NIGERIA

LABOUR DAY

by NewsdeskAfrica NewsGallery4 May 20224 May 2022

Reading Time: < 1 minute People march to celebrate the International Labor Day in Abuja, Nigeria to mark Labour Day (Photo by Peter Oba/Xinhua) ALSO WATCH: Gallery: Remembrance Day

Nigerian military kills 23 extremist militants in counterterrorism operation

by NewsdeskAfrica News29 April 202229 April 2022

Reading Time: < 1 minute More than 23 extremist militants, including a prominent Commander of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), were killed in counterterrorism operations by the Nigerian military…reports Asian Lite News More…

Nigeria’s ruling APC party picks new leader ahead of 2023 elections

by NewsdeskAfrica NewsArab NewsNews28 March 202228 March 2022

Reading Time: < 1 minute Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) party has picked Abdullahi Adamu, a serving Senator from the north-central state of Nassarawa, as the new Chairman ahead of the 2023 general elections…reports…

Africans prevented from leaving Ukraine

by NewsdeskAfrica NewsEuropeNews1 March 20221 March 2022

Reading Time: < 1 minute As thousands flee crisis-hit Ukraine, Nigeria has condemned reports that its citizens, and those from other African countries, are being prevented from leaving the war-torn country, BBC reported…reports Asian Lite…

Nigeria to hold next presidential election on 2023

by NewsdeskAfrica NewsNewsPolitics27 February 202227 February 2022

Reading Time: < 1 minute Nigeria will hold its next presidential election on February 25, 2023, one week later than originally scheduled, the country’s electoral body has announced…reports Asian Lite News Elections for the country’s…

Two killed in gunmen attack in south Nigeria

by NewsdeskAfrica NewsArab NewsNews9 February 20229 February 2022

Reading Time: < 1 minute As many as two people were killed when a group of gunmen attacked the convoy of a businessman in south Nigeria’s Edo state, police said on Wednesday…reports Asian Lite News…

UK and Nigeria strengthen security, defence partnership

by Newsdesk-Top NewsUK News3 February 20223 February 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutes This week’s dialogue, the first following the agreement of our security and defence partnership in 2018, has led to refreshed plans to deepen UK engagement with the Nigerian security authorities…reports…

Nigeria lifts ban on Twitter

by NewsdeskAfrica NewsNewsSocial Media13 January 202213 January 2022

Reading Time: < 1 minute Twitter will also appoint a “designated country representative” to hold talks with the Nigerian government when required…reports Asian Lite News The Nigerian government has lifted the ban on Twitter, imposed…

Thirty kidnapped students regain freedom after six months in Nigeria

by NewsdeskAfrica NewsNewsWorld10 January 202210 January 2022

Reading Time: < 1 minute Thirty students and a teacher have regained freedom after being held for more than six months by gunmen who attacked their school in northwest Nigeria’s Kebbi state and abducted them…

At least 58 people killed by armed bandits in Nigeria

by NewsdeskAfrica NewsNews9 January 20229 January 2022

Reading Time: < 1 minute At least 58 people were killed by armed bandits who attacked villages in northwest Nigeria’s Zamfara state…reports Asian Lite News Ibrahim Bello Zauma, a spokesperson for the governor of Zamfara…