The teenage girls entered the busy marketplace separately Tuesday, their vests of explosives hidden beneath their full hijabs. The first detonated her bomb, killing three women. As rescuers rushed in, the second girl screamed and set off her explosives, killing … read more
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has warned Nigerians involved in the smuggling frozen chicken to desist from doing so as it could bring back the Ebola Virus Disease, EVD. The warning was contained in a statement issued … read more
Nigeria’s top Islamic leader on Monday accused the military of fleeing when Boko Haram attacks and terrorising civilians, in the harshest ever criticism from the key cleric, as violence persisted in the northeast. A statement from the country’s top Muslim … read more
There are just three countries in the world where polio is still endemic: Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Nigeria. Now, experts think it’s feasible for Nigeria to wipe out wild poliovirus within its borders this year, even as the country stays on … read more
Boko Haram militants killed scores of residents of the Damasak town in Borno State on Monday, in a third major attack in the region in a week. The gunmen stormed into the Nigeria-Niger border town early on Monday and set … read more
Foreign investors fleeing Nigeria as oil prices plunge are leaving stocks undervalued in Africa’s biggest economy, the bourse’s chief executive said. The benchmark indexâs 18 percent decline so far this year isn’t justified by economic changes and as a result … read more
NIGERIA is sliding dangerously towards violence before, during and after the February 2015 elections, the International Crisis Group (ICG) has warned. In a major 48-page report titled Nigeria’s Dangerous 2015 Elections: Limiting the Violence, published Friday, the Brussels-based global conflict … read more
The World Health Organisation said today that 5,459 people had so far died of Ebola out of a total 15,351 cases of infection in eight countries since late December 2013. The earlier WHO toll on Wednesday gave a death toll … read more
Northeastern Nigeria’s emergency rule imposed 18 months ago has fallen under heavy criticism as Boko Haram continues to terrorize and kill civilians. Lawmakers have rejected the extension of the emergency measures. The news that members of the lower house of … read more
Nigeria plans to cut subsidies on petroleum products by half next year after sharp falls in global crude prices, spurred the government to revise its 2015 budget downwards, data from the revised budget seen by Reuters showed on Friday. President … read more