The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended its strike which commenced on April 1.

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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.

There were earlier reports that the military was engaged in massive killings and destruction of properties in the Konshisha area of Benue State.

The Minister of Police Affairs, Mohammad Dingyadi, has confirmed the deployment of the new Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) operatives to state commands.

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.

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.

Military forces also wound many terrorists, seize ammunition

Militants armed with guns and rocket-propelled grenades launched a series of coordinated attacks overnight in South Eastern Nigeria on April 5.

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.

President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria dey take off to London for medical check up today.

Cameroonian authorities said they also deployed village militias in response to the attacks by Boko Haram.

Security challenges persist in the South-west region of Nigeria despite the efforts of the new security outfit, Amotekun.

The railway is expected to run from Kano to Dutse- Katsina through Jibia and will end at Maradi Niger Republic.

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.

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.

NSA Babagana Monguno had alleged that arms fund running into billions was unaccounted for under the immediate past service chiefs.

Nigeria did more than selling just crude oil and a few agricultural products to other countries in 2020

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.

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.

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.