Nigeria: Abuja International Airport Reopens to Air Traffic
Nigeria’s International Airport in the capital city Abuja has formally reopened for operations on Tuesday after six weeks of closure. The Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport […]
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Nigeria: Security services foil Boko Haram attack on American and British embassies
Nigeria Department State Services (DSS) on Tuesday arrested five suspects who had allegedly concluded plans to attack the United States and United Kingdom embassies in […]
South Africa: Zuma condemns xenophobic attacks
South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has condemned acts of violence between south-Africans and non-nationals, his office said on Friday. At least 20 stores in Pretoria […]
Two Germans archaeologists abducted in Nigeria
Two German archaeologists were kidnapped in central Nigeria on Wednesday, a police official said. The archaeologists were abducted during excavation work at Jajela village, near […]
South Africa: Nigerians face fresh xenophobic attacks
Nigeria has called on the African Union (AU) to intervene urgently as Nigerians face fresh xenophobic attacks in South Africa. The Nigerian Community in South […]
Burkinabe Soldiers Could Chase Jihadists inside Malian Territory
Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta on Sunday said he is considering authorizing the Burkinabe army to chase terrorist groups into Malian territory when they retreat […]
Rabat, Abuja Concerned Over Security Threat in Sahel
Morocco and Nigeria have expressed “deep concern over the persisting security threat particularly in the Sahel region”, says a joint statement issued following the official […]
Nigeria Forecasts Economy will Shrink 1.3% in 2016
Nigeria’s economy is likely to shrink 1.3 percent in 2016, the Head of the National Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday. The NBS had predicted […]
Nigeria: Buhari Orders Sale of Two Presidential Jets
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the sale of two aircraft in the presidential fleet, in an apparent move to cut down the size of […]
Nigeria: UNICEF Receives $1.3m Lifesaving Supplies
The United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday confirmed that it has received $1.3m worth of lifesaving supplies for internally displaced people in the […]