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Nigeria warns of potential floods in 32 states

At least 32 states and 233 local government areas are at a high risk of flooding in Nigeria due to heavy downpours during the ongoing rainy season, the ministry of water resources said on Thursday

Nigeria struggles to tame banditry ravaging northwest

Nigeria records 31 deaths in cholera outbreak

At least 31 deaths have been recorded so far this year in a cholera break in Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) said on Wednesday

Ghana returns to FIFA World Cup

Ghana make a return to the FIFA World Cup in 2022 after the country missed out in the last edition in Russia in 2018

Nigeria confirms death of FIFA official during WC qualifier with Ghana

Nigeria on Wednesday confirmed the death of the Zambian official who was serving as the doping control officer for the second leg of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier between Nigeria and Ghana on Tuesday

CAF Doctor Dies of Cardiac Arrest After Nigeria-Ghana Game - NFF

The doping officer of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Joseph Kabungo, has died of a cardiac arrest after a World Cup qualifying match between Nigeria and Ghana, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) said on Wednesday

Ghana's president congratulates national team for WC qualification

Ghana's president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday congratulated the country's national team for qualifying for the 2022 FIFA World Cup

Mane sinks Egypt again, Partey strike upsets Nigeria

Football: African World Cup play-offs results - 1st update

Seven killed, others abducted in Nigeria train attack

At least seven people were killed and others kidnapped during an attack on a major Nigerian railway after gunmen detonated a bomb on the track and opened fire on a halted train, hospital sources and authorities said on Tuesday

Nigeria records successes in fight against terror, criminal activities

Nigeria is becoming safer every day with the string of successes being recorded in the fight against Boko Haram, bandits, and other criminal elements, according to the country's information minister Lai Mohammed

Nigeria include Leicester's Lookman for World Cup play-off

More than 400 Nigerians who fled Ukraine return home

Nigeria Discards Over 1Mln Expired AstraZeneca COVID-19 Shots - Reports

Nigeria has discarded more than 1 million expired AstraZeneca vaccine doses, national media said on Wednesday, citing the National Primary Health Care Development Agency

Mali leader promises election timetable by Jan 31

Russian-Nigerian Ajaokuta Steel Project Can Revolutionize Nigerian Economy - Ambassador

A possible resuscitation of the Ajaokuta steel project, which is one of the major sign posts of Russian-Nigerian relations, will revolutionize the Nigerian economy, Nigerian Ambassador to Moscow Abdullahi Shehu told Sputnik in his first interview since taking office

Nigeria, Ghana confirm Omicron variant cases

Met returns three artworks looted under British colonial rule to Nigeria

US says China's action on Philippines threatens peace

The United States on Friday accused China of an escalation that threatens peace after the Philippines said Chinese vessels had fired a water cannon at boats in disputed waters

Biden to hold Africa summit to boost US ties: Blinken

US President Joe Biden plans to hold a summit with African leaders to show US commitment to the continent, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Friday

Missing Nigerian journalist found dead: police

A Nigerian journalist who went missing last month in the nation's capital has been found dead, killed by a hit-and-run driver, police said Friday

Blinken to visit Kenya, Nigeria and Senegal

University Workers, Their Children Released From Captivity in Nigeria's Abuja

Six people, including officials of the University of Abuja (UofA) in Nigeria and their children, have been rescued after their abduction earlier this week, Abdul Rasheed, vice-chancellor of the university in the country's capital, said on Friday

Abducted university workers freed in Nigeria: police

Nigerian security forces Friday rescued six people who had been seized at a university near the capital's international airport, police said