Nigerian police raid alleged gay wedding, arrest 67 people
Nigerian police raided an alleged gay wedding, which is illegal in the country, in the southern city of Warri in Delta state, and arrested 67...
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Nigeria gives $235 mln to states to buy rice, maize to ease food shortages
Nigeria has approved a total of 180 billion naira ($235 mln) for its 36 states to procure rice and maize to cushion the effects of...
West African bloc activates standby force for possible Niger intervention
The West African bloc ECOWAS on Thursday ordered the activation of a standby force for possible use against the junta that took power in Niger...
Sinclair denied as Nigeria hold Canada to valuable 0-0 draw
Goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie saved a penalty to help Nigeria secure a valuable 0-0 draw against Olympic champions Canada in their Women’s World Cup opener on Friday in a result that...
Nigerian students escape abductors two weeks after kidnapping
Eight Nigerian secondary school students kidnapped by gunmen in northern Kaduna state two weeks ago escaped from their captors and were found by villagers who alerted security...
Nigeria launches domestic card scheme in cashless bid
Nigeria’s central bank on Thursday launched a domestic card scheme to rival foreign cards like Mastercard and Visa, hoping to enhance its drive to make...
Shell to pay 15 mln euros in settlement over Nigerian oil spills
Shell will pay 15 million euros to communities in Nigeria that were affected by multiple oil pipeline leaks in the Niger Delta, the oil company on...
Nigeria loses compensation bid over Glencore bribery
Nigeria’s bid to claim compensation from a British subsidiary of mining and trading group Glencore GLEN.L over bribes paid to officials at Nigeria’s state oil company was...
Nigerians are both victims and perpetrators of crime in north
Many suspicious deaths of Nigerians, have been warned against going to north By Esra Aygin The Nigerian Federal Government has advised Nigerians against going to...
Nigeria’s Buhari worried over large scale crude oil theft
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari expressed concern on Friday over large–scale crude oil theft, saying it was affecting the country’s revenues “enormously“. Nigeria lost $1 billion in revenue during the...
