Nigeria

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Africa

Gunmen kill more than 50 in Nigeria's northwest, residents say

Gangs have been terrorising areas of the northwest in recent years, forcing thousands to flee and gaining global notoriety through mass kidnappings at schools for ransom

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari speaks during the 75th anniversary celebrations of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France, November 12, 2021. Photo :Reuters
Africa

About 200 dead in attacks in northwest Nigeria, residents say

Some samples of expired AstraZeneca coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccines are seen at the Gosa dump site in Abuja, Nigeria, December 22, 2021. Photo :Reuters
Africa

Nigeria destroys 1 mln donated AstraZeneca vaccines with short shelf life

People wearing face masks walk inside Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, on its re-opening day for domestic flight operations, following the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, in Abuja, Nigeria July 8, 2020. Photo :Reuters
Africa

Nigeria eyes diplomacy to resolve Omicron travel restrictions

Empty vials of Oxford/AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine are pictured amid a vaccination campaign in Bierset, Belgium March 17, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
Coronavirus chronicle

Up to 1 million Covid vaccines expired in Nigeria last month

A passenger stands next to a Covid-19 testing centre sign in the International arrivals area of Terminal 5 in London's Heathrow Airport, Britain, August 2, 2021. Photo :Reuters
Coronavirus chronicle

Britain tightens testing for inbound travellers, adds Nigeria to red list

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Africa

Death toll from boat mishap in northern Nigeria rises to 29: official

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Coronavirus chronicle

Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, confirms first Omicron cases

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Africa

Death toll from gunmen attack in Nigeria's northwest rises to 43

Niger's army is fighting jihadist insurgencies on two fronts. Photo : AFP
Africa

Niger says 11 soldiers killed, nine missing after attack

A rescue member works on the debris as search and rescue efforts continue at the site of a collapsed building in Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria November 2, 2021. Photo :Reuters
Africa

Nigeria races to find survivors as 22 die in building collapse

People gather at the site of a collapsed 21-story building in Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria, November 1, 2021. Photo :Reuters
Africa

Six die, scores feared missing in Nigeria after collapse of high-rise

General view shows the University of Cambridge, Britain, October 1, 2020. Photo :Reuters
Europe

Cambridge college returns looted Bronze to Nigeria, setting precedent