Audio By Carbonatix
Nigeria has apologised to Saudi Arabia after 200 tonnes of dates the kingdom sent as a Ramadan gift were found on sale in local markets.
Dates are traditionally the first things Muslims eat when they break the Ramadan fast each evening.
The dates were intended for people who had fled their homes because of the Boko Haram Islamist insurgency.
Nigeria's foreign ministry said an investigation was underway. However, no arrests have yet been made.
The foreign ministry said that Nigeria's Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons had drawn up a list of places where the dates would be distributed, which included IDP camps and some prominent mosques.
The dates were found on sale in markets in Borno state, which has been hardest hit by the Boko Haram conflict.
After eight years of unrest, some 8.5 million people need life-saving aid in north-eastern Nigeria, aid officials say.
Latest Stories
-
Ghana’s banking system nears full recovery after debt restructuring shock – IMF
36 minutes -
Banks back to full capital adequacy – IMF declares progress in Ghana sector clean-up
53 minutes -
IMF says BoG’s multi-billion cedi losses were part of economic recovery
1 hour -
The losses were necessary – IMF backs BoG’s costly economic rescue
2 hours -
People on the ground recognise the gains – IMF backs BoG strategy
2 hours -
Oil prices slide on hopes of US-Iran peace deal
2 hours -
Italy busts €300 million streaming piracy ring
2 hours -
Texas sues Meta, WhatsApp over encryption privacy claims
3 hours -
US appeals court revives $82 million of verdict against Ford in trade secrets case
3 hours -
Activision shareholders reach $250m settlement over Microsoft buyout
3 hours -
Google appeals US court ruling on search monopoly
3 hours -
QNET, Manchester City Host Grassroots Football Clinic in Ghana
3 hours -
StanChart CEO Bill Winters apologises for ‘upset caused’ by AI comments
3 hours -
Grok falls flat in Washington, undercutting SpaceX’s AI growth story
3 hours -
Bank of Ghana was not too aggressive – IMF defends tight policy measures
4 hours