UN alerts 33 million are facing hunger in Nigeria next year
Nov 14, 2024, at 02:32 pm
Three UN agencies have appealed for lifesaving support in Nigeria, where record inflation, climate shocks and ongoing conflicts are projected to push the number of food-insecure people to 33 million in 2025.
Gunmen abduct 20 Nigerian medical, dental students
Aug 17, 2024, at 02:40 pm
Gunmen have abducted 20 Nigerian dental and medical students from Benue State of the country, media reports said.
Nigeria: Several blasts in Borno state leave 18 dead
Jun 30, 2024, at 07:04 pm
At least 18 people died and 30 others were injured after several deadly blasts rocked Nigeria's northeastern Borno state on Saturday.
Climate change triggers tensions in Nigeria
Jun 16, 2024, at 12:47 am
Despite its huge potential, Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, continues to grapple with a host of challenges which are impacting people’s lives and triggering conflict over key resources, a senior UN official in the country said on Friday.
Nigeria: Attack by unknown gunmen leaves 25 dead
Apr 06, 2024, at 11:07 pm
At least 25 people were killed by a group of unidentified gunmen who recently attacked a local community in Nigeria's north-central state of Kogi, local authorities said.
Nigeria's banditry legacy: Over 100 abducted in motorcycle raids on Zamfara Villages
Nov 27, 2023, at 07:17 am
Zamfara/Nigeria/IBNS: Over 100 people were abducted by bandits who raided the four villages of Nigeria's north-westren state, Zamfara.
Nigeria: Gunman kidnaps 35 people from university
Sep 23, 2023, at 06:31 am
Abuja/UNI: A minimum of 35 individuals, including both university students and staff members, were kidnapped by an unidentified gunman in Nigeria's northwestern state of Zamfara, on Friday.
Nigerian Police arrest more than 100 people during raid in same-sex marriage
Aug 30, 2023, at 03:30 pm
Abuja: Nigerian Police have arrested more than 100 people in Delta for attending a suspected same-sex marriage.
Nigeria: EFCC Arrests 13 Chinese nationals over alleged mining activities
Jul 27, 2023, at 11:11 pm
Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 13 Chinese people on charges of bordering on illegal mining activities in Ilorin, Kwara State of Nigeria.
Northeastern Nigeria: malnourished children fighting for their lives
Jun 30, 2023, at 10:19 pm
New York: Millions are facing hunger and children’s lives are on the line in northeastern Nigeria amid a protracted conflict and intensifying climate change. In the face of this, the UN’s humanitarian response in the region is underfunded, humanitarians told journalists in Geneva on Wednesday.
Nigeria: 30 killed in armed attacks in villages
Jun 05, 2023, at 03:12 pm
Lagos: At least 30 people were killed in attacks by armed men on several villages in Nigeria's northwestern state of Sokoto on Saturday, police said.
Gunmen kill 6 people in southern Nigeria
Jun 01, 2023, at 04:47 pm
Lagos/UNI: At least six people were killed by unidentified gunmen who attacked two communities in southern Nigeria, according to the police.
Nigerians express anger on social media as they seek to stop Chinese miners in Osun, Lagos
Jun 01, 2023, at 05:29 am
Lagos: A large number of Nigerians have expressed their anger on social media platforms over Chinese “illegal mining” activities in Lagos and Osun communities, media reports said.
46 killed in Southeastern Nigeria village attack: Local Authorities
Apr 08, 2023, at 05:01 am
Abuja/UNI: As many as 46 people have died in Nigeria following an attack of suspected armed herders on the Umogidi community in the southeastern state of Benue, local authorities said.
Nigerian court sentences two Chinese nationals to three years in prison on corruption charges
Apr 03, 2023, at 06:11 pm
Abuja: A Nigerian court has sentenced two Chinese nationals to three years in prison for alleged corruption charges.
Nigeria: $1.3 billion drive to stop ‘ticking time bomb’ of child malnutrition
Feb 17, 2023, at 10:11 pm
New York: The UN launched a $1.3 billion appeal on Thursday to help six million people severely affected by conflict, disease, and disaster in northeast Nigeria.
Nigeria: UN genocide expert warns against worsening security situation
Feb 03, 2023, at 07:52 pm
New York: The UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide on Thursday voiced concern over the worsening security situation in Nigeria, while urging the authorities to ensure counter-terrorism operations are conducted in line with international human rights and humanitarian law.
Nigeria: 31 taken hostage after train station attack
Jan 09, 2023, at 03:41 pm
Lagos: Thirty-one passengers were taken hostage after gunmen attacked a train station in south Nigeria's Edo state, a spokesperson for the state government said.
Millions at risk in flood-hit Nigeria; relief chief highlights hunger in Burkina Faso
Oct 22, 2022, at 07:26 pm
New York: More than 2.8 million people have been impacted by Nigeria’s worst floods in a decade, with 1.3 million displaced and hundreds of lives lost, said the UN chief on Friday, expressing his sadness at the devastation.
Two killed in Nigeria church attack
Oct 18, 2022, at 05:56 pm
Abuja/UNI: A church attack in Nigeria's central region has killed two and injured several others, Nigerian police said.
Nigeria says Beijing has held off its pledged financing for two railway projects
Oct 15, 2022, at 12:08 am
Abuja: China is yet to release financing for two major railway projects in Nigeria, media reports said, an issue that has a potential to cause different between two nations.
Oct 08, 2022, at 08:38 pm
Lagos/UNI: At least 24 people have been killed and 18,000 others displaced by floods in the rainy season starting from May in Nigeria's northern state of Katsina, a relief agency official said.
Nigeria: UN expert calls for more advances in protecting older persons
Sep 10, 2022, at 09:29 pm
New York: Despite commendable progress on legal and policy safeguards for older persons, a UN-appointed independent human rights expert said on Friday that Nigeria must implement already adopted measures to protect them against ageism and age discrimination, both of which are still prevalent.
Nigeria: Three-story building collapses in Abuja, several feared trapped under debris
Aug 26, 2022, at 11:46 pm
Abuja: A three-story under construction building collapsed in Nigerian capital Abuja which has left several people trapped under debris.
Nigeria: Gunmen kidnap four nuns on highway
Aug 23, 2022, at 11:36 pm
Abuja: Gunmen have abducted four Catholic nuns from a highway in Nigeria's oil-producing Imo state, media reports said on Tuesday.
Nigerian catholic church shooting: Five arrested
Aug 10, 2022, at 09:46 pm
Abuja: Five men have been arrested on suspicion of being involved in the June 5 shooting at a Catholic church in the Nigerian state of Ondo, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu said on Tuesday.
Nigeria: crisis in northeast will worsen without urgent help, says OCHA
Jun 22, 2022, at 08:27 pm
New York: UN humanitarians issued an alert on Tuesday over the deteriorating situation for millions of mainly women and children in northeast Nigeria who continue to be affected by protracted armed conflict, just as the country enters the lean season.
Act now to end food, energy and finance crisis, Guterres urges world leaders
Jun 09, 2022, at 11:40 pm
New York: Ripple effects from the war in Ukraine have generated a severe cost-of-living crisis which no country or community can escape, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday at a press conference to launch the latest report on the conflict’s impacts on food security, energy, and financing.
Nigeria: Guterres condemns ‘heinous’ church attack which left dozens dead
Jun 08, 2022, at 06:45 pm
New York: The UN Secretary-General has condemned “in the strongest terms” a brutal attack on a Catholic church in southwest Nigeria at the weekend, which left at least 50 people dead and wounded dozens more.
Gunmen kill church worshippers in Nigeria
Jun 06, 2022, at 02:54 pm
Abuja: Unknown gunmen killed several church worshippers in Nigeria's Ondo state on Sunday.