A working group has been set up to assess the risk Ebola virus disease poses to Nigeria, in the wake of the confirmed outbreak of the disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo this month. The Ebola Preparedness Working Group … read more
Nigeria said on Wednesday it had intercepted an illegal cache of arms at the port in Lagos, five months after a similar seizure in the city, a spokesperson told AFP. “Following intelligence reports, our operatives on Monday inspected a 40-foot … read more
The 82 Nigerian schoolgirls recently released after more than three years in Boko Haram captivity reunited with their families Saturday as anxious parents looked for signs of how deeply the extremists had changed their daughters’ lives. Brightly dressed families rushed … read more
Electricity supply would be disrupted in many parts of Lagos this week as Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) on Monday announced five days power outage in the city. EKEDC spokesman, Godwin Idemudia, said in a statement that the outage would … read more
At 5:30 a.m. on April 9, Salako Hunsa awoke to the sound of gunfire. He left his wife and five children inside the house, and ran out to a shocking scene: A squad of police officers shooting indiscriminately and setting … read more
Three female suicide bombers killed two people and injured six others in an attack on a village in northeast Nigeria’s Borno state, a police spokesman said on Tuesday. Nobody has claimed responsibility for the attack but it bears the hallmarks … read more
At least 27 people were killed in a recent attack by gunmen in the central Nigeria’s state of Niger, a local official said on Tuesday. Ibrahim Inga, head of the State Emergency Management Agency, who confirmed the attack, said the … read more
Eighty-two Chibok schoolgirls who were released after being held for more than three years by Boko Haram will be reunited with their parents next week, according to Nigeria’s minister for women. Aisha Alhassan said the students’ parents will travel from … read more
Nigeria’s Centre for Disease Control says the meningitis death toll in the country has climbed to 1,069 in 23 states. The centre said in a statement on Thursday that 13,420 suspected cases had been reported as of May 9 with … read more
Nigerian workers at U.S. oil major Exxon Mobil Corp have gone on strike in protest over the sacking of workers, oil labor union officials said on Thursday. Nigerian labor unions have criticized oil companies for sacking workers in the last … read more