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President Buhari says people should ignore call for Fulani to move north

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has asked people to ignore the recent call by the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) to Fulani herdsmen, asking them to leave the southern part of Nigeria. The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) had asked herdsmen to return to the

July 18, 2019

Nigeria

Nigeria signs Africa free trade agreement

Nigeria has signed an agreement which aims to increase trade between African countries. Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari signed up to the $3 trillion Africa free trade agreement, a spokesman confirmed on Sunday. As the largest economy on the continent, Nigeria’s decision to

July 7, 2019

Nigeria

At least 40 killed in oil tanker explosion in Nigeria

At least 40 people have died and over 60 have been injured in an oil tanker explosion in Benue state, central Nigeria according to authorities. Several Eyewitnesses said that on Monday afternoon an oil tanker overturned while trying to avoid a pothole

July 2, 2019

Africa·Nigeria

Nigerian dictator’s ill-gotten millions ‘to be shared’

Hundreds of millions of dollars recovered from the frozen assets of ex Nigerian military ruler Gen Sani Abacha have been transferred to authorities in Jersey. On Friday, more than $267m (£210m) was paid into a special fund, set up by the government of Jersey

June 4, 2019

Africa·Nigeria

Nigeria Government ‘to avoid lavish presidential inauguration’

Nigerian PresidentBuhari’s inauguration for a second term would be a low-key affair in order to keep costs down, Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has said. Nigeria could “ill-afford” to spend a huge amount of money on the 29 May inauguration,

May 14, 2019

Africa·Nigeria

Death toll at collapsed Nigerian school rises to 20, mostly children

The official number of people who have died since a building collapsed in Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos earlier this week has risen to 20. Lagos state health commissioner Jide Idris released the number in a statement but did not disclose how many

March 15, 2019

Nigeria

Nigerian Emergency Services Call Off Search at Collapsed School

With the death toll at 11 people and hours after the tragic collapse of a building that housed a school in Lagos, Nigeria, the emergency services have called off the search for survivors. Rescue workers managed to pull out 50 people at

March 14, 2019

Breaking News·Nigeria

10 Children die after school building collapsed in Nigeria

10 people have died and many more are feared trapped after a building containing a school collapsed in the Nigerian city of Lagos. The school, which was on the top floor of the four-storey building in Ita Faji on Lagos Island, had

March 13, 2019

Breaking News·Nigeria

Nigerians Vote for Powerful Governor Posts Amid Some Unrest

Nigerians went to the polls on Saturday to choose governors in 29 of 36 states in Africa’s largest democracy amid reports of heavy military deployment and attacks against electoral facilities in a few areas. The election comes two weeks after the presidential

March 9, 2019

Nigeria

More than 50 People Missing After Nigerian Oil Pipeline Explosion

WARRI — More than 50 people are missing after a leaking oil pipeline exploded and caused a stampede in southern Nigeria, a local official said Saturday. The blast early Friday caused massive oil spillage in the Nembe kingdom in Bayelsa state, the

March 2, 2019

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President Buhari says people should ignore call for Fulani to move north

Nigeria signs Africa free trade agreement

At least 40 killed in oil tanker explosion in Nigeria

Nigerian dictator’s ill-gotten millions ‘to be shared’

Nigeria Government ‘to avoid lavish presidential inauguration’

Death toll at collapsed Nigerian school rises to 20, mostly children

Nigerian Emergency Services Call Off Search at Collapsed School

10 Children die after school building collapsed in Nigeria

Nigerians Vote for Powerful Governor Posts Amid Some Unrest

More than 50 People Missing After Nigerian Oil Pipeline Explosion

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