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US visa ban imposed on Nigerian Supreme Court justices, retiring jurist says

Retiring Justice Uwani Abba-Aji says the U.S. barred all members of a Nigerian Supreme Court panel from travel after a judgment she called widely misinterpreted.

Nigeria earmarks 2.1 billion naira to revive OAUTHC renal program

Nigeria's federal government has appropriated 2.1 billion naira to revive kidney care at Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, its chief medical director says.

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