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Xenophobia: Reps urge Nigerian govt to summon South African envoy over killing of citizens

Nigeria, July 9 -- The House of Representatives on Thursday strongly condemned the wave of xenophobic attacks against Nigerians and other African nationals in South Africa, urging the federal governme... Read More


US publishes names of 124 Nigerians to be deported

Nigeria, July 9 -- The United States government is set to deport 124 Nigerians listed on its "worst of the worst" criminal register. The Department of Homeland Security published the names of the Nig... Read More


Early childhood development in crisis severely underfunded in Nigeria -Report

Nigeria, July 9 -- A New report by the Moving Minds Alliance has revealed that millions of Nigerian children affected by conflict, displacement and economic hardship remain largely invisible in govern... Read More


Oyo Abduction: Terrorists demand release of commanders, threaten to kill captives - Defence Minister

Nigeria, July 9 -- The Defence Minister, Christopher Musa, has revealed that terrorists holding dozens of pupils and teachers abducted from schools in Oyo State have threatened to kill the captives if... Read More


Kidnap victim narrates forest ordeals, Lakurawa war with Dogo Gide

Nigeria, July 9 -- A man who escaped from kidnappers in Niger State, Aliyu Alaramma, has narrated his ordeal in the forest amid a turf war between armed bandits and the Lakurawa terrorist group. Mr A... Read More


Tosin Ajayi: Helen Prest breaks silence after sole lawful widow ruling

Nigeria, July 9 -- Miss Nigeria and lawyer Helen Prest has broken her silence after a Lagos State High Court recognised Adenike Ajayi as the sole lawful widow of the late Tosin Ajayi, founder of First... Read More


NLC threatens protest in Akwa Ibom, gives reasons

Nigeria, July 9 -- The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Akwa Ibom State chapter, has threatened to mobilise dispatch riders for a protest against the Akwa Ibom State Government over a controversial N100... Read More


New sources of development funding for Nigerian CSOs in a post-USAID world, By Judith-Ann Walker

Nigeria, July 9 -- USAID's Exit from Nigeria Prior to USAID's exit from the Nigerian development and humanitarian programming space in January 2025, the Mission was the country's largest internationa... Read More


Police detain officers who allegedly assaulted, gouged out man's eye

Nigeria, July 9 -- The police in Ebonyi State have arrested and detained some officers who allegedly assaulted and then gouged out the right eye of a man in the state. The police spokesperson in Ebon... Read More


Akwa Ibom releases N60m for family planning commodities after decade-long funding gap

Nigeria, July 9 -- The Akwa Ibom State Government has released N60 million for the procurement of family planning commodities, ending more than a decade during which funds were budgeted but not releas... Read More