Jihadis from Africa’s Sahel settle in Nigeria as militants move to wealthier West African countries
The jihadists, who had been active in Africa’s Sahel region, followed a trend of militants moving to wealthier West African coastal countries, crossing the border from neighboring Benin and establishing themselves in northwestern Nigeria. The Sahel region is known as a global hotspot for violent extremism. The region’s security crisis has worsened as military coups […]
Nigerian unions shut down national grid and airports as indefinite strike begins | Nigeria
Nigeria’s main labour unions have launched an indefinite strike against the government’s failure to agree on a minimum wage, shut down the national electricity grid, disrupted airline services and blocked entrances to parliament. A minimum wage of 30,000 naira (£15) per month, agreed in 2019, expired in April this year. Trade unions are calling for […]
Nigeria takes up case of its Teesside University students ordered out of UK | International students
A delegation from the Nigerian High Commission in London is due to meet Teesside university officials to discuss the fate of a group of students who were told to leave the UK for failing to repay their tuition fees. Nigerian students have been forced to leave classes, leaving them feeling mentally unstable and some even […]
Meghan Markle stirs controversy during Nigeria trip by wearing dress called ‘Windsor’
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are no strangers to criticism online. The couple, who arrived in Nigeria on Friday, were invited by Nigeria’s highest military official, the Chief of Defense Staff, to visit the African country for the first time. As photos of the pair’s visit started circulating online, social media users quickly noticed the […]
TV tonight: Michael Palin concludes his epic trip across Nigeria | Television
michael palin nigeria 9pm, Channel 5 Palin is in the final week of her 1,300-mile journey across Nigeria, heading south to Benin City. As soon as he arrived, a local woman spoke of her strong feelings about the statue there, which reminded him of the British army’s burning of the city in 1897. Thousands of […]
Currency crisis pushes consumer groups from Nigeria – Financial Times
Many consumer groups on the front lines of the global cost of living crisis are assuring shoppers that the relentless price increases of the past few years will gradually slow as global inflation slows. But for Nigerian consumers, there is little relief in sight. Heineken-backed Nigerian Breweries has raised prices three times so far this […]
Nigeria Binance dispute: Cryptocurrency official denies money laundering – BBC.com
Written by Nkechi Ogbonna BBC News, Lagos April 8, 2024, 18:07 BST Updated 58 minutes ago image source, Getty Images image caption, Tigran Gambariyan has been detained in Nigeria since February. An executive at cryptocurrency company Binance has pleaded not guilty to money laundering charges in a Nigerian court. Tigran Gambariyan, a US citizen, was […]
Nigeria, World’s Most Dangerous Place to Be Christian, Prepares for Easter
Nigeria’s police chief on Thursday ordered increased 24-hour security at public buildings across the country over the Easter weekend, fearing religious violence in a country where Christians are under near-constant attack. Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun Said Additional resources to keep “worship centers, train stations, highways, motor parks, airports, waterways, recreation centers, banks […]
Nigeria: Nearly 300 Kidnapped School Children Released After Being Abducted For Over 2 Weeks
An overview of the writing on the wall outside a classroom at Kuriga School in Kuririga, where more than 250 students were kidnapped by armed groups on March 8, 2024. Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on March 8, 2024 rescued more than 250 students abducted by gunmen from a school in the country’s northwest, in […]
Nigerian army rescues students kidnapped two weeks ago | Nigeria
Nigeria’s military has rescued 17 students and a woman who were kidnapped in a dawn raid by armed groups two weeks ago in northwestern Sokoto state, the governor announced. The March 9 attack on Tsangaya School occurred two days after a mass abduction of schoolchildren in Kaduna, also in the north. Those students are still […]