Nigeria

Nigerian convicts released to unclog prisons

Published on: November 20, 2023
14:23

Abuja, Nov 20 (Prensa Latina) More than 4,000 Nigerians convicted of petty crimes are enjoying on Monday an unexpected freedom decided by the Government this weekend for reasons of space rather than for clemency.

Armed attack in Nigeria leaves nine people dead

Published on: October 2, 2023
11:15

Abuja, Oct 2 (Prensa Latina) A community leader from Plateau state in central Nigeria said today that a group of unknown gunmen killed nine civilians in an armed attack.

Tanker truck explosion in Nigeria leaves 30 people dead

Published on: October 2, 2023
11:07

Abuja, Oct 2 (Prensa Latina) In a new traffic tragedy, some 30 people died and some twenty vehicles were burned after the explosion of a tanker truck in Nigeria, the media reported in this capital.

Nigeria celebrates its Independence Day with hope in the future

Published on: October 2, 2023
08:44

Por José Eloy Richards Richards
Havana, 2 Oct (Prensa Latina) “Nigeria celebrated its 63rd Anniversary of independence with great hopes and projections for the advancement of the country and its people, despite the economic stand-back and social effects left by the Covid-19 pandemic”. This was said by Nigeria’s Ambassador to Cuba, his excellency Ben Okoyen, today, in an exclusive interview for Prensa Latina.

Nigerians in darkness due to national power failure

Published on: September 14, 2023
13:45

Abuja, Feb 14 (Prensa Latina) It is of little use today for Nigerians to be citizens of the largest oil producer in sub-Saharan Africa in the face of an electrical failure that affected 223 million consumers.

Iran, Nigeria, and Kenya to attend G-77 plus China Summit in Cuba

Published on: September 12, 2023
11:46

Havana, Sep 12 (Prensa Latina) The vice presidents of Iran, Nigeria, and Kenya will lead their countries' delegations that will participate in the Summit of the Group of 77 (G-77) plus China to be held in this capital on Friday and Saturday, the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Tuesday.

Troops kill 6 kidnappers, arrests 54 suspected criminals in Plateau

Published on: September 4, 2023
16:49

Abuja, Sep 4 (Prensa Latina) Troops of Operation Safe Haven HAVEN (OPSH) on Operation Hakorin Damisa IV said they killed six suspected kidnappers in kidnappers at Tahuwa community in Jos.

Nigeria to protect all children against poliovirus

Published on: August 23, 2023
13:51

Geneva, Aug 23 (Prensa Latina) Nigeria reduced the number of cases of circulating type 2 (cVDPV2) vaccine-derived polio by 70 percent in 2023, compared to 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported.

Environmental threats in Nigerian forest area denounced

Published on: August 17, 2023
15:42

Abuja, Aug 17 (Prensa Latina) Organizations in Nigeria denounced that the Omo rainforest, an area in the southwest of the country with more than 130 thousand hectares, faces environmental threats that hinder the preservation of its forests and varied fauna.

Oil spill in pipeline contaminates land and water in Nigeria

Published on: June 26, 2023
11:07

Abuja, Jun 26 (Prensa Latina) Authorities reported that the spill today of an undetermined amount of crude oil in a pipeline of Shell oil company has contaminated large areas of farmland and water in southern Nigeria.

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