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Jihadists killed an army general and several troops in an attack on a military base in northeast Nigeria, local government and intelligence sources told AFP Thursday.

A coalition of civil society organisations has warned that Nigeria is facing deepening challenges driven by insecurity, economic hardship and governance concerns, urging the federal government to take urgent action acros...

Gunmen have killed at least 60 people across several remote villages in northwest Nigeria this week, local clergy and humanitarian groups said Wednesday, as the country battles a surge in insecurity in its mostly Muslim...

Nigerian troops have rescued 31 worshippers abducted during Easter services in Kaduna state, the military said, following an attack that left several people dead.

A Nigerian Christian group on Monday disputed an assertion by the army that it had rescued 31 people who ​were abducted by armed men in northern Kaduna state, saying ‌that the victims remained in captivity.

His resignation comes after President Bola Tinubu asked ministers and other political appointees seeking to contest in the 2027 elections to leave their current positions. Office holders have until Tuesday, March 31 to r...

Gunmen attacked a university community in Nigeria’s central Plateau state on Sunday night, killing ​at least 13 people, residents and local officials ‌said, the latest violence in a region long plagued by deadly farmer-h...

Nigeria's Lagos state has taken out a $7.5 million flood insurance policy to cover millions of people, the Insurance Development Forum said Thursday, as the country's economic capital faces rising sea levels and floods l...

Armed militants ambushed Nigerian security forces who were responding to a distress call in the northwestern state of Kebbi, fatally shooting nine soldiers, a police officer and one resident, authorities said Wednesday.

Nigerians in Lagos are grappling with rising pump prices, as the ongoing conflict in the Middle East continues to disrupt global oil supply and push up living costs.

Nigeria's defense chiefs were in Maiduguri on Wednesday after one of the deadliest attacks in the Borno state capital in years. At least 23 people died and 108 others were injured in a triple suicide bombing in the town...

An assault on Maiduguri by coordinated suicide bombers points to state intelligence failures and the capacity of Islamist militants to hit urban areas despite waves of government ‌operations against them, they said. It i...

Multiple blasts on Monday struck Maiduguri city, capital of Nigeria's insurgency-hit northeastern state of Borno, with several people feared killed, the state governor and residents said…Boko Haram and Islamic State West...

President Bola Tinubu has directed Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo to suspend the cashless payment system recently introduced by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN)...the FAAN cashless system commenced at th...

In 2025, growing insecurity and new jihadist tactics led to a notable increase in high-profile abductions of foreign nationals in the Sahel.

...Various jihadist groups, such as Al-Qaida and JNIM have recently expanded their activity in the border region between Nigeria, Niger and Benin, turning the zone into a flashpoint of violence.

At least 33 people have been killed after Islamic militants launched simultaneous attacks on a district in northwest Nigeria, according to the police.

The success of Operation Red Card 2.0 highlights Africa’s growing institutional capacity to combat digital financial crime as internet penetration, mobile banking, and digital payments expand rapidly across the continent...

At least 33 miners have died in a suspected carbon-monoxide leak at a lead and zinc mine in central Nigeria's Plateau state, witnesses have told the BBC.

The United States has sent 100 military personnel to northern Nigeria to train and advise local forces, as deadly threats rise from armed groups such as Boko Haram and ISIL (ISIS)-linked factions. said they will provide...