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Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has called on family, friends and associates to celebrate him in a different way as he turns 72 on Friday. In a statement released by his aide Bayo Onanuga, Mr Tinubu said Nigeria is going through challenging times and he does not want people organising celebratory …

Nigeria has signed an agreement for the construction of a 20 MW hybrid hydro-solar power plant, the first phase of a 300 MW project. The project is part of the country’s plan to transition to clean and renewable energy solutions. The project will be built in Shiroro, in the central …

Gunmen in Nigeria kidnapped around 100 people, including women and children, in two weekend attacks in Kaduna state, residents and police said on Monday. Kidnappings by criminal gangs demanding ransoms have become an almost daily occurrence in Nigeria, especially in the north, with authorities seemingly powerless to stop them. Kaduna …

A suspect has been arrested for macheting his grandmother to death at Udo Village in the Essien Udim Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. “The suspect cut his grandmother’s neck as he fled with her money, worth N16,750,” according to reports. “The deceased was slain by the suspect …

Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has ordered the army to arrest the killers of 16 soldiers who were murdered while on a peace mission in the south of the country last week. The troops were responding to clashes between the Okuama and Okoloba communities in the oil-rich southern Delta state, when …

Daniel Pondei, the former Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) in Nigeria, pretended to faint after being questioned over missing funds. The clip was posted on X (formerly Twitter) and shows the official being questioned before appearing to fall ill. According to local media, Daniel Pondei was …

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has announced the lifting of all economic sanctions imposed on neighbouring Niger and ordered the immediate opening of borders with Niger. He also ordered the resumption of commercial flights and the supply of electricity to Niger. Niger’s exports to Nigeria, including livestock and onions, have declined …

An 80-year-old man has committed suicide at the Watch Tower in the Araromi Imota rea of Lagos State, Nigeria, according to reports. “The deceased hung himself with a rope in the kitchen,” according a tenant. “The lifeless body of the tenant hanging on a rope that was tied to the …

More than 280 schoolchildren have been abducted by dozens of armed men in the town of Kuriga in northwest Nigeria, according to reports. “The pupils were in the assembly ground when dozens of gunmen on motorcycles rode through the school,” according to a witness said. “The students, between the ages …

A mother of three children has committed suicide in Enugu State over the unbearable economic hardship and rising cost of living in Nigeria. “The woman had gone to the Ogui Police Station in the Enugu North Local Government Area of the state and dropped her three kids, without leaving a …