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Two policemen shot dead in Nigerian police station attack
Nigerian police on Thursday confirmed two policemen were shot dead by gunmen following an attack on a police station in the country's southeastern state...
At least 9 killed by gunmen in Nigerian attack
At least nine persons were killed by gunmen who invaded a village in Nigeria's southeastern state of Anambra on Monday, said the police.
An unknown...
Nigerian air force to investigate alleged killing of army soldiers in airstrike
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Monday said it has commenced an investigation into media reports alleging NAF killed more than 20 soldiers by...
18 killed and 21 wounded in Nigeria Boko Haram attack
Eighteen people were killed and 21 others wounded when militants of the extremist group Boko Haram attacked Nigeria's northeastern town of Damasak earlier this...
Gunmen kill 6 at bar in central Nigeria
Six people were confirmed killed after a group of unidentified gunmen invaded a bar in Nigeria's central region, said local police on Friday.
The gunmen...
CPC’s leadership key to China’s success – former Nigerian FM
The leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC) is the key to China's success, which no other nation has ever achieved in such...
1,844 inmates escape after gunmen attack custodial center in southern Nigeria
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) said on Monday that 1,844 inmates escaped following an early hour gunmen attack on its custodial center in Owerri,...
5 killed in truck accident in south Nigeria, including students
Four secondary school students and one bike rider were crushed to death on Monday when a speeding truck wreaked havoc in Nigeria's southwestern state...
Nigeria retains lending rate at 11.5 percent amid high inflation
Nigeria's central bank on Tuesday announced a decision to retain the monetary policy rate at 11.5 percent amid high inflation, citing the recent exit...
Nigeria launches action plan on gender and climate change
The Nigerian government on Thursday inaugurated a National Action Plan on Gender and Climate Change (NAPGCC) to guide implementation of actions that mitigate climate...
Nigeria records over 10 million out-of-school children
The Nigerian government on Thursday said the country currently has more than 10 million out-of-school children, the highest in sub-Saharan Africa.
Minister...
6 killed and 54 injured in Nigerian road accident
Six people were killed and 54 others injured in a road accident involving mainly traders in Nigeria's northeastern state of Bauchi, said an official...
Nigerian president mourns Tanzanian John Magufuli’s death
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday expressed deep condolences over the death of Tanzanian President John Magufuli.
Buhari said in a condolence...
6 killed as fuel tanker rams into tricycles in Nigeria
At least six people were killed and many others injured after a fuel tanker rammed into two tricycles in Nigeria's southern state of...
ECOWAS Holds A Preparatory Meeting on Mitigation of Macroeconomic Fiscal Imbalances Through Forecasting
The Macroeconomic Policy Department of the ECOWAS Commission held a preparatory meeting with ITF Enhancing Human Security (ITF) team to discuss the development of...
Students and teachers kidnapped after gunmen attack on school in NW Nigeria
An internal security official in Nigeria's northwest state of Kaduna said Monday that an unspecified number of students and teachers were reported to have...
WTO pledges investment support and technical assistance to Nigeria
The World Trade Organization (WTO) on Monday pledged to work as an economic institution with other financial institutions to support investments and technical assistance...
Nigerian president charges new military chiefs to free country from insecurity
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday charged the newly appointed military chiefs to speed up their actions in freeing the country from the current...
Nigerian president and health workers to receive first doses of COVID-19 vaccines
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, his deputy Yemi Osinbajo, as well as frontline health workers have been scheduled to receive the first doses of the...
Abducted Nigerian schoolgirls rue harrowing experience in kidnappers’ den
"We felt we had already spent years, even though it was our first day," said Anka, as she bitterly rued the harrowing journey she...
Nigeria set to receive COVID-19 vaccines, records 155,417 cases in one year
Nigeria is about to receive its first tranche of COVID-19 vaccines from COVAX, a global scheme set up to procure and distribute vaccines, as...
Nigerian military kills 81 Boko Haram militants in clearance operations
Government troops killed 81 Boko Haram militants in recent clearance operations in northeast Nigeria, the military said on Monday.
The operations covered...
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the woman who makes history at World Trade Organization
Nigeria-born Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was on Monday confirmed as the new leader of the World Trade Organization (WTO), with a mandate to revitalize the 164-member...
Bus accident kills 3, injures 4 in SE Nigeria
Three people were killed and four others seriously injured when an 18-seater bus on Thursday overturned in Nigeria's southeastern state of Ebonyi, police said.
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Nigerian president signs new law to curb COVID-19
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday signed the COVID-19 Health Protection Regulations 2021, a new law aimed at controlling the pandemic in the most...
Diarrhea kills 4 in NW Nigeria
Four people have been killed and 56 others hospitalized following an outbreak of diarrhea in Nigeria's northwestern state of Sokoto, an official said on...
Bandits kill 5 in north Nigeria attacks
Bandits killed five people including an 80-year-old woman in separate attacks in Nigeria's northern state of Kaduna on Sunday, an official said.
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Nigeria records highest single-day rise in COVID-19 infections
Nigeria's confirmed COVID-19 cases rose to 107,345 late Friday after reporting 1,867 new cases, the highest single-day rise in the country since the onset...
3 killed in central Nigeria road accident
Three people including two police inspectors were confirmed killed in a road accident that occurred in Nigeria's central region on Thursday, according to a...
3 killed and 4 injured in south Nigeria road accident
At least three people were killed and four others injured after a heavy-duty truck carrying a container fell on a bus in Nigeria's southwest...