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Nigeria

21st October 2020

Lagos under 24-hour lockdown after violent protests

Lagos was under a round-the-clock curfew on Wednesday enforced by a heavy police presence, as smoke rose from a flashpoint area in Nigeria's biggest city where soldiers had opened fire…

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18th October 2020

Nigeria to launch nationwide military exercise as protests rock country

The Nigerian army will begin a two-month national exercise, it said, while denying the move was part of any security response to recent widespread demonstrations against alleged police brutality. Operation…

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12th October 2020

Nigeria’s police disbands controversial anti-robbery Squad after protests

The head of Nigeria's police dissolved its Special Anti-Robbery Squad with immediate effect on Sunday, a police statement said, prompted by days of protests across the country against alleged brutality…

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4th October 2020

Chevron Nigeria plans to cut 25% of staff after oil price drop

The Nigerian unit of oil major Chevron plans to cut its local workforce by 25% to reduce costs, it said, due to weak demand for oil in the wake of…

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3rd October 2020

Back to school in Nigeria

Students of Agidingbi senior grammar school went back to school following the Lagos metropolitan government's announcement of full resumption of secondary schools after a six-month lockdown to curb the spread…

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6th September 2020

Photo Story: International flights resume in Nigeria

Airport officials check passengers' travel documents on arrival at the Murtala Muhammed International airport in Lagos, Nigeria. After a five-month closure of the Nigerian airports to international flights to curb…

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21st August 2020

Nigeria to bar flights from countries that block Nigerians

Nigeria will blocks flights from countries that do not allow Nigerian flights to land due to coronavirus restrictions, Aviation Minister Hadi Sirika said. “The principle of reciprocity will be applied,”…

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7th August 2020

Nigerian airports to remain closed to international travel

Nigeria will reopen for international air travel in a matter of weeks, the aviation minister said, without giving a specific date for the resumption after months of closure due to…

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23rd July 2020

Coronavirus cases in Nigeria surpasses 38,000

More than 540 new coronavirus cases have taken the nationwide tally here to over 38,000, authorities announced Thursday. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said 543 more COVID-19 cases…

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2nd July 2020

Nigeria to restart domestic flights July 8

Nigeria will resume domestic flights from July 8, the government announced, as Africa’s most populous country relaxes novel coronavirus restrictions despite mounting cases and deaths. The airports for the capital…

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26th June 2020

Nigeria’s COVID-19 outbreak could impoverish 5 million people, World Bank says

Nigeria's coronavirus outbreak may push 5 million people into poverty as it triggers the worst recession in the African powerhouse since the 1980s, the World Bank said on Thursday. The…

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22nd June 2020

Photo Story: Fuel tanker accident in Lagos

Firefighters spray water to extinguish a fire at the site of an accident after multiple fuel tankers spilled their cargo on a bridge along Lagos-Ibadan expressway in Lagos, Nigeria. Two…

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29th April 2020

Nigeria to begin ‘gradual’ easing of lockdown in Lagos, Abuja

Nigeria will begin a “phased and gradual” easing of more than four weeks of lockdowns in the national capital and the largest city on May 4, President Muhammadu Buhari said…

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27th April 2020

Pressure to make face masks compulsory in public in Nigeria

Nigerian state governors have asked President Muhammadu Buhari to approve the compulsory use of face masks in public. as confirmed coronavirus cases rise, according to a letter seen by Reuters.…

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15th February 2020

Pirates attack German container ship off West African coast

A vessel operated by Hamburg-based Bernhard Schulte Ship management was attacked by two speedboats in the Gulf of Guinea on Friday. The Maersk Tema was attacked by two speedboats off…

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5th September 2019

Xenophobic attacks in South Africa sparks riots in Nigeria and Zambia

Violence and looting have taken place in Nigeria and Zambia against South African-owned businesses, after a continuing series of xenophobic attacks and riots in Johannesburg. The escalating dispute has seen…

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29th July 2019

Massacre by Boko Haram in Nigeria

At least 65 people have lost their lives after suspected Boko Haram militants opened fire on a funeral in Nigeria's north-eastern state of Borno. Gunmen arrived on motorcycles and in…

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26th July 2019

ISIS says it kidnapped six aid workers in northeast Nigeria

The branch of ISIS in West Africa announced it was responsible for the kidnapping of six aid workers in northeast Nigeria, according to a tweet published by the SITE monitoring…

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17th June 2019

Carnage in north-eastern Nigeria

At least 30 people have been killed in the triple suicide bombing in north-eastern Nigeria, while watching a televised football match. The bombers detonated their explosives outside a hall in…

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3rd July 2018

Nigerian player was told about his father’s kidnap just hours before match against Argentina

The Independent: John Obi Mikel has revealed he was told that his father had been kidnapped just hours before the World Cup match between Nigeria and Argentina. The former Chelsea midfielder and Super Eagles captain was told…

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25th June 2018

Violence in Nigeria kills 86 and leads to curfew

Al Jazeera: Eighty-six people have been killed in an attack by herdsmen on six villages in central Nigeria, local media reported. Another six people were wounded and 50 homes were destroyed in…

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Nigeria’s military rescue 1,000 people held captive by Boko Haram

8th May 2018