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Nigeria

Nigeria urges airlines to avoid suspending flights over fuel surge

Nigeria’s aviation minister has called on local carriers to avoid suspending flights or raising fares despite a sharp increase in jet fuel prices, warning of potential economic disruption.

17 Apr 2026-16:19
Gunmen kidnap students heading to exams in Nigeria

Gunmen have abducted secondary school students and other travellers in Nigeria’s Benue state while they were travelling to sit university entrance examinations, authorities said, in the latest attack highlighting persistent insecurity in the region.

17 Apr 2026-11:10
Nigeria warns of widespread floods in 2026, flags risks in 33 states

Nigeria is facing a high risk of widespread flooding in 2026, with more than 14,000 communities exposed across 33 of the country’s 36 states as well as the Federal Capital Territory, according to the national hydrological agency.

16 Apr 2026-15:49
Nigerian survivors demand answers after military strike hits crowded market

Survivors and observers have questioned the Nigerian military’s rationale for a devastating airstrike on a busy market that killed as many as 200 people, many of them civilians.

15 Apr 2026-09:08
Nigeria arrests 33 suspects over Kwara church abductions

Nigerian police have arrested 33 suspected gang members linked to the abduction of dozens of worshippers from a church in central Kwara state, marking a major step in a broader security crackdown.

14 Apr 2026-14:35
Nigeria airstrike at village market adds to civilian casualty pattern

A deadly Nigerian airstrike on a village market that reportedly killed more than 200 people has renewed scrutiny over civilian casualties linked to military operations against armed groups in the country’s northeast.

13 Apr 2026-17:12
More than 200 feared dead after air strike near market in northeast Nigeria

More than 200 people are feared to have been killed after military jets struck an area near a village market in northeast Nigeria, according to local officials and residents.

12 Apr 2026-22:19
Death toll in Nigeria village attack rises to 50

Armed men killed 50 people in a village in Niger state in northwestern Nigeria earlier this week, humanitarian sources said Thursday, in a much higher toll than previously reported.

09 Apr 2026-17:30
Nigeria launches trial of 500 terrorism suspects

Nigeria has started the prosecution of over 500 individuals accused of involvement in militant attacks, marking one of the country's largest terrorism trials.

08 Apr 2026-19:22
Nigerian army rescues 31 worshippers after Easter church abduction

The Nigerian army successfully freed 31 worshippers on Sunday after a firefight with terrorists who had abducted them during an Easter service in Kaduna state.

06 Apr 2026-11:31