Nigeria

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…

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has raised the alarm about a worsening humanitarian crisis in northwest Nigeria, reliefweb reported in an article yesterday. Over the past two months, armed attacks have displaced at least 10,000 people and killed 92 in…

Authorities in Nigeria’s Adamawa State have ordered the closure of all public and private schools for one week due to a measles outbreak, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. According to the state’s Ministry of Education, the closure was necessary “to mitigate…

At least 23 members of Nigeria’s civilian joint task force were killed in separate attacks by militants and an armed kidnapping gang in the north, Reuters reported yesterday. In northeast Borno state, suspected Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters…

Nigeria has become the first country in the world to introduce the “revolutionary” new Men5CV vaccine against meningitis, Reuters cited the World Health Organization (WHO) yesterday. Nigeria is one of the hotspots of the deadly disease in Africa. Last year,…

The Nigerian army rescued 17 students and a woman who were kidnapped in Sokoto state two weeks ago, Reuters reported, adding that nearly 300 others were released after 2 weeks in captivity. The rescued students were taken from Tsangaya school…

Armed gangs raided two villages in Nigeria’s northwest over the weekend, seizing at least 100 people from their homes, the Associated Press reported. According to the news agency, the attackers, who were previously herders in conflict with local communities, abducted…

Armed men who abducted 286 students and staff from a school in northern Nigeria last week have demanded a total of 1 billion naira ($620,432) for their release, Reuters reported. The school children, some older students and members of the…

Armed men raided a boarding school in northwestern Nigeria early Saturday, kidnapping 15 children just days after nearly 300 students were abducted in the same region, the Associated Press reported. The recent attack occurred in Gidan Bakuso village, Sokoto state,…

The United Nations condemned the mass abduction of over 200 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Nigeria’s Borno state, VOA reported yesterday. According to reports, the victims, mostly women and children residing in government-run camps, were abducted while searching for firewood…