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Niger Catholic Diocese publishes names of 265 abducted schoolchildren, staff

Nigeria, Nov. 25 -- The Catholic Diocese of Kontagora has released the names of 265 pupils, students and staff members of St Mary's Private Catholic Schools in Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area of ... Read More


Nigeria meets two of three global HIV targets - NACA

Nigeria, Nov. 25 -- Nigeria has met two of the three global HIV targets set for 2030, marking one of the country's strongest performances yet in its decades-long response to the epidemic. The Directo... Read More


Lagos police say security upped around schools, worship centres amid rising national threats

Nigeria, Nov. 25 -- The Lagos State Police Command said it has intensified security deployments across schools, worship centres and other public institutions, amid growing national concerns over recen... Read More


BREAKING: Kidnapped Kebbi schoolgirls freed

Nigeria, Nov. 25 -- The schoolgirls kidnapped from a school in Kebbi State have been freed. A security source briefed on the matter told PREMIUM TIMES they were freed Tuesday morning due to the combi... Read More


Nigerian government sets digitisation as core of 2026 cooperative reform

Nigeria, Nov. 25 -- The federal government has announced that digitisation will serve as a central pillar of Nigeria's proposed 2026 Cooperative Reform Programme. The policy direction was reaffirmed ... Read More


IGP visits Kebbi as outrage grows over schoolgirls' abduction, alleged security lapses

Nigeria, Nov. 25 -- Inspector-General of Police Kayode Egbetokun has arrived in Kebbi State amid mounting public anger and government pressure over the abduction of 25 students from Government Girls' ... Read More


Insecurity: Akpabio unveils Nigeria's five-year plan for countering terrorism

Nigeria, Nov. 25 -- Nigeria's Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, on Monday unveiled the country's new strategic framework for combating terrorism, a five-year plan expected to run from 2025 to 2030. ... Read More


South-east lawmakers ask Tinubu to grant political, humanitarian pardon to Nnamdi Kanu

Nigeria, Nov. 25 -- The South-east Caucus of the House of Representatives has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to exercise presidential powers of pardon in the case of Nnamdi Kanu, describing the mat... Read More


SPECIAL REPORT: Persons with disabilities suffer exclusion from healthcare in Kano communities

Nigeria, Nov. 25 -- Sixteen-year-old Rabi Saleh has never set foot inside a hospital. Born with multiple disabilities and unable to walk or speak, her mother, Binta, relies on traditional herbs to man... Read More


South-west Governors renew demand for state police, unveil new security architecture

Nigeria, Nov. 25 -- Governors of the South-west states have renewed their call for state police, insisting that the worsening insecurity across the region has made the reform an urgent necessity. Mee... Read More