Last week's attacks by armed groups are among the deadliest seen in the region in years
State authorities are awaiting more detailed information on casualties
Police say heavily armed gunmen opened fire in broad daylight on Chinese expatriates and local staff working on a hydro-electric transmission project near Gussase village in central Niger state
Experts Say Rescue Operations are too expensive to sustain
Nigerian authorities have claimed progress in the fight against Islamist insurgents, but security experts say the explosions throw that claim into question
The latest tally of COVID-19 infections, released early Thursday, nearly doubled the 2,123 cases reported the day before.
No one has immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, but Maiduguri residents say they suspect the Islamist militant group Boko Haram
Authorities have blamed the waste on donors who supplied doses that had only a brief shelf life. But Nigeria has also struggled to get people inoculated
Nigeria has been recording massive growth in its information technology sector, but only one-fifth of IT workers are women, according to government figures. Aid groups are trying to help women and girls enter the IT world by teaching them about blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies.
UK authorities said the ban was deemed essential after 21 cases of the new variant were reported in travelers from Nigeria
Nigerians are turning to firewood and charcoal for cooking after an October surge in gas prices doubled the price for cooking gas; calls are growing for authorities to bring prices down for consumers to prevent a surge in air pollution and deforestation
As households turn to cheaper firewood and charcoal, conservationists fear demand could lead to deforestation, more air pollution
Officials debunked initial claims that the variant had been seen in samples from October
Attack in the city of Jos is the fourth this year by armed groups on prisons in Nigeria
Hundreds of military detainees released this month in Borno state are trying to settle back into camps and their communities
Information Minister Lai Mohamed describes contents of leaked report as 'fake news'
US secretary of state makes the announcement in Nigeria, the second stop in his three-nation Africa tour
Officials say an unknown number of people remain trapped under the debris
Blinken will meet in Abuja with Nigerian President Muhamadu Buhari and other top government officials, including the vice president and foreign affairs minister
Police say Vanguard reporter Tordue Salem was hit by a car, but family and colleagues are not convinced
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