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Nigeria to hold next presidential election on 2023

Nigeria will hold its next presidential election on February 25, 2023, one week later than originally scheduled, the country’s electoral body has announced…reports Asian Lite News Elections for the country’s bicameral legislature

February 27, 2022

AFRICA NEWS·News·POLITICS

Two killed in gunmen attack in south Nigeria

As many as two people were killed when a group of gunmen attacked the convoy of a businessman in south Nigeria’s Edo state, police said on Wednesday…reports Asian Lite News Kontongs Bello,

February 9, 2022

AFRICA NEWS·Arab News·News

UK and Nigeria strengthen security, defence partnership

This week’s dialogue, the first following the agreement of our security and defence partnership in 2018, has led to refreshed plans to deepen UK engagement with the Nigerian security authorities…reports Asian Lite

February 3, 2022

-Top News·UK News

Nigeria lifts ban on Twitter

Twitter will also appoint a “designated country representative” to hold talks with the Nigerian government when required…reports Asian Lite News The Nigerian government has lifted the ban on Twitter, imposed in June

January 13, 2022

AFRICA NEWS·News·Social Media

Thirty kidnapped students regain freedom after six months in Nigeria

Thirty students and a teacher have regained freedom after being held for more than six months by gunmen who attacked their school in northwest Nigeria’s Kebbi state and abducted them in June

January 10, 2022

AFRICA NEWS·News·World

At least 58 people killed by armed bandits in Nigeria

At least 58 people were killed by armed bandits who attacked villages in northwest Nigeria’s Zamfara state…reports Asian Lite News Ibrahim Bello Zauma, a spokesperson for the governor of Zamfara state Bello

January 9, 2022

AFRICA NEWS·News

Niger celebrates National Day at Expo 2020 Dubai

Niger celebrated its National Day at Expo 2020 with a visit by Mohamed Bazoum, President of the Republic of Niger…reports Asian Lite News Niger celebrated its National Day at Expo 2020 on

December 28, 2021

AFRICA NEWS·Dubai·EXPO 2020

Bandits kill 20 in Nigeria

Over 20 people were killed when bandits attacked villages in Nigeria’s northwestern state of Kaduna on Saturday…reports Asian Lite News Samuel Aruwan, the commissioner for internal security affairs in Kaduna, said in

December 20, 2021

AFRICA NEWS·News·World

Nigeria Govt ban arrivals from four countries over new Covid-19 variants

The Nigerian government has announced its intention to ban arrivals from Canada, Britain, Argentina and Saudi Arabia from Tuesday, after the four countries added Nigeria on their “red list” and banned foreign

December 13, 2021

AFRICA NEWS·Travel·World

Nigeria confirms three more Omicron variant of Covid-19

Nigerian authorities confirmed three more cases of the Omicron variant of Covid-19, bringing the total number of cases of the variant of concern to six in the most populous African country…reports Asian

December 8, 2021

AFRICA NEWS·COVID-19

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