Gunmen have kidnapped 52 students from a Catholic school in Niger State. The Niger State government confirmed the abduction but said the exact number of students taken was still being verified.

At least 60 people were killed and dozens rescued after a boat capsized in Nigeria's north-central Niger State, local authorities said on Wednesday.

More than 700 people are believed to have died following devastating floods that struck the Nigerian town of Mokwa in central Niger State, local officials said.