Nigeria

The UN has called for the safety and security of aid workers in Nigeria's explosive northeast, where a jihadist conflict has claimed the lives of 35 humanitarian staff in the past six years.

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has announced opening resettlement houses for people internally displaced by the 13-year conflict with Islamist militants in the northeast.

Amnesty International calls on the Minister of Federal Capital Territory( FCT)- Muhammed Musa Bello, to immediately halt plans for further demolitions at Durumi 3 community, where about 100 structures have been demolished, rendering some residents homeless and several without livelihoods. Forced eviction is a gross violation of human rights which in particular deprives people of the right to adequate housing.

Nigerian Bar Association’s Annual General Conference begins today on !9 August 2022 and will run through the week until August 26, 2022. The Nigerian Bar Association will host the conference at Eko Atlantic City, Lagos State.

Anambra police arrested a group of four people who tricked males by trapping them into fake romantic relationships and later blackmailed them with their nude videos and photos.

A 21-year-old female disclosed the details of how she was abducted and raped by a cab driver who offered to give her a life along the road of Obiri-Kwerre Airport in the Obio/Akpor LGA of Rivers State in Nigeria.

The Emirates airline announced the suspension of its flights to and from Nigeria due to challenges in repatriating funds from the African country and to limit losses on Thursday.

Record floods on the Western Cameroonian border with Nigeria have killed six people, washed away homes and destroyed thousands of tons of food that was initially meant for export, say the Cameroonian authorities.

The National Union of Electricity Employees, commonly known as NUEE, has suspended its nationwide strike for around two weeks.