Nigeria

Iran, Nigeria, and Kenya to attend G-77 plus China Summit in Cuba

Published on: September 12, 2023
11:46

Havana, Sep 12 (Prensa Latina) The vice presidents of Iran, Nigeria, and Kenya will lead their countries' delegations that will participate in the Summit of the Group of 77 (G-77) plus China to be held in this capital on Friday and Saturday, the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Tuesday.

Troops kill 6 kidnappers, arrests 54 suspected criminals in Plateau

Published on: September 4, 2023
16:49

Abuja, Sep 4 (Prensa Latina) Troops of Operation Safe Haven HAVEN (OPSH) on Operation Hakorin Damisa IV said they killed six suspected kidnappers in kidnappers at Tahuwa community in Jos.

Nigeria to protect all children against poliovirus

Published on: August 23, 2023
13:51

Geneva, Aug 23 (Prensa Latina) Nigeria reduced the number of cases of circulating type 2 (cVDPV2) vaccine-derived polio by 70 percent in 2023, compared to 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported.

Environmental threats in Nigerian forest area denounced

Published on: August 17, 2023
15:42

Abuja, Aug 17 (Prensa Latina) Organizations in Nigeria denounced that the Omo rainforest, an area in the southwest of the country with more than 130 thousand hectares, faces environmental threats that hinder the preservation of its forests and varied fauna.

Oil spill in pipeline contaminates land and water in Nigeria

Published on: June 26, 2023
11:07

Abuja, Jun 26 (Prensa Latina) Authorities reported that the spill today of an undetermined amount of crude oil in a pipeline of Shell oil company has contaminated large areas of farmland and water in southern Nigeria.

Attacks by armed criminals in Nigeria cause 37 deaths

Published on: June 5, 2023
11:06

Abuja, Jun 5 (Prensa Latina) A group of armed criminals killed 37 villagers in the northern Nigerian state of Sokoto for failing to pay the taxes imposed on the communities, the digital portal Vanguard reported.

Nigerian Army eliminates 51 extremist elements

Published on: June 2, 2023
14:01

Abuja, Jun 2 (Prensa Latina) Government forces in Nigeria eliminated 51 elements of extremist groups in operations carried out in northern areas from May 18 to the 1st of this month, informed a military source.

Armed criminals massacre 18 people in Nigeria

Published on: June 1, 2023
15:24

Abuja, Jun 1 (Prensa Latina) Armed criminals on Thursday massacred 18 people including a surveillance chief in the northern Nigerian Zamfara state, security agencies reported.

US embassy confirms rescue of two missing staffers in Nigeria

Published on: May 19, 2023
18:31

Abuja, May 19 (Prensa Latina) Nigerian authorities on Friday reported the rescue of two missing staffers involved in the attack on its convoy in Anambra have been rescued alive.

Nigerian Army eliminates 46 members of terrorist groups

Published on: May 19, 2023
14:15

Lagos, May 19 (Prensa Latina) The Nigerian Army reported today that they eliminated 46 suspected terrorists in different military operations in the east and north of the country during the last two weeks.

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