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Nigerian Government Plans to Return Over 10 Million Children to School
The initiative aims to improve learning outcomes for more than 29 million children, empower around 500,000 teachers, construct 13,000 new classrooms and return at least 1.5 million out-of-school children to formal or non-formal education programs.
Weekly Press Review 20-26 February, 2026
Regional News JNIM Raids Leave Over 130 Dead in Burkina Faso Al-Qaeda-affiliated JNIM has in recent days claimed to have inflicted heavy losses in Burkina Faso as a surge in […]
Weekly Press Review January 13-19 February, 2026
he Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Monday announced the arrival of about 100 United States military personnel at the Bauchi Airfield to support the Armed Forces of Nigeria in training and intelligence-sharing operations.
117 Former Fighters Complete Rehabilitation Under Operation Safe Corridor
Brig. Gen. Y. Ali, Coordinator of Operation Safe Corridor, confirmed the 117 graduates finished their DRR process at Mallam Sidi Camp in Gombe State.
Weekly Press Review January 30-05 February 2026
he United States military has confirmed that a small team of US forces has been dispatched to Nigeria, marking the first official acknowledgement of American troops operating on the ground in the West African nation since US airstrikes last December.
Jihadist Attack Claims 162 Lives in Nigeria’s North-Central
Residents reported that the gunmen were jihadists who had previously preached in the community, demanding that villagers abandon allegiance to the Nigerian state and adopt Sharia law under their extremist interpretation.
More Than 3,000 Borno Refugees to Return Home from Cameroon
The refugees, primarily from communities in central and southern Borno—including areas such as Gwoza and Bama—fled to Cameroon during the height of the Boko Haram insurgency
Nine Soldiers Killed in ISWAP Ambush in Nigeria’s Borno State
Eight soldiers eventually made it back to base, but the remainder, including a commanding officer ranked as a major, are unaccounted for.
Weekly Press Review 16-22 January, 2026
At least eight Nigerian soldiers were killed and 50 wounded on when Islamist Boko Haram insurgents attacked a military formation in Borno State, security sources said on Wednesday.
Weekly Press Review 09-15 January, 2026
Clashes between the Chadian army and the MPRD rebel group have killed at least six people in the country’s south, both sides said Wednesday.



