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All 279 kidnapped Nigerian students released: governor
All 279 girls kidnapped from their boarding school in northern Nigeria have been releasedWaiver war at WTO over Covid jab IP rights
The World Trade Organization faces calls led by India and South Africa to waive intellectual property rights for Covid-19 vaccinesNigeria set for first delivery of Covid vaccines
Abuja, Feb 28 (AFP/APP):Nigeria will this week receive its first delivery of Covid-19 vaccines with nearly four million doses set to arrive ...Pope condemns mass abduction of Nigeria schoolgirls
Vatican City, Feb 28 (AFP/APP):Pope Francis condemned on Sunday the kidnapping of more than 300 schoolgirls in Nigeria last week as “vile”. ...Victims of mid-February Nigeria school abduction freed
Lagos, Feb 27 (AFP/APP):Kidnappers have freed 42 people, including 27 children, snatched from a school in central Nigeria 10 days ago, officials ...UN chief demands ‘immediate’ release of kidnapped Nigeria schoolgirls
United Nations, United States, Feb 26 (AFP/APP):United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for the immediate release of more than 300 schoolgirls ...Hundreds of girls unaccounted for after new abductions in Nigeria
Kano, Nigeria, Feb 26 (AFP/APP):Gunmen raided a school in northwestern Nigeria overnight, abducting students, local authorities said Friday, raising fears that the ...Turkey says 15 sailers kidnapped off Nigeria are free
Istanbul, Feb 12 (AFP/APP):Turkey on Friday announced the release of 15 sailors kidnapped on a cargo ship off the coast of Nigeria ...UK top court allows Nigeria spill claims against Shell
London, Feb 12 (AFP/APP):Britain’s Supreme Court ruled on Friday that more than 40,000 people in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria can ...Nigeria creates $2.6 bn infrastructure company
Abuja, Feb 12 (AFP/APP):Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari’s government has approved the creation of a company to fast-track development of critical infrastructure, with ...