Category: Nigeria
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.
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.
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..
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.
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.
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..
Court dismisses rape case against Nigerian pastor
A Nigerian court has thrown out a case brought by a celebrity photographer who accused.
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.
Gunmen in mass kidnap in Nigeria’s capital Abuja
Several unknown gunmen are now asking for a ransom after at least nine people were.
Nigeria activist Omoyele Sowore charged with insulting president
The Nigerian authorities have charged a political activist with money laundering and insulting the president..