Nigeria

Armed men have abducted dozens of women and children in village of Kafin Dawa in Zamfara State, the latest in a spate of kidnappings that have plagued the region; residents reported men carrying rifles going door to door, gunfire echoing, people terrified

Nigeria joined 76 other countries to become a beneficiary of the WHO Global Childhood Cancer Initiative aimed at increasing the survival rate of children with cancer globally to at least 60% by 2030

Nigeria's inflation rate rose to 33,9% in October due to high food prices such as maize, rice and cooking oil

The country is facing one of its worst food crises with more than 30 million people expected to be food insecure next year, an increase of one third compared to this year

The floods that occurred in 2024 caused the loss of some 855.629 tonnes of food, the latest FAO estimates reveal; at the end of September, the data showed almost 2,5 million hectares of farmland directly affected by the weather phenomenon

The country is exploring the use of artificial intelligence to safeguard its democracy - stated the House of Representatives - and is seeking to adopt a national policy framework on AI

New demonstrations, dubbed 'Fearless October 1', will take place in the capital Abuja on Tuesday with citizens protesting against the cost of living crisis, and are scheduled to coincide with Nigeria's 64th anniversary of independence

90% of cancer patients in the country die and this is mainly due to the diagnosis coming in most cases at an already advanced stage of the disease, revealed Nigerian oncologist Samuel Otene, professor at the Benue state university teaching hospital

The 'National Migration Policy for Health Workers' has been approved with the aim of responding to the growing challenges related to the haemorrhaging of Nigerian health workers, lured abroad to seek employment

Interpol arrested more than 300 people as part of an international investigation against one of the world's largest criminal networks, the Nigerian Black axe, seizing $3 million in illicit assets and freezing more than 700 bank accounts

The Maternal Mortality Action Fund (MAMA) will soon be established as part of an ongoing negotiation for a $500 million loan from the World Bank