Nigeria to ease lockdowns in three states over six-week period
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria will ease coronavirus lockdowns in three states over a six-week period from May 4, the head
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Nigerian president's top aide dies of coronavirus: Presidency
Muhammadu Buhari’s Chief of Staff Abba Kyari is the highest profile person to have died as country remains in lockdown.
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Nigeria COVID-19 survivor: 'An experience I don't wish on anyone'
Oluwaseun Osowobi wants to advocate for an end to stigmatisation and demystify myths around COVID-19 in her country. For Oluwaseun
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Nigerian president's top aide tests positive for coronavirus: source
ABUJA (Reuters) – The Nigerian president’s chief of staff has tested positive for coronavirus, a source with direct knowledge said.
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Nigeria adds its own spin to Oxford English Dictionary
LAGOS/ABUJA – Ask a Nigerian what corrupt politicians do with public funds and he or she may say, “They chop
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Pipeline fire kills three in Lagos: Reuters witness
LAGOS (Reuters) – A fire on a pipeline owned by Nigeria’s state oil company in the commercial capital Lagos killed
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Some Nigerians blame government, not religious leaders, for shocking school abuses
DAURA, Nigeria, (Reuters) – The first thing 15-year-old Burhani saw when he arrived at an Islamic reformatory school in October
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Timeline: Captives freed from abusive Islamic institutions in Nigeria
(Reuters) – Nigeria launched a crackdown on informal Islamic schools and rehabilitation centers in late September after a man was
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Nigerian supreme court dismisses appeal against Buhari election win
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed an appeal by the main opposition candidate to overturn the result
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Nigeria security agents arrest activist for calling for revolution
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigerian security agents arrested Omoyele Sowore, an activist, news organization founder and former presidential candidate who was
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Banned Nigerian Shi'ite group suspends street protests
KADUNA, Nigeria (Reuters) – A banned Nigerian Shi’ite Muslim group on Wednesday said it had suspended a series of protests
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