Nigeria

Nigerian security authorities accused extremists from Islamic State's affiliate in West Africa were behind the brutal attack on a Catholic Church in which dozens of people, including women and children, were killed last week.

The mother of a nine-year-old girl, Favour Azubuike, who was burnt allegedly with a hot iron in Biacasa, Abuja, in April, has filed a complaint about the mishandling of the case and release of the suspect by the police.

Africa's most populous country, Nigeria, ranked 168 out of 180 nations in the Environment Performance Index (EPI) 2022.

Residents of the Adara community in the southern region of Kaduna State have stated that over 32 people died in an alleged helicopter-aided attack by the terrorists, who also demolished houses, including Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) in the region.

Police officials in the Anambra State of Nigeria have neutralised a kidnap kingpin and detained some of his gang members at Oba, Idemili South Local Government Area.

Nigeria's proposed national carrier, Nigeria Air, has got the Air Transport License (ATL) on Monday, 6 June, from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA).

The University of Abuja has introduced a new policy on sex abuse on campus, which has been authorised, and two professors have also been dismissed for carrying out this offence.

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has raised concern over the supply of petrol, blaming inadequate supply from the depots in Lagos for the scarcity of fuel experienced by residents in Abuja and several other parts of the nation.

Around 50 people were killed and many others injured after gunmen brutally attacked a Catholic church in the Ondo State of Nigeria during mass on Sunday, 5 June.