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Nigeria : Nigerian doctors suspend strike
on 2021/4/11 12:30:21
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The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended its strike which commenced on April 1.

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Nigeria : Nigeria's Police Chief Fired Two Days After the Country's Largest Prison Break
on 2021/4/10 10:30:00
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Nigeria's police chief has been fired two days after more than 1,800 inmates escaped from a prison in the southeastern part of the county.

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Nigeria : Nigerian military explains deadly operation, killings in Benue
on 2021/4/10 9:33:29
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There were earlier reports that the military was engaged in massive killings and destruction of properties in the Konshisha area of Benue State.

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Nigeria : SWAT officers deployed to State Commands around Nigeria
on 2021/4/10 9:10:20
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The Minister of Police Affairs, Mohammad Dingyadi, has confirmed the deployment of the new Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) operatives to state commands.

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Nigeria : 1876 inmates roam free after Imo prison break
on 2021/4/7 11:17:59
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The Acting Controller-General, Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS), Mr John Mrabure, has confirmed the return of 6 out of 1,844 inmates released after the attack on Owerri Custodial Centre in the early hours of Monday, April 5, 2021.

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Nigeria : Nigeria’s oil refineries are a mess and symbolise the country’s descent into corruption and waste
on 2021/4/6 13:22:28
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The decision by the government of President Muhammadu Buhari to shell out another $1.5bn to repair the Port Harcourt oil refinery indicates that Abuja is clearly not in the mood to curtail corruption or rein in its appetite for waste.

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Nigeria : 11 Boko Haram terrorists killed in northeastern Nigeria
on 2021/4/6 13:10:28
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Military forces also wound many terrorists, seize ammunition

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Nigeria : Nigeria Prison Break: 1,800 Inmates Escape After Heavily Armed Gunmen Storm Into Premises
on 2021/4/6 11:35:38
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Militants armed with guns and rocket-propelled grenades launched a series of coordinated attacks overnight in South Eastern Nigeria on April 5.

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Nigeria : Nigeria Plane Crash: NAF Says Boko Haram 'doctored' Video To Claim Credit For Air Accident
on 2021/4/5 14:34:47
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Conflicting reports emerged in Nigeria over video of downed plane as country’s air force disputed claims from Boko Haram that its militants shot down the jet.

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Nigeria : President Muhammadu Buhari London travels for UK medicine to treat Nigeria leader health
on 2021/3/31 12:48:48
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President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria dey take off to London for medical check up today.

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Nigeria : Cameroon deploys more troops to Nigeria’s border
on 2021/3/31 12:15:00
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Cameroonian authorities said they also deployed village militias in response to the attacks by Boko Haram.

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Nigeria : Despite Amotekun, kidnappings, killings still rampant in Nigeria’s South-west
on 2021/3/31 12:06:00
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Security challenges persist in the South-west region of Nigeria despite the efforts of the new security outfit, Amotekun.

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Nigeria : I Begged Niger Republic To Allow Nigeria Construct Free Railway For Them— Transportation Minister, Amaechi
on 2021/3/31 11:44:54
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The railway is expected to run from Kano to Dutse- Katsina through Jibia and will end at Maradi Niger Republic.

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Nigeria : Japan to support Nigeria’s health sector with $18.2m — Minister
on 2021/3/31 10:54:20
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The Federal Government on Tuesday in Benin said that the Japanese Government has offered $18.2 million (about N40.6 billion) financial support to strengthen Nigeria’s health sector.

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Nigeria : UK mulls helping Nigeria end insecurity, says High Commissioner
on 2021/3/31 10:46:24
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British High Commissioner to Nigeria Catriona Laing has expressed worry at the deteriorating security situation in the country, pledging that the UK government was keen on helping Nigeria win its fight against insecurity.

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Nigeria : Buratai denies fiddling with arms fund
on 2021/3/15 9:12:47
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NSA Babagana Monguno had alleged that arms fund running into billions was unaccounted for under the immediate past service chiefs.

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Nigeria : Helicopters, four other surprising items Nigeria exported in 2020
on 2021/3/14 15:08:43
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Nigeria did more than selling just crude oil and a few agricultural products to other countries in 2020

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Nigeria : Nigeria jihadists ambush military convoy, 19 troops dead: security sources
on 2021/3/14 14:57:01
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Islamic State-aligned jihadists ambushed a Nigerian military convoy, killing 15 soldiers and four militia fighters in the northeastern state of Borno, security sources said Saturday.

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Nigeria : Beaten and cowering, kidnapped Nigerian students beg for help
on 2021/3/14 14:51:17
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A video of some of the students kidnapped from a college in northwest Nigeria emerged on Saturday, showing them cowering on a forest floor as armed captors hit them with sticks.

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Nigeria : Court adjourns El-Zakzaky’s trial till March 31
on 2021/3/13 12:47:06
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The Kaduna State High Court on Monday adjourned the culpable homicide case against the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Ibrahim El-Zakzaky and his wife, Zeenat, until March 31.

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