Tag: Nigeria News
NSCDC Warns Mining Operators Over Legal Violations
ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria’s civil defence authorities have warned mining operators that claiming ignorance of the law will not protect them from prosecution as...
INEC Warns Politicians Against Threats Ahead of 2027 Elections
ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria’s electoral commission has warned politicians and political parties to tone down threats, hate speech and abusive language as political activity...
Education Minister Exposes Alleged Sale of NECO Questions Before Exams
Nigeria’s education minister, Tunji Alausa, has raised fresh concerns about examination malpractice after saying questions from the National Examinations Council, or NECO, were previously...
Anthony Joshua’s Driver Faces Trial Over Fatal Ogun Road Crash
SAGAMU, Nigeria — A Nigerian court has heard that the driver carrying British Nigerian boxing star Anthony Joshua was trying to overtake another vehicle...
Toxic Petroleum Fumes Leave Dozens Dead at Okrika Jetty in Rivers...
At least 37 people were reported dead, and several others remained missing after inhaling powerful petroleum fumes at a jetty in Okrika, Rivers State,...
EFCC Summons Timipre Sylva Over Alleged $14.86 Million Fraud
ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has renewed its call for former Bayelsa State Gov. Timipre Sylva to appear before investigators...
Kidnapping Crisis Deepens Across Nigeria as Ransom Payments Hit 7.78 billion...
Kidnapping has grown into an increasingly lucrative criminal business across Nigeria, with armed groups collecting nearly 5.8 million in confirmed ransom payments in just...
Kano Seeks More Vaccines as Diphtheria Outbreak Claims 50 Lives
KANO, Nigeria — Health authorities in northern Nigeria are seeking additional diphtheria vaccines as they investigate reports that more than 50 children have died...
Insecurity Renews Push for Police Reform in Nigeria
Nigeria is moving to accelerate changes to its police system as persistent kidnappings, armed attacks and killings intensify pressure on the government to improve...
Tinubu Orders Urgent Rescue of Abducted Niger Residents
President Bola Tinubu has ordered an immediate security operation to rescue hundreds of people feared abducted after gunmen attacked communities and worshippers in Niger...
