Nigeria: Protesters March to Presidential Residence
Families of the missing Chibok girls, Bring Back our Girls campaigners and activists in Nigeria marched to the presidential villa in Abuja on Thursday demanding […]
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Nigeria’s Central Bank Suspends 9 Banks from the FX Market
Nine banks in Nigeria have been barred from the foreign exchange market, local news reported on Wednesday. The move comes after the banks reportedly failed […]
Nigeria: WFP Needs $52m to Support Boko Haram Victims
The World Food Program (WFP) on Tuesday said it requires $52 million to continue providing life-saving assistance to people affected by the Boko Haram insurgency […]
John Kerry heading to Africa, KSA for talks on counterterrorism
The United States Secretary of State, John Kerry, is expected in Kenya, Nigeria and Saudi Arabia this week on a tour focused on counterterrorism. The […]
‘Nigeria still Africa’s biggest economy’, Dangote challenges Bloomberg
Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, insists that Nigeria is the continent’s biggest economy contrary to Bloomberg’s reports on Wednesday that the country had been overtaken […]
Boko Haram’s Shekau Says he ‘is still alive, still in charge’
Leader of the Nigeria-based Islamist militant group Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, denied in an audio message that he has been replaced. In a 10-minute audio […]
Turkey coup plotters own 17 schools in Nigeria – Ambassador
Turkey ambassador to Nigeria, Hakan Cakil, on Thursday requested the Federal government of the Africa’s most populous nation to close down 17 schools that have […]
Health: Nigeria Celebrates Being Polio-Free
Africa’s most populous nation, Nigeria, has celebrated this weekend being polio-free for two years. The West African nation’s president, Muhammadu Buhari has commended his country […]
Nigeria: 19 Soldiers Missing after Boko Haram Ambush – Army
The Nigerian army on Friday said nineteen soldiers were missing after they were ambushed by the Islamist militant group Boko Haram in the north-east of […]
Nigeria Q1 Revenues Reach only 55 % of Goals
The Nigerian government failed to meet its revenue target for the first quarter of 2016, Reuters reported on Friday. Months of militant attacks on pipelines […]