Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday toured the Kuje prison in Abuja, following a terrorist attack on the facility that led to the escape of roughly 800 people, more than half still unaccounted for. Buhari visited alongside interior minister Shuaib Mohammad Lamido Belgore and Haliru Nababa, the head of the…
The Nigerian government says it is working toward the safe release of passengers taken captive on the railway line between Abuja, the nation’s capital, and the northern city of Kaduna. The hostages have been held since a March 28 attack on a train running on the line, which is operated…
The head of Nigeria’s security forces was relieved of his duties Tuesday following a dramatic standoff at the country’s parliament building, where masked and armed men with the Department of State Services blocked lawmaker access. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, who is Nigeria’s acting leader while President Muhammadu Buhari is out…
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari is in London for medical treatment again, this time for a four-day stay that would bring him back to Abuja on Saturday. The trip raised new concerns over Buhari’s health, which come as the 75-year-old president plans a run for re-election in 2019. He announced the…
Two Canadians and two Americans were abducted Tuesday in Nigeria’s Kaduna State, following a gun battle with their attackers that killed two police officers who were escorting their group. Details are still incomplete, but Nigerian authorities confirmed that the four North Americans – initially reported as two and then corrected…
The temperature in Abuja shortly after 1 a.m. Friday was 26 degrees, with Nigeria’s NiMet forecasting a high of 35° (95° Fahrenheit) by late afternoon – and that’s kept Nigerians talking about the unseasonably warm weather for this year’s Christmas season. This week, Zenith Bank ran a #ChristmasinNigeria campaign to…
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has called on the nation’s security forces to put an end to violent attacks, following local reports of between 30 and 50 people killed earlier this week in the Benue region. The deaths at a market in Zaki Biam were tied to the conflict between Fulani…
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari will return from London on Friday, the government said, ending weeks of speculation about his health and when he might comeback to Abuja. Spokesman Fedi Adesina said in a statement that Buhari is expected to fly home on March 10. “The President left the country on…
Although Nigerians have been warned to avoid travel to the United States during a time of uncertainty over President Donald Trump’s executive orders on immigration, the U.S. Embassy in Abuja has clarified that Nigerians are welcome to plan their travel. “There is no reason for Nigerians with valid visas to…
Nigeria’s Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport will close at the end of the day Wednesday, and remain under repair for at least six weeks. The planned reopening is on April 19. Failed portions of the runway at the Abuja airport, which had become too damaged to safely navigate, will be fixed…
Nigerian sources say they are expecting President Muhammadu Buhari to return home after an extended visit in London that has caused much public speculation about his health. Activity at the president’s Aso Rock villa suggested that his return is imminent, as aides prepared for Buhari to arrive as early as…
Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Wednesday that its diplomats in the Nigerian capital of Abuja are working closely with Nigerian authorities to free Russian sailors who have been taken hostage at sea. “The Russian Embassy in Abuja reports that on February 5, an armed attack on the cargo ship…
Nigeria claims to have uncovered a spy cell operated by the militant Islamist group Boko Haram at the Abuja international airport. The intelligence agency has also warned that a possible attack could be taken on the airport. “The service, in liaison with the aviation security of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport,…