Nigerian troops repel coordinated terrorist attacks in Borno, military says
Nigerian troops have repelled simultaneous assaults by terrorists on two military bases in Borno state, leaving an unspecified number of ...
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Nigeria inflation slows before first central bank meeting of 2026
Nigeria's annual inflation rate slowed slightly to 15.10% in January from 15.15% in December, the statistics office said on Monday, marking ...
Security expert explains why the US can destroy terrorist bases in Nigeria but not terrorism
US military airstrikes on Islamic State-linked militants in north-western Nigeria on Christmas Day 2025 attracted global attention. The focus was on the ...
Nigeria’s state-owned NNPC records $4.2 billion after-tax profit in 2025
Nigeria's state oil firm NNPC booked after-tax profits of 5.760 trillion naira ($4.26 billion) last year, it said, as Africa's ...
US troops to Nigeria will avoid combat, focus on training, military says
Nigeria's military said on Wednesday that about 200 U.S. troops due to arrive in the coming weeks would not take part in ...
Nigeria Senate backs real‑time election result transmission after outcry
Nigeria’s Senate on Tuesday reversed its earlier rejection of a proposal requiring real‑time electronic transmission of election results, bowing to ...
Nigeria deploys troops after 170 killed in deadly Kwara village attack
Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu has deployed an army battalion to Kaiama district in the central Kwara state after suspected jihadist ...
US military says some forces have been dispatched to Nigeria
The U.S. has sent a small team of troops to Nigeria, the general in charge of the U.S. command for ...
Death toll in central Nigerian village attack rises to 170
At least 170 people have been killed in an attack by armed men on a remote village in central Nigeria's ...
Nigeria charges nine with 2025 massacre that killed 150
Nigerian prosecutors filed 57 terrorism-related charges on Monday against nine men accused of carrying out a deadly attack on Yelwata community in ...