https://im-media.voltron.voanews.com/Drupal/01live-166/ap-images/2020/12/5a40c292f75e723b2a9588e8915161f4.jpg?imwidth=800Nigeria may be on the verge of a second wave of COVID-19 infections, the health minister warned Thursday, as another official said the country expects to roll out a vaccine by April next year. Osagie Ehanire, speaking at a news
https://im-media.voltron.voanews.com/Drupal/01live-166/2020–12/000_1J06OV.jpg?imwidth=800The United States on Monday placed Nigeria on a religious freedom blacklist, paving the way for potential sanctions if it does not improve its record. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo designated the U.S. ally — for the first time —
KANO, NIGERIA — A humanitarian aid worker and two local officials have been abducted by Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters in conflict-plagued northeastern Nigeria, two security officials said Wednesday. Jihadists kidnapped them at a checkpoint in the village
ABUJA, NIGERIA — Nigerian authorities say they are trying to rescue at least 10 women who were abducted by Boko Haram militants in an attack over the weekend that left at least 43 people dead. Boko Haram on Tuesday
Lekki Toll Gate, a nondescript toll plaza on a busy Lagos highway, has become a rallying cry for Nigerians demanding police reform.After dark on October 20, eyewitnesses say, security forces opened fire on protesters demonstrating against Nigeria’s Special Anti-Robbery Squad,
Although most African countries have, to date, been largely successful in fighting the spread of COVID-19, with far fewer reported cases and deaths from the disease than Europe, Asia, or the Americas, the pandemic has still had substantial socioeconomic impacts
BEC or Business Email Compromise hacking is one of the most common types of cyber-attack, which the FBI says costs more than £6 billion a year — and experts say Nigeria is its epicentre. Cyber reporter Joe Tidy speaks with
shareSharenocloseShare pagelinkCopy linkAbout sharingimage copyrightRinu OdualaRinu Oduala is 22 years old and outspoken — Nigeria’s government feels so threatened by her that her bank account has been frozen.She was among tens
Nigeria, one of Africa’s largest economies, is also the lynchpin of security in western Africa. Yet for over a decade, it has struggled to address devastating jihadi insurgencies and terrorism by Boko Haram and the Islamic State. Victory against both
Former Nigeria midfielder Christian Obodo is traumatised after he was kidnapped in the country’s oil-rich Delta state for the second time in eight years. The 36-year-old, who spent over a decade in the Italy’s Serie