Nigeria

Nigeria reports more than 2,500 deaths due to violence

Published on: April 22, 2024
12:38

Abuja, Apr 22 (Prensa Latina) A total of 2,583 Nigerians were killed and 2,164 were kidnapped in the first quarter of this year as a consequence of the violence unleashed in this African country, a consulting firm announced on Monday.

Nine more kidnapped by Boko Haram rescued in Nigeria

Published on: April 1, 2024
08:24

Abuja, Apr 1 (Prensa Latina) The Nigerian armed forces rescued nine people who were kidnapped by the Islamist group Boko Haram in two different operations, the newspaper Vanguard reported.

Nigeria suspends punitive measures against Niger after coup d’état

Published on: March 14, 2024
13:05

Abuja, Mar 14 (Prensa Latina) Nigeria decided to suspend economic sanctions and reopen the borders with Niger, measures imposed on that neighboring country after a military coup d'état in July 2023, an official source informed.

Nigeria risks losing all its forest elephants

Published on: March 12, 2024
17:47

Abuja, Mar 12 (Prensa Latina) Nigeria is one of 37 African countries where elephants are found in the wild. Savannah elephants (Loxodonta africana) can be found in the north and forest elephants (Loxodonta cyclotis) in the south.

Nigeria at risk of losing all its forest elephants

Published on: March 12, 2024
09:50

Abuja, Mar 12 (Prensa Latina) Nigeria is at risk of losing all its forest elephants due to habitat fragmentation, forest degradation, illegal hunting, genetic isolation and conflict with humans.

African Union condemns kidnapping of civilians in Kuriga, Nigeria

Published on: March 10, 2024
08:16

Addis Ababa, Mar 10 (Prensa Latina) The president of the African Union Commission, Moussa Mahamat Faki, strongly condemned the mass kidnapping of schoolchildren and women following an armed intrusion in the village of Kuriga, northwest Nigeria.

Number of minors kidnapped in Nigeria increases

Published on: March 8, 2024
11:19

Abuja, March 8 (Prensa Latina) The number of students kidnapped on Thursday by alleged members of an Islamist group in the state of Kaduna (northeast) rises to 287, official media reported today.

Russia and Nigeria interested in military-technical cooperation

Published on: March 7, 2024
11:29

Moscow, Mar 7 (Prensa Latina) Nigeria is interested in developing cooperation with Russia in several spheres of the military-technical sector, Nigerian Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar said in this capital on Thursday.

Nigeria: New kidnappings by alleged radical group

Published on: March 6, 2024
13:43

Abuja, Mar 6 (Prensa Latina) Alleged members of the Nigerian extremist group Boko Haram kidnapped more than 100 women and attacked residents in 25 buildings in the northern Nigerian state of Borno, the Daily Trust newspaper reported on Wednesday.

Multinational Shell’s elusive actions denounced in Nigeria

Published on: February 29, 2024
10:19

Abuja, Feb 29 (Prensa Latina) Activists and environmental organizations denounced today that the multinational oil company Shell is trying to evade its responsibilities with the damages caused in the Niger Delta area.

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