Nigeria

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.

Attacks by armed criminals in Nigeria cause 37 deaths

Published on: June 5, 2023
11:06

Abuja, Jun 5 (Prensa Latina) A group of armed criminals killed 37 villagers in the northern Nigerian state of Sokoto for failing to pay the taxes imposed on the communities, the digital portal Vanguard reported.

Nigerian Army eliminates 51 extremist elements

Published on: June 2, 2023
14:01

Abuja, Jun 2 (Prensa Latina) Government forces in Nigeria eliminated 51 elements of extremist groups in operations carried out in northern areas from May 18 to the 1st of this month, informed a military source.

Armed criminals massacre 18 people in Nigeria

Published on: June 1, 2023
15:24

Abuja, Jun 1 (Prensa Latina) Armed criminals on Thursday massacred 18 people including a surveillance chief in the northern Nigerian Zamfara state, security agencies reported.

US embassy confirms rescue of two missing staffers in Nigeria

Published on: May 19, 2023
18:31

Abuja, May 19 (Prensa Latina) Nigerian authorities on Friday reported the rescue of two missing staffers involved in the attack on its convoy in Anambra have been rescued alive.

Nigerian Army eliminates 46 members of terrorist groups

Published on: May 19, 2023
14:15

Lagos, May 19 (Prensa Latina) The Nigerian Army reported today that they eliminated 46 suspected terrorists in different military operations in the east and north of the country during the last two weeks.

Nigeria reports 557 diphtheria cases, 73 deaths

Published on: May 3, 2023
16:47

Abuja, May 3 (Prensa Latina) Nigeria has confirmed 557 cases of diphtheria across its states and 73 deaths since the beginning of 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported Wednesday.

Five soldiers killed in Nigeria due to mine explosion

Published on: April 27, 2023
10:43

Abuja, Apr 27 (Prensa Latina) Today, the explosion of a mine in the path of a military vehicle in the northern Nigerian state of Borno killed five soldiers, the digital portal Rippless Nigeria reported.

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