Nigeria

Dr. Ganiyat Tijani-Adenle, a lecturer at Lagos State University, addressed the growing discrimination faced by Muslim women in Nigeria during her keynote speech at the 8th biennial women’s conference of NASFAT in Abeokuta, Punch online news reported yesterday. She emphasized…

Nigerian courts have convicted 125 Boko Haram militants and financiers for various terrorism-related offenses in a recent mass trial, Reuters reported yesterday citing the country’s attorney-general’s office. This insurgency, ongoing since 2009, has resulted in thousands of deaths and millions…

The trial of 300 captured Boko Haram members has commenced in Nigeria, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday citing Michael Abu, the Director of Strategic Communications and Head of the National Counter-Terrorism Center. According to the source, updates shared on Wednesday indicate…

In a tragic incident, a two-storey school building in north-central Nigeria collapsed during morning classes on Friday, trapping around 154 students, the Guardian reported. The source cited authorities confirming that 22 students have died in the tragedy. The Saints Academy…

In a major public health initiative, Nigeria has vaccinated 7 million girls across the country against the human papillomavirus (HPV), a leading cause of cervical cancer, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. The two-week vaccination program was a collaborative effort between the…

A separatist group has launched a deadly assault on a military checkpoint in Abia State, southeastern Nigeria, Al Jazeera reported yesterday citing the military. The attack, which the military blamed on the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) movement, resulted…

Around 40 people were killed in a raid on a mining community in north-central Nigeria, VOA reported yesterday. The attack occurred late Monday in Wase district, Plateau state, when armed men on motorcycles opened fire on residents of the Zurak…

Jubrin Musa, a 25-year-old secondary school dropout from Kano, Nigeria, has created a remarkable innovation to address healthcare challenges in remote regions, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. Despite financial constraints that prevented him from pursuing higher education, Musa’s passion for technology…

Authorities in Nigeria’s Kogi State have confirmed that 24 students were abducted from the Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH) by armed gunmen on Thursday, May 9th, Anadolu Agency reported today. The attack occurred during a raid on the…

On Friday, the Kogi state government reported that gunmen had kidnapped at least nine students from their classrooms at the Confluence University of Science and Technology in northern Nigeria, the Reuters reported yesterday. This latest incident underscores the widespread insecurity…