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 […]
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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 […]
Sao Tome and Principe: AU deploys 25 observers to oversee elections
The African Union has deployed a Short-Term Election Observation (STO) Mission of 25 observers to oversee Sao Tome and Principe’s presidential election scheduled for July […]
Nigeria Central Bank Takes over Board of Skye Bank
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has taken over a local bank, Skye Bank, citing ‘‘persistent failure of the bank to meet minimum thresholds in […]
Nigeria: Delta Avengers claim five attacks
The Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) claimed five attacks on oil facilities in Nigeria’s southern oil-producing hub over the weekend. The group said it had issued […]
Nigeria: Whereabouts of 200 abducted girls remain unknown – Army Chief
The Chief of staff of Nigerian Army, Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Wednesday, said the whereabouts of the over 200 abducted girls remained unknown. He made […]
Suicide bomber kills 10 in northern Cameroon
About 10 people were killed and several injured in a suicide bomb attack on Wednesday in a town in the Far North region of Cameroon. […]
Boko Haram: UN releases $13m to Support Victims
The United Nations on Monday released $13 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to provide life-saving assistance for victims of Boko Haram insurgency […]
50% of Nigeria’s crude to be refined internally– Dangote
Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote said he wants 50% of Nigeria’s crude to be refined internally by 2021. He said his target in the next […]
Africa, an ‘attractive’ route for drug lords – U.N
The United Nations Office on Drugs and crime said the African continent has been an attractive transit route for drug traffickers. In a report released […]