Muhammadu Buhari

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Parliament is controlled by the ruling APC and any move to impeach Buhari would require two-thirds of the 109 senators.

The government’s accountant general released the figures late on Tuesday but did not give a reason for the steep drop.

At the heart of the continuing strike is a 2009 agreement that the academics claim the government is yet to implement.

Armed groups have been targeting scrap collectors, accusing them of spying for troops and the militia fighting them.

Strikes by Nigerian public university teachers are common. The current one has been on since February 14.

The Energy Commission of Nigeria says Africa’s largest economy spends up to $22bn annually on fuel for generators.

Armed gunmen attacked a prison and freed several Boko Haram members. Analysts fear it will lead to a ripple effect.

Gunmen attacked a convoy carrying an advance security team for President Buhari in his home state of Katsina.

The licensing comes despite a court ruling in May, restraining Abuja from issuing licences pending a suit determination.

The new acting chief justice was a signatory to a rare complaint by Supreme Court justices against his predecessor.

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