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Twitter back in Nigeria after seven-month blackout

ABUJA: Twitter was accessible in Nigeria on Thursday after the government lifted a seven-month ban on the social...

Published 13 Jan, 2022 01:17pm

Markets

Nigeria shuts 504MW power plant after Total's gas line vandalised

ABUJA: Nigeria has shut a 504 megawatt gas power plant in the Niger Delta after the TotalEnergies declared force...

Published 11 Jan, 2022 11:10am

World

Death toll in Nigeria attacks climbs to 200: govt

ABUJA: Gunmen in Nigeria killed at least 200 people in multiple raids this week in Nigeria's northwest Zamfara ...

Published 09 Jan, 2022 03:02pm

World

Gunmen torch bus, kill 30 passengers in Nigeria's Sokoto state

BAUCHI: At least 30 passengers on a bus in Nigeria's Sokoto state were burnt to death when gunmen torched it on...

Published 08 Dec, 2021 12:37pm

Markets

Nigerian wellhead has spilled 2m barrels of oil and gas

ABUJA: A wellhead leak in Nigeria’s Bayelsa state has spewed two million barrels of oil and gas equivalent into ...

Published 08 Dec, 2021 06:22am

World

Nigeria confirms first cases of Omicron among travellers from South Africa

ABUJA: Nigeria confirmed its first cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant among two travellers who arrived from South...

Published 01 Dec, 2021 12:58pm

Business & Finance

2nd Pakistan-Africa trade moot begins at Lagos today

ISLAMABAD: As a part of Ministry of Commerce’s Look Africa Policy, the second Pakistan Africa Trade Development...

Published 23 Nov, 2021 03:54am

World

18 killed in Niger goldmine collapse

NIAMEY: Eighteen people died when an artisanal goldmine collapsed on Sunday in southern Niger near the border with...

Published 09 Nov, 2021 04:48am

World

Death toll in Nigeria high-rise collapse rises to 36

LAGOS: The death toll from the collapse of a high-rise building in an upscale area of Nigeria's commercial capital...

Published 04 Nov, 2021 01:57pm

World

Nigeria races to find survivors as 22 die in building collapse

LAGOS: Rescuers in Nigeria on Wednesday raced to find survivors, two days after a high-rise building under...

Published 03 Nov, 2021 12:29pm

World

Gunmen kill 18 at mosque in northern Nigeria's Niger state

MAIDUGURI: Armed men on motorbikes killed at least 18 people at a mosque in Niger state in northern Nigeria, two...

Published 26 Oct, 2021 11:10am

Business & Finance

Nigeria launches eNaira digital currency

ABUJA: Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari launched the country's new digital eNaira currency on Monday as Africa's...

Published 26 Oct, 2021 04:39am

Technology

Nigeria to launch digital currency on Monday, central bank says

ABUJA: Nigeria will launch on Monday a digital currency, the eNaira, the central bank said, months after it barred...

Updated 24 Oct, 2021 08:59pm

Business & Finance

Crypto trading thrives in Nigeria despite official disapproval

LAGOS: Nigerian art dealer Ebuka Joseph started using cryptocurrencies last year when business ground to a halt due...

Published 18 Oct, 2021 04:42am

Pakistan

Pakistan, Nigeria and Japan among 24 new signatories: US, EU line up over 20 more countries for global methane pact

WASHINGTON: Two dozen countries have joined a U.S.- and EU-led effort to slash methane emissions 30% by 2030, giving...

Published 12 Oct, 2021 04:44am

World

Gunmen kill 19 traders in Nigeria market raid

KANO: Gunmen from gangs of cattle thieves and kidnappers have opened fire on a market in northwest Nigeria, killing...

Published 10 Oct, 2021 05:45pm

World

Gunmen kill 24 people in northern Nigeria

KANO: Gunmen raided two villages in northwest Nigeria killing 24 people, police and residents said Thursday, in the...

Published 08 Oct, 2021 04:30am

Business & Finance

Nigeria delays launch of eNaira digital currency

ABUJA: Nigeria has delayed the launch of its eNaira digital currency, initially planned for Friday, because of the...

Published 04 Oct, 2021 05:56am

Markets

Nigeria looks to revive ailing palm oil sector

OKOMU: Standing beside the piles of dark red palm fruits ready for crushing for their essence, Nigerian farmer Micah...

Published 03 Oct, 2021 01:08pm

World

Elite Guinea army unit says it's overthrown president

CONAKRY: Special forces soldiers apparently ousted Guinea's long-serving President Alpha Conde on Sunday, telling ...

Published 06 Sep, 2021 06:14am

World

Gunmen kidnap 140 school students in northwest Nigeria

KADUNA, (Nigeria): Gunmen kidnapped 140 students from a boarding school in northwestern Nigeria on Monday, a school...

Published 06 Jul, 2021 03:48am

World

Thirteen militants, four civilians killed in Niger: military

Boko Haram fighters aboard ten vehicles sprang an ambush on soldiers on Tuesday evening along the road between Diffa and Maine Soroa

Published 02 Jul, 2021 10:11am

Business & Finance

Nigeria to launch pilot digital currency by year-end

ABUJA: Nigeria’s Central Bank is preparing a digital currency pilot that could launch as early as the end of this...

Published 21 Jun, 2021 03:43am

World

Death toll rises to 88 in attack in northwest Nigeria: police

"Initially 66 bodies were recovered but 22 more have been found," Kebbi state police spokesman said.

Published 06 Jun, 2021 05:51pm

World

Death toll rises to 88 in attack in northwest Nigeria: police

Kebbi police spokesman Nafiu Abubakar said, adding that the search for more bodies was ongoing.

Published 06 Jun, 2021 01:54pm

World

Gunmen kidnapped 136 children Sunday in Nigeria: state govt

Niger State Government has confirmed the number of students abducted by bandits at the Salihu Tanko Islamic School.

Published 03 Jun, 2021 12:44pm

World

Nigerian leader appoints special envoy on Chad, Lake Chad

During the visit, Buhari had offered to assist Chad "to stabilise and return to constitutional order".

Published 01 Jun, 2021 10:03am

World

Scores of children abducted in Nigeria

KANO, (Nigeria): Gunmen kidnapped scores of children from an Islamic seminary in central Nigeria, officials said, ...

Published 01 Jun, 2021 04:59am

World

30 dead after boat capsizes in Nigeria

Sixty-five passengers were rescued with the help of local divers, he said.

Published 10 May, 2021 03:58pm

World

Five police officers killed in southeast Nigeria

"Around evening time on Monday, we saw some people in a bus approach the police station, shoot the gate open, and killing all the six officials who tried to resist them," said Festus Okoye.

Published 27 Apr, 2021 04:03pm