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Sokoto adopts ICT-based exams to curb manipulation in civil service recruitment

Nigeria, Nov. 16 -- The Sokoto State Government has initiated an ICT-based recruitment examination for thousands of applicants seeking placement in the state's civil service, in what officials describ... Read More


Manhunt launched after two women burnt alive in Kano home

Nigeria, Nov. 15 -- The Kano State Police Command says it has begun an investigation into the killing of two women who were burnt to death in their home in Tudun Yola, Gwale Local Government Area of t... Read More


NAF airstrikes kill scores of terrorists, destroy camps in Zamfara - Spokesperson

Nigeria, Nov. 15 -- The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Saturday said its air component has killed "scores" of terrorists and destroyed their stronghold in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State. A... Read More


Troops save 74 NYSC members from mass abduction in Borno

Nigeria, Nov. 13 -- Troops of the Nigerian military's Operation Hadin Kai have rescued 74 members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) from what sources described as a "likely abduction attempt"... Read More


Police rescue 86 victims of kidnapping, human trafficking in Katsina

Nigeria, Nov. 12 -- The Katsina State Police Command says it rescued 86 victims of kidnapping and human trafficking in October. The command's spokesperson, Abubakar Aliyu, a deputy superintendent of ... Read More


Protest rocks Katsina communities after bandits kill one, abduct many

Nigeria, Nov. 11 -- Tension has gripped several communities in Malumfashi Local Government Area of Katsina State following a late-night attack by bandits that reportedly left one person dead and many ... Read More


How night attacks sparked twin protests in Nasarawa, Benue

Nigeria, Nov. 8 -- Two communities in north-central Nigeria erupted in protest on Friday following overnight attacks that left at least six people dead and several others missing in Nasarawa and Benue... Read More


Army chief tells troops to prepare for 'major offensive' against Boko Haram, ISWAP

Nigeria, Nov. 8 -- The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Waidi Shaibu, has directed troops of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) to prepare for what he called a decisive phase in the fight against Boko Haram and IS... Read More


NCS hands over seized 60,000-litre petrol tanker to NMDPRA in Katsina

Nigeria, Nov. 8 -- The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has handed over a tanker loaded with 60,000 litres of petrol to officials of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (... Read More


Nigeria our largest global centre for malnutrition treatment - MSF

Nigeria, Nov. 7 -- Nigeria has become the country where Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) treats the highest number of malnourished children globally, the medical charity's country representative, Ahmed ... Read More