Nigeria reportedly saved $20 billion by ending fuel subsidies
In Nigeria, the removal of gasoline subsidies, initiated shortly after President Bola Tinubu took office in May 2023, has already saved the Government nearly $20 […]
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Homecoming: Over 150 Abducted Schoolchildren in Nigeria Return After Weeks in Captivity
More than 150 Nigerian schoolchildren, who had been held captive for over two weeks, were successfully rescued and returned to their home state in northwestern […]
Nigeria: Pro-Palestinian demonstration in Nigeria leaves one dead
Clashes between police and a pro-Iranian Nigerian Shiite group protesting Israel’s incursion into Gaza left one person dead and several injured on Thursday November 16 […]
Kidnapped priest killed by abductors in northwest Nigeria
A Catholic priest abducted last week in northwestern Nigeria was killed by his captors while another priest kidnapped the same day managed to escape, the […]
Two Nigerian soldiers killed in air crash
Two soldiers flying a training plane were killed Tuesday when their aircraft crashed in Kaduna, northwestern Nigeria, an air force spokesman said Wednesday. Chief of […]
Nigeria: A 24-hour curfew throughout Jos after assassination of twenty two Muslim pilgrims
At least 22 people were killed on Saturday, August 14, in an attack on a convoy of Muslim pilgrims, attributed to a Christian militia. The […]
Nigeria fighter plane shot down by bandits – military
For the first time since the phenomenon emerged in 2011, “heavily armed” bandits shot down a Nigerian army fighter jet on Sunday 18 July. The […]
Nigeria: Gunmen kidnap high school students in the Northwest
A boarding school in Kaduna State, northwestern Nigeria, was attacked by gunmen on Sunday night. According to a teacher at the school, 140 students were […]
Nigeria: Gang leader who kidnapped more than 300 school children gives up his arms
On December 11, 344 Nigerian schoolchildren were captured in the northwestern part of the country. A mass abduction that had been claimed by the chief […]
Nigeria: Beijing-based Oil Company to invest $3 bln in oilfield operations
China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) has pledged to invest about $3billion in its existing oil and gas operations in Nigeria, the Nigerian National Petroleum […]