into the house, breaking tiles, overturning couches and ransacking rooms to uncover the booty.
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Nigerians are heavy users of fuel, not just for cars but to power generators that many households and businesses use to cope with the country's erratic electricity supply.
They have been present on television, on radio, on Twitter - telling Nigerians why they believed the removal of the subsidy was in the best interests of Nigeria.
The most popular time of year for weddings was in December, when expatriate Nigerians return from abroad and can face a schedule of weddings seven days a week.
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But many Nigerians say that if the president really wants to hold proper polls, he should be out campaigning among the masses instead of schmoozing behind closed doors.
But there are political risks: One creditor group, the so-called Paris Club of government lenders, would like the Nigerians to restructure debt owed to the so-called London Club of commercial creditors.
If yet another young army officer decides to declare himself the country's latest saviour before May, even long-suffering Nigerians might give up on it as a nation state.
The Nigerian anti-gay bill has so far enjoyed an overwhelming support from the majority of Nigerians, and it is highly likely that it will eventually be signed into law.
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But whatever, or whoever was the cause of this crash, it will take a long time to convince Nigerians that their notoriously unsafe aviation industry is being made safe.
The kidnapping of foreigners and wealthy Nigerians is common in the oil-rich Niger Delta region, in the south of the country, and has become a lucrative trade for criminals.
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