Nigeria military bases US France government false claim US, France deny plans for military bases in Nigeria, Nigerian government confirms no such proposals
nigeria US dollar Ignore social media claims that the US dollar was selling at N1,000 on Nigeria’s unofficial ‘parallel’ exchange market
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