Charcoal from the African country is mostly exported to Europe and the United States
Nigeria banned charcoal exports after a World Bank report showed the country lost nearly half its forest cover in just a decade
Kanu was rearrested in Kenya on June 27, almost four years after he evaded arrest and secretly fled the country
An air force spokesman said the pilot ejected safely but analysts and critics warn the attack shows a previously unknown level of firepower and threat to stability
Nigerian media report Yoruba separatist leader Sunday Adeyemo, known as Sunday Igboho, has been arrested in neighboring Benin as he was about to board a flight to Germany
The team made history by beating the US and Argentina this past week in friendly matches
Lawmakers claim legislation intended to curb fake news
The closures follow a string of armed attacks on schools that authorities say threaten to permanently damage Nigerian children's education
Women from conflict-affected areas are getting support to head up reconciliation between former terrorists and their communities
Local news sources say Nnamdi Kanu was apprehended in United Kingdom, but British High Commission refutes claim
Boko Haram and ISWAP have been clashing for control of territory for many years
All were from a group of around 100 people abducted for ransom Friday from a school in the country's northwest
At Least 80 Students Missing After Latest School Raid in Nigeria
Nigerian lawmakers are set to vote on a bill criminalizing ransom payments after reports that payoffs were made to resolve a series of mass kidnappings
The bill, which would impose stiff prison sentences, is being criticized by relatives of kidnap victims
Activist Aisha Yesufu addresses a pressing national issue with her online listeners: equity and improved living conditions in Nigeria
They say they do not always get the same recognition as their male counterparts
Some protesters are forcefully dispersed by security agents
Ban implemented after company's deletion of tweet by President Muhammadu Buhari, but some users find ways around it
Since December, nearly 1,000 school children have been kidnapped
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