Questions and Answers about
Nigeria
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What Nigerian name was given to Meghan Markle during her Nigeria visit?
Answer: During her visit to Nigeria, Meghan Markle was embraced by the local culture and given the name “Ifeoma,” which in Igbo means ‘a treasured thing.’ An audience member suggested this name during a women’s leadership event co-hosted by Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, a prominent Nigerian economist and the head of the World Trade Organization.
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in PoliticsOn Friday, May 4, 2021, Nigeria banned Twitter. Why?
Twitter deleted a tweet from Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, May 2, 2021. The company also suspended Buhari from using the platform for 12 hours. In response, on Friday, May 4, 2021, the Nigerian government announced its ‘”indefinite'” suspension of Twitter. On Saturday, the Nigerian government started blocking access to Twitter from within the…
