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Nigerians are the citizens and nationals of Nigeria, as well as people with ancestry from there. The name Nigeria was derived from the Niger River running through the country. This name was allegedly coined in the late 19th century by British journalist Flora Shaw, who later married Baron Frederick Lugard, a British colonial administrator. Nigeria is composed of various ethnic groups and cultures and the term Nigerian refers to a citizenship-based civic nationality.
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A second batch of 105 Nigerian returnees landed safely from South Africa courtesy of a fully sponsored humanitarian airlift by the RCCG
The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has evacuated another 105 Nigerians from South Africa, bringing the number of distressed Nigerians repatriated by the church to 205.
The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has brought home another 105 Nigerians from South Africa, taking the number of distressed citizens evacuated by the church to 205 as part of its response to renewed xenophobic and Afrophobic tensions in the country. The latest group arrived in Lagos comprising 55 adults, 45…