2021 FIBA Afrobasket qualifiers: Nigeria extends winning streak
The Nigeria men's basketball team on Wednesday continued their fine run in the 2021 FIBA AfroBasket qualifiers as they secured a ...
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Armed gunmen kidnap dozens of students in central Nigeria
Gunmen have abducted 42 people, including 27 students, from a school in central Nigeria, a local government official said Wednesday, ...
Nigeria ministry of health to vaccinate 109 million citizens by 2023
Speaking at the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 media briefing in Abuja on Monday, Faisal Shuaib, head of the ...
Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala becomes first woman to lead WTO
Three months after the Trump administration rejected her, former Nigerian finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala received unanimous backing on Monday to ...
Nigeria’s president calls for peace after ethnic clashes in southeast Nigeria
Nigeria's president appealed for calm on Sunday following reports of intercommunal violence between ethnic groups at a market in the ...
Government troops kill 81 Boko Haram in Northeast Nigeria
Government troops killed 81 Boko Haram militants in recent clearance operations in northeast Nigeria, the military said on Monday. The ...
Nigeria Police arrest protestors at Lekki Tollgate
Several protesters in Nigeria's city of Lagos were arrested on Saturday after they tried to hold a peaceful rally against ...
Gunmen kill three people in northern Nigeria
Three people were killed by unidentified gunmen on Saturday in Nigeria’s northern state of Kaduna, a government official said Sunday. ...
Nigerian government urges citizens to shelve #EndSARS protests
The Nigerian government has urged sympathizers of the EndSARS movement to shelve plans for renewed protests at the Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos. The ...
Nigeria’s president signs off on creating an infrastructure development company
Nigeria's president has approved the creation of a new company that will focus on infrastructure development, with a seed capital ...