Nigeria

Nigerian women crochet bags from plastic waste

YOLA, Nigeria (Reuters) -- What many see as garbage has potential to earn a decent income for Aishatu Muhammed, so…

World donors gather in Oslo to tackle Nigeria famine

by Hugues HONORÉ Agence France Presse OSLO, Norway (AFP) -- UN aid agencies and donor countries gathered in Oslo on…

UN needs $4.4 billion for famine relief in four countries

by Carole LANDRY Agence France Presse UNITED NATION, United States (AFP) -- UN aid agencies need $4.4 billion in emergency…

1.4 million children face famine in four countries: UNICEF

UNITED NATION, UNITED States (AFP) -- Almost 1.4 million children suffering from severe malnutrition could die this year from famine…

Nigerian air force kills 50 and wounds 120 in northeast – MSF

(Reuters) -- Nigeria's air force killed 50 people and injured 120 in an air strike on a camp for displaced…

Nigerian youngsters catch waves at Lagos surf school

NIGERIA, Africa (AFP) -- A Nigerian surf enthusiast is teaching youngsters how to catch waves at Lagos' Tarkwa Bay, igniting…

Helicopter crashes en route to Chevron Angola oil platform, at least four dead

(REUTERS)  Four people died and two were missing after a helicopter crashed en route to a Chevron oil platform off…

Starving to death: Boko Haram’s food crisis in Nigeria

by Phil HAZLEWOOD, Aminu ABUBAKAR MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AFP) -- Doctors crowded around Abdullahi. One squeezed a drip and another prepared…

Boko Haram video claims to show missing Nigerian school girls

  (Reuters)   Nigerian militant group Boko Haram has published a video apparently showing recent footage of dozens of school girls…

Nigerian protestors storm Chevron facility

WARRI, Nigeria (AFP) - Hundreds of protestors stormed a Nigerian facility owned by Chevron on Wednesday demanding better jobs and…

Boko Haram militants kill seven police in attack in Niger: military

  (REUTERS)  Boko Haram militants killed seven soldiers and injured others in military barracks in southeastern Niger and stole weapons,…

Doubts over ‘second rescued Chibok girl’ after first release

ABUJA, Nigeria (AFP) - by Ola AWONIYI with Aminu ABUBAKAR in Maiduguri Nigeria has claimed the rescue of a second…

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