Food crisis looms in Nigeria as floods destroy crops
Abuja – Usman Musa had spent more than $1 300 on his 10-hectare rice farm in Nigeria’s Kogi state,... Read more
21 Oct, 2022
Nigeria police fire tear gas at #EndSARS anniversary rally
Lagos – Nigerian police fired tear gas and water cannon on Thursday to clear a rally in Lagos marking... Read more
21 Oct, 2022
14 die in Nigeria boat capsize, says official
Kano – Fourteen people drowned when an overloaded passenger vessel capsized in northwest Nigeria, a local official said on... Read more
21 Oct, 2022
Nigerian gunmen attack two hospitals in volatile region
Abuja – Gunmen ransacked two hospitals in separate attacks in northwest and central Nigeria, a local official and an... Read more
19 Oct, 2022
Nigerian gas company declares force majeure over flooding
Abuja – Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG), a major liquified natural-gas company that exports internationally, on Monday declared force majeure... Read more
18 Oct, 2022
Jihadist fears cast shadow on Niger-Benin border
Gaya – Observers of troubled West Africa have long fretted that jihadists who have rampaged across the Sahel are... Read more
18 Oct, 2022
Nigeria floods toll has passed 600, says government
Lagos – More than 600 people are now known to have perished in the worst floods in a decade... Read more
17 Oct, 2022
Northwest Nigeria state imposes lockdown over bandit attacks
Kano – The northwest Nigerian state of Zamfara has imposed a local lockdown and closed some markets and highways... Read more
15 Oct, 2022
Nigerian university lecturers end eight-month strike over pay
Lagos – Nigerian university lecturers on Friday suspended an eight-month strike over pay, welfare and crumbling facilities, the latest... Read more
14 Oct, 2022
Nigerian separatist leader acquitted, lawyers say
Abuja – Lawyers representing a Nigerian separatist leader said on Thursday a fresh ruling by an appeals court had... Read more
14 Oct, 2022
