Nigeria

Delhi sees 5th monkeypox case, woman who travelled recently to Nigeria

August 13, 2022 10:27 pm

She is currently admitted to Lok Nayak Hospital.

Second Nigerian national tests positive for monkeypox in Delhi, takes tally to three in national capital

August 03, 2022 2:26 am

This comes on a day when Delhi’s first case — a 34-year-old man from West Delhi’s Paschim Vihar — was discharged from the hospital after his lesions healed.

Explained: A major India-Africa conclave is taking place in New Delhi — why is it important?

July 19, 2022 4:11 pm

Forty high-level ministers from 17 countries, including Cameroon, Burkina Faso, Eswatini, Republic of the Congo, Nigeria and Sierra Leone, are participating in the two-day summit.

Germany, Nigeria to sign accord on returning Benin Bronzes

July 01, 2022 4:07 pm

A British colonial expedition stole the bas-relief Bronzes along with a vast number of other treasures from the royal palace of the Kingdom of Benin in 1897.

Nigerian state to allow individuals to carry guns against bandits

June 26, 2022 7:33 pm

Armed gangs are rife across Nigeria's northwest where they rob or kidnap for ransom, and violence has been increasing, where thinly stretched security forces often fail to stop the attacks.

Gunmen kill worshippers during church service in Nigeria

June 06, 2022 7:39 am

Local media said gunmen had fired at worshippers and detonated explosives at the church in Nigeria

Children among 31 killed at church fair stampede in Nigeria

May 29, 2022 2:20 pm

The stampede at the event organized by the Kings Assembly Pentecostal church in Rivers state involved people who came to the church’s annual “Shop for Free” charity program, according to Grace Iringe-Koko, a police spokeswoman.

Explosion at illegal oil refinery in Nigeria kills over 50

April 24, 2022 2:33 pm

"The fire outbreak occurred at an illegal bunkering site and it affected over 100 people who were burnt beyond recognition," the state commissioner for petroleum resources, Goodluck Opiah, said.

A safe route no more: Nigerians mourn victims of deadly train attack

March 31, 2022 5:36 pm

The attack has badly shaken Nigeria because the train line was considered a safe alternative to the busy highway heading north from the capital, where armed groups have for years robbed and kidnapped drivers, wringing out ransoms.

African Cup of Nations: Tunisia knock Nigeria out, Burkina Faso pip Gabon

January 24, 2022 11:12 am

Youssef Msakni's low, swerving shot just after halftime was the only goal, leaving Nigerian players slumped on the field in disappointment at the end.

Niger steps up fight against Boko Haram

February 20, 2016 7:40 pm

India has the same per capita income as Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya: Onno Ruhl

June 23, 2015 10:08 am