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Nigeria: two officials jailed for diverting food aid

May 5, 2017 Steven Addamah 0

A court in Nigeria on Thursday sentenced two Nigerian officials to two years in jail for taking and selling about 300 bags of rice donated […]

Take a medical leave now, Nigerian activists urge Buhari

May 2, 2017 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

Thirteen civil society leaders on Monday urged Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari to take a medical leave immediately as his heath situation is deteriorating. In an […]

Nigeria grants bail to Biafra movement leader

April 26, 2017 Steven Addamah 0

Nigerian federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday granted bail to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, citing his deteriorating health conditions. The […]

Nigeria’s anti-graft watchdog recovers $53.6m in Q1 2017

April 24, 2017 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

The Nigerian anti-graft Watchdog, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Sunday said it has recovered over $53.6 million in the last four months. […]

AfDB questions Africa’s annual $35bn food importation

April 21, 2017 Geraldine Boechat 0

African Development Bank’s president, Akinwumi Adesina on Thursday lamented the negative effects that huge food imports had on the African continent. Speaking at the Center […]

Nigeria: Meningitis Deaths reach 745

April 20, 2017 Steven Addamah 0

An outbreak of Meningitis in Nigeria has killed 745 people as of Wednesday, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control said, as Africa’s most populous nation […]

Nigeria: Abuja International Airport Reopens to Air Traffic

April 19, 2017 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

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 […]

USA: FBI Most Wanted for Email Fraud is from Nigeria

April 18, 2017 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in a press statement released on its website, declared a Nigerian national living in New York wanted […]

Nigeria: Security services foil Boko Haram attack on American and British embassies

April 13, 2017 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

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 […]