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Last updated:Â 2 july, 2009 - 11:11 GMT
Nigaz blunder
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The Nigerian and Russian governments have caused a storm after naming their new oil and gas company Nigaz- bringing back memories of the racist "N" word for many.
The joint venture was agreed following President Dimitry Medvedev's visit to Nigeria last week when a $2.5m deal was signed.
Meant to be a combination of the first syllable of the country's name Nigeria and the Russian gas company, Gazprom- the controversy has played out on the internet.
Our reporter in Abuja, Chris Ewokor has been reading the exchanges on Facebook and Twitter.
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