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Kidnappers Kill Dozens in Nigeria
(MENAFN) At least 38 individuals who were seized from a village in Nigeria's northern Zamfara State have been executed by their abductors, as reported by a news agency on Monday. The massacre reportedly happened even though over 50 million naira...

Terrorists kill many captives in Nigeria
(MENAFN) At least 38 people abducted from Banga village in Nigeria’s northern Zamfara State have been killed by kidnappers, according to local broadcaster Channels Television on Monday. The murders occurred even after the community paid a ransom...

Nigeria Reports Five Fatalities, 55 Injuries in Floods
(MENAFN) Heavy rains unleashed severe flooding in Nigeria’s northeastern Adamawa State on Sunday, resulting in at least five fatalities and leaving 55 people injured, officials confirmed. Ladan Ayuba, the head of operations at the National...

Boat Overturns in Nigeria, Killing Thirteen
(MENAFN) Authorities in Nigeria's central Niger State have recovered at least 13 bodies following the capsizing of a wooden boat, while dozens more passengers are still unaccounted for, according to local emergency officials on Sunday. Abdullahi...

Boat Overturn Claims 25 Lives in Nigeria
(MENAFN) At least 25 fatalities have been confirmed after a passenger boat overturned on a river in Nigeria’s Niger state, according to reports from media outlets on Sunday. The vessel, transporting marketgoers from the Munya region, went down in...

Boat Incident Claims Lives in Nigeria
(MENAFN) At least 25 individuals lost their lives after a passenger vessel overturned on a river in Nigeria’s Niger state, according to media reports published on Sunday. The ill-fated boat was transporting traders from the Munya district and went...

Nigeria Reports Thirteen Fatalities in Cholera
(MENAFN) At least 13 people have lost their lives and 239 others have been infected as a cholera outbreak intensifies across six districts in Niger state, located in central Nigeria, local officials confirmed. "The outbreak continues to spread in...

Nigeria Issues Warning Over Lassa Fever Cases
(MENAFN) Nigeria's Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) issued an urgent alert on Monday due to an escalating Lassa fever outbreak within the country. The health authority verified that over 800 individuals have contracted the illness, and 151 have...

Fatal fever outbreak takes lives of over 150 in Nigeria
(MENAFN) Nigeria is facing a growing Lassa fever outbreak that has killed at least 151 people and infected more than 800 in the first half of 2025, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). In its latest epidemiological report...

Nigeria’s government issues flood warning across nation
(MENAFN) Authorities in Nigeria have issued a new flood warning covering 28 states and the Federal Capital Territory, cautioning that severe flooding is expected between July 23 and August 5. At a press briefing, the head of the Nigeria...

Shell Plc 2nd QUARTER 2025 HALF YEAR UNAUDITED RESULTS
SHELL PLC 2nd QUARTER 2025 AND HALF YEAR UNAUDITED RESULTS SUMMARY OF UNAUDITED RESULTS Quarters $ million Half year Q2 2025 Q1 2025 Q2 2024 %¹ Reference 2025 2024 % 3,601 4,780 3,517 -25 Income/(loss) attributable to Shell plc shareholders 8,381...

RedCloud Launches Payment Partnerships Strategy, Starting with Paystack in Nigeria, to Accelerate Digital Trade
LONDON, July 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RedCloud Holdings plc (“RCT”) (“RedCloud” or the “Company”) today announced the launch of the first in a series of partnerships with digital payment providers, expanding its RedPay payments proposition....

CSI partner in Nigeria released after 51 days in Boko Haram captivity
Father Daniel Alphonsus Afina was kidnapped while serving Christian communities in dangerous northeastern region ZURICH, ZH, SWITZERLAND, July 24, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Christian Solidarity International (CSI) welcomes the news that Father...

Olympians Otu & Troost-Ekong Host SPORT & STEAM Camp in Nigeria
NEW YORK, July 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A unique partnership between Wall Street finance veteran-turned-Olympian and Founder of Let Girls Read, Run, Grow (LGRRG), Idara Otu, and Nigerian national soccer team captain William Troost-Ekong has...

Nigeria Rejects U.S. Pressure to Accept Deportees
(MENAFN) Nigeria has firmly declined to succumb to external demands from the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, particularly regarding the acceptance of deportees from Venezuela. This stance was made clear by Foreign Minister Yusuf...

Russia, Nigeria Bolster Energy Cooperation
(MENAFN) Russia's Deputy Prime Minister, Alexander Novak, has underscored the critical role that the alliance between Moscow and Abuja under the OPEC+ framework plays in preserving equilibrium in the international oil sector. His comments followed...

Russia-Nigeria collaboration essential to oil market steadiness
(MENAFN) The collaboration between Russia and Nigeria within the OPEC+ alliance plays a crucial role in ensuring stability in the global oil market, according to Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak. His comments followed a meeting with...

Russia, Nigeria Reaffirm OPEC+ Partnership
(MENAFN) The collaboration between Russia and Nigeria under the OPEC+ alliance plays a crucial part in supporting the steadiness of the international oil market, according to Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak. His comments followed a...

AIDA Country Report on Italy – Update on 2024
|Published on: 30th July 2025|Categories: News| The updated AIDA Country Report on Italy provides a detailed overview on legislative and practice-related developments in asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention of asylum applicants and...

Uber Creative Advertising Agency Launches 5-Year Plan in Nigeria
NIGERIA, July 9, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- UK-based advertising company Uber Creative Advertising Agency has officially signed a five-year strategic partnership agreement with the Nigerian government, aiming to boost the development of the...