Nigeria to incorporate state-run oil firm
Abuja – Nigeria’s president Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday ordered the incorporation of the state-run oil company within six months and... Read more
20 Sep, 2021
Nigerian kidnappers free 10 more students
Kano – Gunmen who kidnapped more than 100 students from a high school in northwest Nigeria months ago have released... Read more
19 Sep, 2021
Nigerian troops rescue officer seized from military academy
Kano – Nigerian troops have rescued an army officer kidnapped last month from an elite military academy in the restive... Read more
19 Sep, 2021
Jihadists kill 16 Nigerian troops in ambush, military sources say
Kano – At least 16 Nigerian soldiers and two anti-jihadist militia have been killed in an ambush by ISIS-allied... Read more
17 Sep, 2021
One million Nigerian children to miss school due to mass kidnappings
Lagos – One million Nigerian children will likely stay away from school because of the threat of violence after a... Read more
16 Sep, 2021
Nigeria seeks nearly $5bn in extra foreign financing
Abuja – Nigeria’s president Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday sought parliamentary approval for nearly $5 billion in additional external borrowing... Read more
15 Sep, 2021
‘We have a total of 108 inmates rearrested,’ says Nigeria after prison outbreak
Abuja – At least 108 out of 240 inmates who escaped from a prison in central Nigeria have been recaptured,... Read more
14 Sep, 2021
Heavily armed gunmen free 240 inmates from Nigerian prison
Abuja – Heavily armed gunmen stormed a jail in Nigeria’s central Kogi state overnight, freeing scores of inmates, a prison... Read more
14 Sep, 2021
Dozens of abducted students freed in NW Nigeria after army offensive
Kano – Nigerian gunmen have freed dozens of schoolchildren kidnapped this month in northwest Zamfara State, the local government... Read more
13 Sep, 2021
Gunmen kill 12 in attack on Nigeria military base in northwest, security sources say
Kano – Gunmen have killed 12 Nigerian security forces members in a weekend attack on a military base in northwest... Read more
13 Sep, 2021
