Nigeria
Saudi Arabia wants united front on oil output; Russia and Nigeria hold out
Business
November 28, 2018
Saudi Arabia wants united front on oil output; Russia and Nigeria hold out
ABUJA/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia will not cut oil output on its own to stabilize the market, Energy Minister…
Pneumonia to kill nearly 11 mn children by 2030, study warns
Health & Fitness
November 12, 2018
Pneumonia to kill nearly 11 mn children by 2030, study warns
Pneumonia will kill nearly 11 million children under five by 2030, experts warned Monday on a global day aimed at…
79 abducted pupils freed in troubled Cameroon region: minister
World
November 7, 2018
79 abducted pupils freed in troubled Cameroon region: minister
Seventy-nine school pupils abducted by gunmen this week in a troubled English-speaking region of Cameroon have been freed, the…
Fifty-five dead after market row in northern Nigeria: presidency
World
October 21, 2018
Fifty-five dead after market row in northern Nigeria: presidency
Fifty-five people were killed this week in clashes between young Christians and Muslims in northern Nigeria following a dispute…
Search continues for Egyptian kidnapped in Nigeria
Egypt
October 18, 2018
Search continues for Egyptian kidnapped in Nigeria
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry is coordinating with the Egyptian Embassy in Abuja, and the Nigerian authorities, to uncover the fate…
18 killed in Boko Haram attack in Chad: military source
World
July 22, 2018
18 killed in Boko Haram attack in Chad: military source
Eighteen people have been killed in an attack by suspected Boko Haram jihadists in the Lake Chad region, a…
Nigeria sees a rush to get Nollywood online
World
June 20, 2018
Nigeria sees a rush to get Nollywood online
A glamour blogger, a filmmaker and a tech mogul are competing to create a homegrown African rival to Netflix,…
Islamic State ally stakes out territory around Lake Chad
World
April 29, 2018
Islamic State ally stakes out territory around Lake Chad
From the shores of Lake Chad, Islamic State’s West African ally is on a mission: winning over the local people.…
Africa loses billions due to high cost of remittances
World
April 24, 2018
Africa loses billions due to high cost of remittances
Immigrants sent a $38 billion (€31.1 billion) back home to Africa in 2017, according to a new World Bank briefing…
Killing of aid workers in Nigeria a setback for troubled crisis response
World
March 22, 2018
Killing of aid workers in Nigeria a setback for troubled crisis response
Islamist insurgents arrived in the northeastern Nigerian town of Rann on March 1. Ignoring the camp for 55,000 people displaced…