Africa Nigeria 100 days after the federal government suspended the use of Twitter in the country, it was estimated by NetBlocks Cost of Shutdown Tool that the Nigerian economy would lose about N247.61 billion ($601,439,044)
Africa Nigeria A bus crash in Nigeria’s northern state of Kano killed 22 athletes returning home from a national sports event, according to local governor; the bus, reportedly carrying over 30 passengers, plunged off the Chiromawa Bridge on the Kano-Zaria expressway
Africa Nigeria A symposium on strengthening aviation security as a critical pillar of national safety has been organized in Lagos by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority; stakeholders called for vigilance and proactive measures to prevent aviation and air space threats
Africa Nigeria Weeks of intelligence and surveillance brought to the arrest of 120 individuals suspected of engaging in internet fraud and being linked to various forms of cybercrime; coordinated raids were conducted across multiple locations in Lagos State
Africa Nigeria Killings and destruction are escalating in Borno State, where 26 civilians -men, women, children- were killed by a landmine attack in Kala-Balge area; a passenger vehicle drove over an explosive device for which IS fighters claimed responsibility