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More than 6000 of Boko Haram fighters surrender in Nigeria

The Nigerian military says more than 6,000 Boko Haram members including commanders, fighters and their families have surrendered to the authorities in the last couple of weeks. Cameroon had also announced the surrender of hundreds of Boko Haram militants in the country

September 3, 2021

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Nigerian foreign minister tests positive for COVID-19

Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister Geoffrey Onyeama has tested positive for Covid-19, the respiratory disease caused by coronavirus. He is a member of a presidential task force on Covid-19 that is coordinating the country’s response to the pandemic. Mr Onyeama announced in a

July 20, 2020

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International Monetary Fund (IMF) approves $3.4bn coronavirus aid for Nigeria

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved emergency funds to support Nigeria’s efforts to limit the effect of coronavirus pandemic and the sharp fall of oil prices. The $3.4bn (£2.7bn) approved by the IMF board is the largest financing provided so far

April 29, 2020

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Coronavirus: Nigeria reports 91 new cases of COVID-19

Nigeria has recorded 91 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the country’s total number to 873. The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control said 74 new cases were recorded in the commercial capital, Lagos, which remains the epicentre of transmission with more than 500

April 23, 2020

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Nigerian president’s chief of staff dies from COVID-19

The Nigerian president’s chief of staff died on Friday from COVID-19, the presidency said on Saturday, making him the most high profile person in the country to die in the coronavirus outbreak. Abba Kyari had acted as the gatekeeper to 77-year-old President

April 18, 2020

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Tech Giant Facebook to fight coronavirus fake news in Nigeria

Facebook has said it is running a fact-checking pilot in Nigeria to help stop the spread of fake news about coronavirus Report Focus News has learnt . The social media giant says it will use its messaging app – WhatsApp – to

March 18, 2020

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Nigerians outraged as first lady Aisha Buhari calls for social media regulation

Nigerian first lady Aisha Buhari’s call for social media regulation has caused an uproar online. Mrs Buhari who was speaking during the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs General Assembly and National Executive Council Meeting over the weekend said social media ought

December 2, 2019

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Court dismisses rape case against Nigerian pastor

A Nigerian court has thrown out a case brought by a celebrity photographer who accused a flamboyant pastor of raping her. In September Busola Dakolo accused Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo from the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly of raping her twice. She said that

November 14, 2019

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Latest Nigeria police raid ‘frees 500 students from Islamic school’

Nigeria police have freed 500 students from an Islamic school in the north of the country, some of whom were in chained up, in the third such incident in less than a month, Report Focus News news agency reports quoting police sources.

October 16, 2019

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Gunmen in mass kidnap in Nigeria’s capital Abuja

Several unknown gunmen are now asking for a ransom after at least nine people were kidnapped on Monday evening in the Nigerian capital, Abuja. They abducted the victims from an area on the outskirts of the city. Reports say the victims include

October 8, 2019

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More than 6000 of Boko Haram fighters surrender in Nigeria

Nigerian foreign minister tests positive for COVID-19

International Monetary Fund (IMF) approves $3.4bn coronavirus aid for Nigeria

Coronavirus: Nigeria reports 91 new cases of COVID-19

Nigerian president’s chief of staff dies from COVID-19

Tech Giant Facebook to fight coronavirus fake news in Nigeria

Court dismisses rape case against Nigerian pastor

Latest Nigeria police raid ‘frees 500 students from Islamic school’

Gunmen in mass kidnap in Nigeria’s capital Abuja

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