The chairman of the local government council confirmed that 150 survivors were found. Local authorities in Nigeria reported that at least 60 people died after a boat with 300 passengers was wrecked during a celebration cruise of the Maulid, in the Mokwa Local Government area, in the state of Niger. Related:Nigeria: Rising Water Levels Faced, […]

The NIHSA also called on residents to clear the gutters and drainages, which, it said, would help mitigate the impact of flooding. On Sunday, Nigerian authorities issued a fresh alert to citizens as the country faces rising water levels due to flash and river flooding. Related:Nigeria At the UN: Peace, Sustainable Development, and Human Rights […]

The Vice-President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency Kashim Shettima, in the context of the seventy-ninth session of the United Nations, warned that this plenary should work on the basis of development and progress for men and women as the African nation has done. Related:Nigeria: At Least 281 Prisoners have been Disappear from […]

The prison agency indicated that it works with other security agencies and has «activated deployments, both covert and open, to look for them».

Twenty medical university students kidnapped on the 15th by armed men in central Nigeria have been released, police reported on Saturday. Related:Nigeria: Islamic Group Kill 2 Police Oficers in Abuja “Release of 20 medical students and others. We confirmed the release of our brothers and sisters and some other Nigerians, who were in captivity, on […]

The Nigerian police reported on Sunday that two of its agents were killed and three others unconscious in an attack in the country’s capital, Abuja, by the Islamic Militia of Nigeria (IMN), an Islamic terrorist organization. Related:Somalia: Deadly suicide attack resulted in death of five policemen “Two policemen were killed, three knocked unconscious in the […]

At around 17.30 local time (16.30 GMT) on Friday, armed men ambushed and abducted them in the Otukpo area of Benue state.

Two agreements were signed to exploit territorial areas of the Gulf of Venezuela.

Nigerian police said they had arrested nearly 700 people in days of national protests against the high cost of living.

“The police are equipped to respond adequately to the developing situation and will obtain assistance from other security agencies, including the military if the need arises,”