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Australian envoy visits NIWIMNRO, affirms need to support artisanal women miners

Nigeria, March 1 -- The Australian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Leilani Bin-Juda, has described the hardships faced by women in the Nigerian artisanal mining sector as "unbelievable" and affirmed the... Read More


185 Iranian schoolgirls now reported dead in US/Israeli missile attack

Nigeria, March 1 -- The death toll from the US and Israeli strike on an Iranian girls' elementary school has now risen to 185. CNN reports that the toll had moved from 95 to 118 to 185 as emergency w... Read More


85 Iranian schoolgirls now reported dead in US/Israeli missile attack

Nigeria, March 1 -- The death toll from a US and Israeli strike on an Iranian girls' elementary school has now risen to 85, according to local media. Al Jazeera quotes a report by Iran's semiofficial... Read More


Nigeria calls for restraint, dialogue as US/Israel war with Iran continues

Nigeria, March 1 -- The Nigerian government has called for restraint and a return to negotiation as US and Israel continue their war with Iran. In a statement on Saturday night, the Ministry of Forei... Read More


US labels Iran state sponsor of wrongful detention

Nigeria, Feb. 28 -- The US government has designated Iran as a state sponsor of wrongful detention, a new diplomatic tool used for countries that "wrongfully" detain US nationals. The tool was create... Read More


What world leaders are saying about US, Israel's war with Iran

Nigeria, Feb. 28 -- Comments from several world leaders on the US and Israel's attack on Iran, causing the death of more than 50 pupils, have been supportive or cautious, rather than strongly critical... Read More


Iran retaliates, targets Israel, US forces in Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, UAE

Nigeria, Feb. 28 -- Iran has retaliated against American strikes by firing missiles and drones at Israel as well as US bases in Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and the UAE. The situation has forced many Gulf ... Read More


China urges citizens to leave Iran amid rising threat of US attack

Nigeria, Feb. 28 -- As the US considers plans to attack Iran, China has warned its citizens to avoid travelling to Iran and directed those presently in the country to leave immediately. The Chinese M... Read More


US Embassy asks staff to leave Israel amid plans to attack Iran

Nigeria, Feb. 27 -- Amid rising tension over a possible attack on Iran, the United States Embassy in Israel has asked its non-emergency workers and families of workers to leave Israel. An email from ... Read More


Court hears recording of Diezani Alison-Madueke's heated exchanges with oil contractors who bribed her

Nigeria, Feb. 26 -- The UK Southwark Crown Court on Tuesday heard audio recordings of former Nigerian petroleum minister Diezani Alison-Madueke allegedly confronting two oil tycoons from whom she is a... Read More