Tag: Nigeria
UN agency to support trafficking victims in Nigeria
The United Nation's migration agency has opened a new facility in Edo in southern Nigeria to provide unhindered access to legal services to victims...
AfDB supports Ghana’s COVID-19 response with US$69 million grant
The African Development Fund (ADF) approved on Friday, a 69 million U.S. dollars financing support for Ghana's response to the outbreak of the new...
Nigeria to resume train services after months of shutdown
Nigeria will resume its train services after months of shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi said Saturday.
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Better to Be a “Nigger” from Nigeria
A Message to the Oppressed
Racists used to call African Americans "niggers" in order to remind them that they were abducted from Africa – from...
Nigeria de-radicalizes 601 repentant Boko Haram fighters
Nigeria on Saturday released 601 ex-Boko Haram members after undergoing six months de-radicalization, rehabilitation, and reintegration program in northeast Gombe State.
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Boko Haram kills 5 aid workers in Nigeria
Boko Haram terrorists on Wednesday released a video showing the killing of five humanitarian workers who were recently abducted in Nigeria's restive Borno state.
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10 killed in Nigeria village attack
Armed gunmen on Monday evening invaded Gora Gan village in Zango-Kataf area of northern Kaduna state, killing 10 people, including the village head, a...
Africa’s confirmed COVID-19 cases hit 612,586
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases across the African continent reached 612,586 as of Wednesday morning, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
Securing the 2020 cropping season amid COVID-19 Pandemic
The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Nigeria (AGRA) had a Webinar on “Securing the 2020 Cropping Season in the face of Covid-19 Pandemic”....
COVID-19 cases surge in Nigeria as total cases hit 33,153
Nigeria continued to witness rapidly rising COVID-19 cases with the country reporting 595 new cases on Monday night, bringing the country's total to...
10 killed in south Nigeria road accident
Ten people were confirmed killed when a bus and a truck had a head-on collision on a busy road in south Nigeria, the police...
Big Brother Naija Season 5 Premieres July 19 On GOtv
Season 5 of the popular TV reality show in Africa, Big Brother Naija (BBNaija), will premiere Sunday, 19 July.
Viewers on DStv and GOtv...
Death toll rises to 7 in Nigeria boat capsize
The number of people killed in Friday's capsizing of a boat in Nigeria's commercial hub, Lagos, has risen to seven, a local official said...
Russia Bringing Nuclear Power to Rwanda and Other African Nations
Resolving Libya Crisis Requires New Thinking
Ignoring the geo-political overtones from Deutsche Welle (see link below), the article does discuss Russia’s role in helping Africa...
4 killed in attack by gunmen in north Nigeria
The police in Nigeria's northwest region on Saturday confirmed four people were killed and many others wounded in an attack by gunmen.
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Google for Nonprofits: unveiled in Ghana and Nigeria
Ghanaian and Nigerian nonprofits will now be able to join the Google for Nonprofits program. Get access to a number of Google's paid products,...
Ending Witch Persecution and Gender-based Violence in Nigeria
There has been a nationwide protest against gender-based violence in Nigeria. This protest has been used to raise awareness about rape, and to mobilize...
The Importance of 2023 In Current Nigerian Politics
Everything happening in Nigeria now is about 2023 even though this is 2020. It is clear that Nigerians are now doubting the health, the...
Why Nigeria Can’t Diversify Her Economy
The Buhari administration’s early pronouncement during its first tenure had made many to suppose diversification of the Nigeria economy to be one of the...
Political and Electrical Power Systems In Nigeria
During my first lesson in power system planning, the lecturer walked in and said, “to develop a country, one of the first things a...
Windstorm kills 6, destroys 600 houses in northern Nigeria
A heavy windstorm on Thursday killed six people and destroyed at least 600 houses in Nigeria's northern state of Kano, an official said.
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Nigeria to launch nationwide campaign against rape
Nigeria is set to launch a national campaign against rape and gender-based violence in the country, said Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture,...
Security Council condemns terrorist attacks in Nigeria
The Security Council has strongly condemned the multiple terrorist attacks last week in Nigeria, which together resulted in at least 120 killed and many...
CLEEN Foundation Wages War Against Sexual and Gender-Based Violence amidst COVID-19
As a matter of urgency, CLEEN Foundation has called for the government's action against perpetrators of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Nigeria amidst...
Nigeria plans to evacuate 1,000 citizens stranded abroad
Nigeria plans to evacuate 1,000 citizens abroad due to the COVID-19 pandemic this week, an official with the Presidential Taskforce (PTF) said Monday.
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82 bodies recovered following Boko Haram attacks in NE Nigeria
About 82 bodies had been recovered so far from four attacks in three different locations by suspected Boko Haram militants in a state in...
Nigerian government laments rising cases of COVID-19 as tally exceeds 14,000
The Nigerian government has said it is worried by the recent spike in the number of COVID-19 cases in the country, as over 600...
Gunmen kill 70 in NE Nigeria, target their funerals
More than 70 civilians have been killed, an untold number wounded and more than 1,000 heads of cattle stolen in a raid on a...
Gunmen kill at least 40 in northwest Nigeria raid
Gunmen on motorbikes killed at least 40 people during a raid on some communities in northwest Nigeria, local media reported Wednesday.
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Nigeria reports 663 new cases of COVID-19
Nigeria on Tuesday night reported its highest daily increase of COVID-19 infections with 663 new cases.
This brought the total number of...