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By Jiang Xuan, People’s Daily
“This is an important project for Kuali township and its surrounding areas, putting an end to the issue of water shortage,” said Estu Shaban Audu Nyizazo III, chief of the Nigerian township.
He made the…
Nigerian activists seek boycott of Israel, as government blasts Israeli settlement construction
On Tuesday, thousands of Nigerian activists called on the international community to boycott Israel due to its illegal occupation of Palestinian land.
At a rally held in the Nigerian capital, Lagos, commemorating 100 years of the…
4 years after Chibok – ActionAid Nigeria calls for safe cities and safe spaces in schools
LAGOS, Nigeria, April 13, 208–ActionAid Nigeria (AAN) continues to stand in solidarity with the families, friends and the entire community of the kidnapped Chibok girls, who in the last four years have endured the agony of missing their…
Canada to provides humanitarian assistance in Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria
Canada is providing assistance to address the critical needs of the more than 20 million people who are affected by drought, food shortages and ongoing conflict in the Lake Chad Basin
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Modern Democratic Party: Nigerian youths reposition for active political leadership
LAGOS, Nigeria, March 27, 2018--With the ‘Not Too Young To Run’ Bill still pending approval by President Muhammadu Buhari, youths in Nigeria have began to position themselves for political leadership and active participation in the upcoming…
WHO: Nigeria’s Lassa fever outbreak is slowing, but remains a concern
ABUJA, Nigeria, March 27, 2018--After nearly 400 confirmed infections and 100 deaths, the spread of Lassa fever in Nigeria is beginning to slow but the epidemic is far from contained, the World Health Organization and the Nigeria Centre for…
Nigerian journalist Tony Ezimakor released; colleague remains behind bars
NEW YORK, United States of America, March 7, 2018-The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomed the release today of Tony Ezimakor, Abuja bureau chief of the privately owned Daily Independent newspaper, who was held by Nigeria's Department…
Two Nigerian journalists charged with cybercrime
LOME, Togo, February 28, 2018-Nigerian authorities should immediately drop plans to charge Timothy and Daniel Elombah, editor and chief executive respectively, of the independent Elombah news website, the Committee to Protect Journalists…
UNHCR condemns Nigeria in forced returns of Cameroon asylum-seekers
GENEVA, Switzerland, February 1, 2018--UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has learned with great concern of the forced return by Nigeria of 47 Cameroonians, who were handed over to the Cameroonian authorities on 26 January 2018.
Most of…
Nigeria set to vaccinate 25 million people from yellow fever
ABUJA, Nigeria, January 25, 2018/The Government of Nigeria will launch a mass vaccination campaign to prevent the spread of yellow fever on Thursday (January 25) with support from the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners. More than…
Nigerian journalist detained over critical article he didn’t write
LOME, Togo, January 9, 2018--Nigerian authorities should immediately release Timothy Elombah, editor of the news website Elombah, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Security forces arrested the journalist at his home in Nnewi,…
The Interim Government of the Southern Cameroons Condemns and Calls for the Immediate Release of…
BUEA, Ambazonia, January 6, 2018 -Mareeg-The Interim Government of the Federal Republic of Ambazonia (https://Ambagov.org) strongly condemns the abduction of President Sisiku Julius Ayuk Tabe and nine other officials by gunmen from la…