Gunmen kill 17 in northern Nigeria
Lagos, Mar 15 (Xinhua/UNI): Nigerian police in the northern state of Kaduna on Thursday said unidentified gunmen shot dead 17 members of a local vigilante group following an attack on Jan Ruwa village Tuesday.
16 killed in Nigeria village attack
Lagos, Mar 12 (Xinhua/UNI): A new attack by the armed men killed 16 people on Sunday in a village in Nigeria's northern state of Kaduna, local police said Monday.
Nigeria says kills 50 Boko Haram fighters in multilateral operation
Abuja, Mar 10 (Xinhua/UNI): Fifty Boko Haram militants were killed following a joint operation by forces from Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, and Niger, the Nigerian military said on Sunday.
‘Maintain calm’ and ‘exercise patience’ UN envoy urges, as Nigeria heads to polls
New York, Feb 16 (IBNS): As Nigerians get ready to head to the polls on Saturday, the Head of the UN Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), described the pre-election period as “largely, peaceful and participatory”, and called for that spirit to prevail through election day and beyond.
Judicial independence under threat in Nigeria, warns UN rights expert
New York, Feb 12 (IBNS): The dismissal of Nigeria’s Chief Justice may constitute a grave attack on judicial independence from the State, a UN-appointed independent rights expert said on Monday, warning of “threats, pressures and interferences” made against the lawyers defending him.
Newly displaced fleeing attacks in northeast Nigeria, top 2,000
New York, Dec 28 (IBNS): After fleeing terrorist attacks, as well as clashes between Government forces and militia, more than 2,000 newly displaced Nigerians have arrived in an already over-stretched camp known as Teacher’s Village, in Maiduguri, the capital of the country’s Borno State.
13 soldiers, 1 cop killed in Boko Haram ambush in Nigeria
Borno, Dec 26 (IBNS): At least 13 soldiers and a policeman were killed in an ambush by terrorist group Boko Haram in Borno State of Nigeria on Monday, media reports said on Wednesday.
Nigeria: Unidentified gunmen kill 17 in Zamfara state
Abuja, Dec 24 (IBNS): At least 17 people were killed as unidentified gunmen attacked Nigeria's Zamfara state on Saturday, media reports said on Monday.
Guterres censures terrorist attacks in Nigeria, pledges UN ‘solidarity’
New York, Nov 27 (IBNS): Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned the recurrent attacks by terrorists and other extremist groups in northern Nigeria that have taken a heavy toll on civilians and security forces.
UN urges more protection for Nigeria’s most vulnerable after deadly attack on camp
New York, Nov 3 (IBNS): Hundreds of people already forced to flee their homes by violence in Nigeria’s troubled north-east have been uprooted once again after deadly attacks in and around a camp where they were sheltering, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, OCHA, said on Friday.
New York, Oct 31 (IBNS): A radio series was launched on Tuesday in Nigeria by the UN migration agency (IOM) to sensitize vulnerable people seeking to pursue economic opportunities abroad on the perils of irregular migration – migration done outside the regulated frameworks – and provide information on pathways to migrate legally and safely.
UN welcomes ‘milestone’ release of 833 Nigerian children from anti-Boko Haram force
New York, Oct 13 (IBNS): The United Nations welcomed on Friday as an “important milestone” the release in Nigeria of 833 children by the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF); a group formed in 2013 to protect communities and support the country’s security forces against Boko Haram extremists.
New York, Oct 7 (IBNS): The top United Nations relief and development officials on Saturday called for national and international partners to step up support for humanitarian efforts in north-eastern Nigeria and help millions of people rebuild their lives in the region that has been ravaged by Boko Haram’s near decade-long insurgency.
Nigeria inundated by floods; UN steps up disease prevention efforts
New York, Oct 5 (IBNS): With over 826,000 people affected by heavy flooding affecting most of Nigeria, humanitarian agencies continue to step up efforts to provide life-saving assistance, especially basic medical care, which is essential to prevent disastrous epidemics.
Nigerian President calls for global action on climate change, Lake Chad crisis
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS): A variety of “festering” causes and effects surround crises around the world, Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, said on Tuesday, speaking on the first day of the high-level portion of the United Nations General Assembly’s annual general debate.