Countries Nigerian gang leader accepts truce, says official Kano – A notorious gang leader in Nigeria has accepted a truce offered by local authorities in northwest Zamfara,... Read more 23 Aug, 2022
Countries Gunmen kidnap Catholic nuns in Nigeria Lagos – Gunmen have abducted four Catholic nuns in southeast Nigeria’s Imo state, police said Monday, in the latest... Read more 22 Aug, 2022
Business Nigerians feel the pinch as food prices continue to spiral. There aren’t easy solutions Ndubisi Nwokoma, University of Lagos Nigeria is grappling with rising food prices, as reflected in the spike in inflation.... Read more 22 Aug, 2022
Countries 35 aid workers killed in NE Nigeria since 2016, says UN Lagos – The United Nations on Friday called for the safety of aid workers in Nigeria’s volatile northeast where... Read more 20 Aug, 2022
Countries Nigeria vows to crack down on oil theft Abuja – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari said on Friday that security would be increased across the country to try... Read more 20 Aug, 2022
Business Nigerian electricity workers suspend strike Lagos – Utility workers in Nigeria have suspended a nationwide strike that had thrown parts of Africa’s most populous... Read more 18 Aug, 2022
Countries Nigeria court rejects appeal against death sentence Kano – A federal appeals court in northern Nigeria’s Kano state quashed an appeal on Wednesday against a death... Read more 18 Aug, 2022
Business Workers’ strike targets power stations in Nigeria Lagos – Nigerian electricity workers on Wednesday began an indefinite strike over pay, throwing parts of Africa’s most populous... Read more 18 Aug, 2022
Countries Deadly floods kill 50 in northern Nigeria Kano – At least 50 people have died in floods caused by exceptionally heavy rains in northern Nigeria’s Jigawa... Read more 16 Aug, 2022
Countries Nigeria’s Buhari vows safe rescue of train attack hostages Abuja – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday vowed to rescue 31 hostages taken in a train attack and... Read more 12 Aug, 2022