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Gunmen abduct 60 in northern Nigeria, kill villagers in overnight raids | Reuters<\/span><\/a> ABUJA, Aug 6 (Reuters) – Gunmen abducted at least 45 women and children in an overnight raid on five villages in northwest Nigeria, witnesses said, in the second\u00a0<\/span>mass kidnapping<\/span><\/a>\u00a0in the area within days. The attackers returned to Sabongarin Damri on Monday and raided nearby villages including Sade, Tungar Tsalle, Tungar Sodangi and Tungar Musa Dogo, in an assault that lasted until dawn, Shehu Musa, the traditional head of Damri, told Reuters by phone late on Tuesday.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lassa fever: Death toll rises to 155 as Nigeria records 11 new cases \u2013 Daily Trust<\/span><\/a> Nigeria has recorded 11 new confirmed cases of Lassa fever, bringing the total number of infections to 822 and the death toll to 155, between January 1 and July 20, 2025. The latest data, released yesterday by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), covers epidemiological Week 29 (14th\u201320th July, 2025). It shows a Case Fatality Rate (CFR) of 18.9 per cent\u2014an increase from the 17.1 per cent recorded during the same period in 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n

22 killed in Niger road crash \u2013 Daily Trust<\/span><\/a> Twenty-two people have died and 20 others were severely injured in a lone fatal crash involving a trailer on the Lambata-Lapai road in Niger State on Monday. Aishat Sa\u2019adu, Sector Commander of the Niger State Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), who confirmed the incident to our correspondent, said 42 people were in the vehicle along with livestock when it crashed around 3am, killing 22 people on the spot.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nigeria, expecting heavy rain, issues flood alert for 19 states | Reuters<\/span><\/a> ABUJA, Aug 6 (Reuters) – Nigeria’s environment ministry issued a flood alert on Wednesday for 19 states, warning that heavy rainfall expected from August 5-9 could trigger flooding in various parts of the country. The National Flood Early Warning Center identified areas at risk, including five states in the northwest, three in the south, and four in the central region, such as Niger State, where flooding in May killed\u00a0<\/span>117 people<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and left dozens missing as well as destroying thousands of homes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Zamfara: Bandits abduct 150 persons in 4 days \u2013 Daily Trust<\/span><\/a> Bandits have abducted 150 people in a series of attacks on several communities in Zamfara State over the past four days. The spokesperson for the Zamfara State Government, Mahmud Mohammed Dantawasa, confirmed the attacks to the BBC. He neither confirmed nor denied the number of people kidnapped but said the government is making efforts to rescue the victims.<\/span><\/p>\n

Troops kill 17 Boko Haram terrorists in Borno \u2013 Daily Trust<\/span><\/a> Troops of the North East Joint Task Force, Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), have killed 17 Boko Haram\/ISWAP terrorists during clearance operations across Borno and Adamawa states.<\/span> Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Captain Reuben Kovangiya, said in a statement that the terrorists had been operating in Bama, Konduga, Gwoza, Magumeri, and Biu local government areas of Borno State, as well as Michika in Adamawa State.<\/span><\/p>\n

Zamfara: Bandits raid 16 villages, kill 5, abduct many \u2013 Daily Trust<\/span><\/a> At least five people have been reportedly killed and scores abducted in Kaura Namoda local government area of Zamfara state.<\/span> According to locals, bandits raided 16 villages across the local government between Saturday and Sunday. <\/span>A local, who pleaded anonymity confided in Daily Trust that, \u201cYesterday (Saturday) the armed bandits invaded eight villages comprising Dan \u0130sa, Kyatawa, Tudu, Gidan Haruna, Tsunburburawa, Gidan Juli, Tokarawa and Gidan Bako. They killed one person in Gidan Haruna and kidnapped eight women.<\/span><\/p>\n

INEC Begins Nationwide Voter Registration Aug. 18 | 2025 Ele<\/span><\/a> The Independent National Electoral Commission has announced the commencement of the 2025 nationwide Continuous Voter Registration exercise ahead of the upcoming elections. According to a statement by the Commission via its X handle on Friday, online pre-registration will open on Monday, August 18, 2025, through its official portal: cvr.inecnigeria.org.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rotary begins leadership training for 400 youths \u2013 Daily Trust<\/span><\/a> Rotary International, District 9127, has commenced a week-long leadership training for 400 youths selected from 16 states in northern Nigeria, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The training, tagged Rotary Youth Leadership Academy (RYLA 2025), is taking place at the Treasury Academy, Ozoro, in Abuja, with a focus on three core objectives: passion, action and reaction.<\/span><\/p>\n

NCoS: Over 53,000 inmates awaiting trial, 3,833 on death row<\/span><\/a> The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) says 53,473 prisoners are awaiting trial in custodial centres across the country are on death row.In a document released on Monday during the national joint security press briefing at the National Orientation Agency (NOA) headquarters in Abuja, the NCoS said as of July 24, the total inmate population stood at 81,558, comprising 79,615 males and 1,943 females.<\/span><\/p>\n

IPI Nigeria gives Bago 48 hours to reopen Badegi FM \u2013 Daily Trust<\/span><\/a> The International Press Institute (IPI) Nigeria has given Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago 48 hours to lift the suspension slammed on Badegi 90.1 FM, an independent radio station operating in Minna, the Niger State capital.<\/span> Bago had ordered the closure of the station during an expanded meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Minna. <\/span>He took the action allegedly in response to the station\u2019s broadcast of content critical of the state government.<\/span><\/p>\n

Police Kill 78 Terrorists, Rescue 175 in Nigeria – NOA Repor<\/span><\/a> The National Orientation Agency says the Nigeria Police Force neutralised 78 terrorists and rescued 175 kidnap victims across 326 operations conducted in the past month. The Director General of the NOA, Lanre Issa-Onilu, gave the figures at a monthly Joint Security Press Briefing held at the Headquarters of the Agency in Abuja on Monday, where he disclosed that the briefing will now be conducted monthly with the security agencies.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nigeria enacts sweeping reforms to insurance sector | Reuters<\/span><\/a> LAGOS, Aug 6 (Reuters) – Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu signed into law sweeping reforms to the insurance sector under the Insurance Industry Reform Act (NIIRA) 2025, his spokesperson said on Tuesday. The new law consolidates decades-old legislation, introducing higher capital requirements, compulsory coverage mandates, and digitisation targets to modernise the sector.<\/span><\/p>\n

PHOTOS: The moment Ex-soldiers barricaded finance ministry \u2013 Daily Trust<\/span><\/a> Angry retired military personnel on Monday protested the non-payment of their statutory entitlements.<\/span> The ex-servicemen, comprising men and women and some of them dressed in military camouflage, barricaded the main gate of the Federal Ministry of Finance in Abuja, demanding the immediate payment of outstanding shortfalls in their gratuity, Security Debarment Allowance (SDA), and parking allowance.<\/span><\/p>\n

Yobe teen beats 69 countries to win global English championship – Teen Trust News<\/span><\/a> Seventeen-year-old Nafisa Abdullah Aminu, a student from Yobe State, Nigeria, has emerged as the world\u2019s best in English language skills at the 2025 TeenEagle Global Finals held in London, United Kingdom. Nafisa, who represented Nigeria through Nigerian Tulip International College (NTIC), Yobe, outperformed over 20,000 students from 69 countries, including many from native English-speaking nations.<\/span><\/p>\n

Like Super Falcons, Tinubu gifts each D\u2019Tigress player $100k \u2013 Daily Trust<\/span><\/a> President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced a reward of $100,000 for each member of the victorious national female basketball team, D\u2019Tigress.<\/span> He announced the reward at a reception organised for the team at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Monday. <\/span>The President, who was represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, commended the team for making Nigeria proud.<\/span><\/p>\n

WAEC records worst results in 5 years \u2013 Daily Trust<\/span><\/a> Stakeholders in the education sector including educationists and parents yesterday decried the poor performance of students in the West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) conducted by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC).<\/span> The results released yesterday indicated that out of the 1,969,313 candidates who sat for the examination, only 754,545 candidates, representing 38.32 per cent, obtained credits and above in a minimum of five subjects, including English Language and Mathematics.<\/span><\/p>\n

France fast-tracks African art return in new heritage bill | Africanews<\/span><\/a> New bill allows France’s government to expedite the return of African heritage without parliamentary approval, but bureaucratic hurdles remain for former colonies.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0 <\/b>Culture minister, Rachida Dati, presented\u00a0<\/span>the law<\/span><\/a>\u00a0to the French cabinet on Wednesday, which is part of a broader commitment made in 2017 by President Emmanuel\u00a0Macron to return African heritage.<\/span> The bill aims to simplify current procedures to return cultural property that was acquired illegally; either stolen, looted or taken with violence between 1815 and 1972 during France\u2019s colonial empire.<\/span><\/p>\n

NLC raises concerns over new industrial relations policy – Yerwa Express News<\/span><\/a> Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has expressed concerns over the newly adopted National Industrial Relations Policy by the Federal Government. In a statement made available to newsmen on Saturday in Abuja, Joe Ajaero, NLC President said the new policy would make embarking on strike a criminal issue and silence trade unions.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nigerian opposition leader says he will serve one-term presidency | Africanews<\/span><\/a> One of Nigeria\u2019s main opposition leaders, Peter Obi, has come under fire for reaffirming his vow to serve only one 4-year term if elected president in 2027.<\/span> In a post on X on Sunday, he said “longevity in office is not a mark of success” citing several prominent global figures, including South Africa\u2019s Nelson Mandela.<\/span> Obi said great leadership was not measured by the length of years in office but by the quality and impact of services offered to the people.<\/span> But his comments have not gone down well with the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) and a faction of his party.<\/span> The Labour party leadership described Obi\u2019s vow as \u201cpolitical theatrics\u201d while the APC said his promise was\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Cameroon: Legal battles intensify ahead of tense presidential election | Africanews<\/span><\/a> With Cameroon’s presidential election scheduled for\u00a0<\/span>October 12<\/b>, the pre-election atmosphere has turned tense, as the\u00a0<\/span>Constitutional Council<\/b>\u00a0deliberates on\u00a0<\/span>35 appeals<\/b>\u00a0filed by candidates rejected by the electoral commission,\u00a0<\/span>Elections Cameroon (ELECAM)<\/b>. On\u00a0<\/span>Monday, August 4<\/b>, the country’s top court became the scene of political and legal drama, with lawyers and representatives of disqualified candidates confronting a heavily secured city under\u00a0<\/span>tight gendarmerie lockdown<\/b>. One of the first high-profile cases heard was that of\u00a0<\/span>L\u00e9on Theiller\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

Nigeria: Nurses call off strike after talks with government | Africanews<\/span><\/a> The Nurses’ union said in a statement Saturday that the strike was being called off following a deal with Nigeria’s government. Nurses in public hospitals had gone on a ‘warning strike’ on July 30, demanding higher pay, better working condition and increased staffing. In a statement, the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives said that the government had responded to their demands and provided “clear timelines” for honoring them. Before the agreement, the nurses had threatened to resort to an indefinte strike. The strike was suspended following a meeting with officials from the ministries of health and labour.<\/span><\/p>\n

Conservative Party’s Badenoch no longer identifies as Nigerian | Africanews<\/span><\/a> Kemi Badenoch\u00a0who was born in London but grew up in Nigeria and the United States said she had not renewed her Nigerian passport since 2000. Appearing on a podcast, the Conservative Party leader said she valued her Nigerian ancestry but that her British identity came first. Badenoch was among the last people in 1980 to automatically receive British citizenship because she was born in the UK.\u00a0 The birthright citizenship policy was removed the following year. After spending time in the US and Nigeria, Badenoch returned to the UK aged 16 to finish secondary school, and to escape\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Soldier stabs police constable to death<\/span><\/a> A new Nigerian Army recruit, Dauda Dedan, has gone into hiding after allegedly stabbing a police constable, Aaron John, to death in Jalingo, the Taraba State capital. Speaking with journalists in Jalingo on Wednesday, James Lashen, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), said the incident occurred at 9 p.m. on Monday in Mayo-Goyi, a suburb of Jalingo town. Mr Lashen said the late Mr John had been alerted to a misunderstanding between some residents of the area where he was stabbed by the soldier.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mali charges ex-prime minister over social media post | Africanews<\/span><\/a> Moussa Mara’s trial for undermining the credibility of the state has been scheduled for September 29, his lawyer said Friday. The other offence is spreading false information. The charges were announced shortly after Mara’s questioning by a judicial cybercrimes unit. He had been summoned several times for questioning in July over a social media post expressing solidarity with government critics who have been jailed. Human rights groups have criticized Mali’s shrinking democratic space since army rule returned in 2020. The country’s junta has since banned political parties and detained\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Heaven by Road: Pastor Abraham\u2019s Botched Rapture Could Still End Tragically – HumAngle<\/span><\/a> That year, the world seemed cursed. Naira was crashing against the dollar, and the price of a 50 kg bag of rice was nearing \u20a650,000. Politicians, crisscrossing the country ahead of the general elections, offered no real answers to kidnappings, terrorist killings, and gunmen violence. At Christ High Commission, a church in Ekiti,\u00a0<\/span>South West Nigeria<\/span><\/a>, preparations for what many believed would be the rapture intensified. A pastor declared the end of the world, and members began to arrive from Kaduna, Kabba, Benin, and across the country.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Lagos airport seizes over 1600 exotic birds headed for Kuwait | Africanews<\/span><\/a> Nigerian customs said they intercepted a shipment with more than 1620 live parrots and canaries that were being transported from Murtala Muhammed International Airport\u00a0in Lagos to Kuwait without a permit, in one of the biggest wildlife trafficking seizures in years.<\/span> During a routine check, customs agents seized ring-necked parakeets and green and yellow-fronted canaries, two protected species, at the airport on July 31, the authority said in a statement late Monday.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nigeria records 320% growth in app downloads \u2013 Google – Yerwa Express News<\/span><\/a> Google on Thursday said that Nigeria has witnessed a digital surge, ranking sixth globally for\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>app<\/span><\/a>\u00a0downloads, with a 320 per cent rise in just two years. The West Africa Director, Google, Olumide Balogun, said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos. According to him, it shows a market with deeper engagement, higher loyalty, and richer\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

600m people lack access to electricity in Africa \u2013 Adesina – Yerwa Express News<\/span><\/a> Dr Akinwumi Adesina has said that, Africa has some of the largest renewable energy sources, yet 600 million people lack access to electricity in the continent. To bridge the massive energy deficit, Adesina, the outgoing President of Africa Development Bank, AfDB, said the continent needed huge investment opportunities in the sector.<\/span><\/p>\n

WAEC reviewing 2025 WASSCE result over glitches, halts result checker<\/span><\/a> The\u00a0<\/span>West African Examinations Council<\/b><\/a>\u00a0(WAEC) said it is currently reviewing the recently released results of the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for School Candidates, after it discovered technical issues in the results. In a statement by its spokesperson, Moyosola Adesina, WAEC said the technical issues were discovered during an internal review of the results released on Monday. The examination body has, therefore, temporarily restricted access to the result checker pending the conclusion of the review.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nigeria’s research institute reports zero mother-to-child HIV transmission among women on treatment<\/span><\/a> The\u00a0<\/span>Nigerian Institute of Medical Research<\/b><\/a>\u00a0(NIMR) has reported that all pregnant women receiving HIV care at its facility have delivered babies without transmitting the virus to them. This was revealed during the keynote address delivered by NIMR\u2019s Director-General, John Obafunwa, at the opening of the 7th National Council on AIDS (NCA) on Tuesday in Lagos. Mr Obafunwa, a professor, represented the Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Iziaq Salako. He noted that as of June 2025, the institute was providing HIV care to 5,444 adults, 64 children and 16 pregnant women.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nigerian man extradited to U.S. over $3M fraud schemes | Africanews<\/span><\/a> A Nigerian man, Chukwuemeka Victor Amachukwu, 39, has been extradited from France to the U.S. to face charges of hacking, wire fraud, and identity theft, the Justice Department announced. Amachukwu and his Nigeria-based co-conspirators allegedly hacked U.S. tax firms, stole personal data, and filed fake tax returns scamming the IRS out of at least $2.5 million. He\u2019s also accused of running an investment scam and fraudulently obtaining $819,000 from the Small Business Administration\u2019s disaster loan program. He was arrested in France and brought to New York, where he now faces multiple federal charges and potentially decades in prison.<\/span><\/p>\n

6 die in Katsina building collapse – Yerwa Express News<\/span><\/a> No fewer than six persons have died after a building collapsed during a heavy downpour in Dankama Local Government Area, LGA, of Katsina State. The incident occurred around 2 a.m. on Tuesday while the victims were asleep, claiming the lives of a mother and five of her children. The victims\u2019 husband and father, Muhammad Sani, confirmed the tragic incident to reporters in Katsina on Tuesday.<\/span><\/p>\n

Peace and Security<\/b><\/p>\n

Terrorist Bello Turji surrenders arms, releases captives after Islamic clerics’ intervention<\/span><\/a> Zamfara terrorism kingpin, Bello Turji, has released 32 kidnapped persons and agreed to stop attacking farmers following a series of meetings with some Islamic clerics in his hideout. Musa Yusuf, a cleric popularly known as Asadus-Sunnah, disclosed the development at a religious gathering on Monday in Kaduna. Mr Yusuf said Mr Turji also surrendered some of his arms after the meeting in the Shinkafi Local Government Area of\u00a0<\/span>Zamfara State<\/b><\/a>. The cleric said Shinkafi residents engaged his team of clerics to appeal to Mr Turji to let them access their farms in the forest. He said the meeting took place three times in July in the Fakai forest.<\/span><\/p>\n

Borno residents slam Nigeria\u2019s failed militant reintegration program | Africanews<\/span><\/a> Nigeria\u2019s Borno state is at the epicentre of an insurgency driven by the militant Islamist groups Boko Haram and its rival faction, the Islamic State’s West Africa Provincem or ISWAP.<\/span>\u00a0 <\/b>Ali – not his real name – was a commander in ISWAP for almost a decade. Two years ago, he left the group in an amnesty deal offered by the Nigerian government.\u00a0<\/span> But now he says he\u2019s ready to take up arms again:<\/span> “The government promised us jobs. That was the agreement. I don\u2019t have anything: no food, no job. When we go back, we are going to attack, fight a war so we can eat and feed our families.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Mali seizes inflatable cars it says armed groups planned using as decoys | Africanews<\/span><\/a> The Malian army said it has seized 20 inflatable vehicles it said were intended for use by armed groups operating in the country.<\/span> The country’s military released footage showing the inflatable cars, some resembling Land Cruisers, a popular make of pickup truck across Africa.<\/span> Malian state television reported that armed groups operating in the country planned to use them as decoys to trick drones into wasting expensive missiles by firing at them.<\/span> Rida Lyammouri, a Sahel expert at the Moroccan think tank, the Policy Center for the New South, said the inflatable vehicles are a good alternative for armed groups.<\/span><\/p>\n

Armed men on motorbikes kill 11, kidnap 70 in northwest Nigeria | Reuters<\/span><\/a> MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, Aug 4 (Reuters) – Armed men on motorbikes killed 11 people and kidnapped at least 70 others, including women and children, in a village in northwest Nigeria, witnesses said, in a region plagued by\u00a0<\/span>mass abductions<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and unrest. The attackers opened fire as they rode into Sabongarin Damri in Zamfara State late on Saturday, resident Isa Sani told Reuters.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Birnin Gwari: Motorcycle, phone thefts replace abductions \u2013 Daily Trust<\/span><\/a> After a peace deal signed in October 2024 between communities in Birnin Gwari LGA of Kaduna State and so-called repentant bandits, residents said a new wave of insecurity is threatening the fragile calm.<\/span> The peace initiative comes after nearly a decade of violence that made the Kaduna-Birnin Gwari highway one of Nigeria\u2019s most dangerous roads. From 2015, residents faced relentless attacks and abductions, with travellers forced to rely on military escorts-often with limited success.<\/span><\/p>\n

UN names Nigerian poet global peace advocate | Africanews<\/span><\/a> Nigerian poet, human rights activist, and Pan-Africanist, Maryam Bukar Hassan (aka Alhanislam), has been appointed the United Nations\u2019 first ever Global Advocate for Peace.<\/span> Hailing from Borno State, her advocacy intensified after witnessing the hardships in her home region, especially the devastating impact of the Boko Haram insurgency.<\/span> She met with UN Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres and other officials at UN Headquarters in New York, before giving a moving performance, \u201cPeace is a Verb\u201d, at the Central Park Summerstage music festival.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tinubu condoles with Ghanaian President on fatal helicopter crash<\/span><\/a> President Bola Tinubu extends his deepest condolences to President John Mahama, the government and people of Ghana following the helicopter crash that claimed the lives of Defence Minister Edward Omane Boamah, Environment Minister Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, and six others. President Tinubu assures President Mahama and all Ghanaians that the thoughts and prayers of the government and people of Nigeria are with them during this time of profound national loss.<\/span><\/p>\n

Zamfara: Bandits demanded N56m to allow farming this year \u2013 Farmers \u2013 Daily Trust<\/span><\/a> Farmers in Dan Isa district, Kaura Namoda local government area of Zamfara state, said bandits have threatened them this rainy season. Confirming the development to Daily Trust in a telephone conversation, the Ward Head of the area, Malam Hassan Yarima, said each of the 35 villages under his district paid N800,000 before residents were allowed to farm.<\/span><\/p>\n

Reports say police broke Sowore\u2019s hand during forced transfer from detention cell<\/span><\/a> The Nigeria Police Force has come under criticism after allegedly breaking the hand of human rights activist and Sahara Reporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore, during an attempt to forcibly transfer him from custody to court on Thursday morning. Amnesty International, which\u00a0<\/span>disclosed the incident<\/b><\/a>, said the activist was subjected to violence by officers at the Force Intelligence Department (FID) in Abuja around 6:00 a.m. The rights group described the action as a blatant violation of human rights and due process.<\/span><\/p>\n

NDA\u2019s curriculum is designed to tackle insecurity \u2013 Commandant – Yerwa Express News<\/span><\/a> Maj.-Gen. Abdul Khalifah, the Commandant of the Nigeria Defence Academy, NDA, says that its curriculum is designed to produce officers that would tackle the current security challenges in the country. The commandant said this at the ongoing Exercise Camp Highland for Army Cadets of Regular Course 72 and Short Service Course 48 on Saturday in Jos.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cameroon judicial body backs barring of opposition presidential candidate | Reuters<\/span><\/a> YAOUNDE, Aug 5 (Reuters) – Cameroon’s Constitutional Council on Tuesday upheld a decision to reject the candidacy of Maurice Kamto, the main rival to President Paul Biya, in a presidential election on October 12. The electoral commission\u00a0<\/span>in July<\/span><\/a>\u00a0excluded Kamto from the list of candidates approved to contest the vote. It said Kamto was barred because he was running under the banner of the MANIDEM party, which also supported a second candidate.<\/span><\/p>\n

Humanitarian<\/b><\/p>\n

Yola Residents Struggle To Rebuild After Floods\u00a0 – HumAngle<\/span><\/a> In the early hours of Sunday, July 27, as most of Yola South slept, a violent\u00a0<\/span>flood<\/span><\/a>\u00a0tore through the communities of Sabon Pegi, Yolde Pate, and Shagari, submerging homes and shaking lives in the darkness. Panic spread as terrified families scrambled to higher ground with parents clutching their children and whatever belongings they could salvage. While\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Fields of Fear: Militia attacks in Benue force women off farmlands<\/span><\/a> \u201cEvery morning, I pray to God that I won\u2019t give birth at the hospital, because I won\u2019t be able to pay the hospital bill,\u201d says Terguhe Akpaku as she wipes mucus from the nose of one of her twin children. Mrs Akpaku is pregnant with her ninth child. Normally, by this time, she would either be working on her cassava farm in Tse-Vinde, a community in Ukum, Benue State, with her fingers deep in the red earth, or\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

EU allocates \u20ac250,000 to support IDPs in Benue, Plateau<\/span><\/a> The\u00a0<\/span>European Union<\/b><\/a>\u00a0has allocated \u20ac250,000 as humanitarian aid for victims displaced by violent armed groups in Benue and Plateau states. In a statement on Thursday, the EU delegation in Nigeria said the funding will be used to provide cash support for the victims as well as water, sanitation, healthcare, psychosocial support and essential household items. According to the commission, the funding is part of its contribution to the Disaster Response Emergency Fund (DREF) of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).<\/span><\/p>\n

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Cholera still endemic in Nigeria \u2014 UNICEF – Yerwa Express News<\/span><\/a> 3,109 suspected cases, 86 deaths across 34 states United Nations Children\u2019s Fund, UNICEF, says Nigeria has the second highest cases of cholera outbreak in West and Central Africa. UNICEF Regional Director for West and Central Africa, Gilles Fagninou, said on Wednesday that cholera outbreak in Nigeria had become endemic. \u201cCholera remains endemic in Nigeria, with the country experiencing recurrent major outbreaks in recent years.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

24,000 Nigerians declare missing since 2015 \u2013 ICRC – SolaceBase<\/span><\/a> No fewer than 24,000 Nigerians were declared missing by their families, according to\u00a0<\/span>International Committee of the Red Cross<\/span><\/a>\u00a0( ICRC ) data. Mar\u00eda Toscano, an ICRC Protection of Family Links Team Leader, who made this known at a media workshop in Maiduguri, said the international body was still on their trail. The diplomat said Borno had the highest number of missing persons, with about 9,000 out of the 16,000 registered by ICRC in the north-east.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nigeria’s health minister seeks new public health order for Africa<\/span><\/a> Nigeria\u2019s Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Pate, has called for a new vision for global health that places Africa at the core of future governance, trade, financing and innovation. Speaking on Tuesday at the Africa Health Sovereignty Summit in Accra, Ghana, Mr Pate challenged existing frameworks that reduced global health to a narrow set of diseases or priorities largely shaped by external narratives:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Atiku offers Yobe teenagers scholarships after win at global competition \u2013 Daily Trust<\/span><\/a> The dreams of three young Nigerian girls took flight recently, not on an eagle\u2019s wings but through their own academic brilliance. Nafisa Abdullahi, Rukaiya Mohammed Fema, and Khadija Kashim Kalli, all global winners at the recent TeenEagle Global finals, have been awarded a life-changing fully-funded scholarship by the Atiku Abubakar Foundation (AAF).<\/span><\/p>\n

Rains may trigger cholera in Bauchi, expert warns – Yerwa Express News<\/span><\/a> Dr Ibrahim Kabir, an environmentalist and former Director-General of the Bauchi State Environmental Protection Agency, BASEPA, has raised the alarm over a possible cholera outbreak as the rainy season intensifies. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Bauchi, Kabir urged residents to adopt strict hygiene and environmental safety measures to prevent an outbreak.<\/span><\/p>\n

Study flags gaps in media coverage of Nigeria\u2019s poverty alleviation programmes<\/span><\/a> A new study by Nigerian media and governance researcher, Olasunkanmi Arowolo, has raised concerns over the way Nigeria\u2019s flagship poverty alleviation initiatives are reported. The study, which formed the basis of Mr Arowolo\u2019s recently concluded PhD thesis at the University of Kent, United Kingdom, examined Nigeria\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>National Social Investment Programmes<\/b><\/a>\u00a0(NSIP) and how they are covered by both traditional and digital media platforms. His thesis, titled \u201cPoverty, Politics, and the Press: Uncovering the Complexities of Media Coverage on<\/span><\/p>\n

Losses, Lamentations as Drought Ravages Farming Communities in Taraba – HumAngle<\/span><\/a> Felix Yupenda depends entirely on his harvests to sustain his family. He is a local farmer in Wukari, Taraba State,\u00a0<\/span>North East Nigeria<\/span><\/a>, who grew up on the farm and has worked there for over 30 years. \u201cI learnt how to cultivate yam and cassava from my father, but I also supplement it with other crops like rice, beans, and Guinea corn,\u201d he told HumAngle. He had planted yam seedlings weeks ago, taking advantage of the moist soil left behind by an early rainfall. But since then, the rains have ceased, and he is worried that his seedlings might rot in the\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Borno govt to resettle 5,000 IDPs before rainy season ends \u2014 Daily Nigerian<\/span><\/a> Borno government plans to resettle no fewer than 5,000 Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, from five Bama communities before the end of the rainy season. Governor Babagana Umara Zulum made this known on Friday during a courtesy visit to the Shehu of Bama, Dr Umar Kyari Umar El-Kanemi. The communities targeted for resettlement are Goniri, Bula Kuriye, Mayanti, Abbaram and Darajamal.<\/span><\/h4>\n

Climate Migrants: The Rural Farmers Chased Into Abuja by Droughts – HumAngle<\/span><\/a> Aminu Ishaku now earns a living as a commercial motorcyclist in Abuja. His family has five hectares of land in Chadari, a farming village in Kano State\u2019s Makoda Local Government Area,\u00a0<\/span>North West Nigeria<\/span><\/a>, where they once planted maize, sorghum, and millet, crops that fed and earned them some money. Until 2021, the land never failed them completely. Some years, it brought 10 bags of sorghum, seven of millet, and nine of maize.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

NEMA gets N10bn funding for 2025 flood response<\/span><\/a> The National Emergency Management Agency has received an allocation of N10bn from the National Economic Council to strengthen its preparedness and response efforts ahead of the 2025 flood season. The funding is aimed at supporting nationwide flood mitigation and response efforts. The approval was made during the NEC meeting held on Thursday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting, chaired by Vice President Senator Kashim Shettima, also featured a presentation by NEMA\u2019s Director General, Mrs. Zubaida Umar, on the current status of floods across the country and the agency\u2019s response strategies.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nigeria Floods 2025: 165 Dead, 119,791 Affected | NEMA Repor<\/span><\/a> The National Emergency Management Agency said no fewer than 165 persons have died, 82 missing and 119,791 persons have been affected by this year\u2019s flooding. NEMA revealed this in its data dashboard on Friday. The agency also stated that 138 persons sustained various degrees of injuries, 43,936 displaced, 8,594 houses affected and 8,278 farmlands destroyed across 43 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in 19 States.<\/span><\/p>\n

Health insurance: Over 90% of Nigerians still uninsured, says HCPAN – Healthwise<\/span><\/a> Over 90 per cent of Nigerians are still not covered by any form of health insurance, the Health Care Providers Association of Nigeria has said. The association warned that with the figure of uninsured Nigerians, the country is far from achieving universal health coverage. The HCPAN revealed this during its Midyear Extraordinary General Meeting\/Capacity Building Programme organised by the Lagos State chapter. The \u200eevent had \u201cAppraisal of Health Insurance Coverage in Nigeria: Business Opportunity for Healthcare Providers\u201d as its theme.<\/span><\/p>\n

Flood destroys houses, schools, farms in Plateau, Bauchi, Niger \u2013 Daily Trust<\/span><\/a> A\u00a0torrential downpour on Sunday wreaked widespread destruction across communities in Plateau and Bauchi states, leaving scores of houses destroyed, farmlands submerged, and hundreds of residents displaced.<\/span> In the Menkaat community, Shimankar district, Shendam Local Government Area of Plateau State, over 50 houses, including schools and a worship centre, were destroyed.<\/span><\/p>\n

WHO DG urges Africa to break aid dependency, strengthen health system<\/span><\/a> The Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Ghebreyesus, on Tuesday, urged African leaders to shake off the yoke of aid dependency and invest in resilient, country-owned health systems. Mr Ghebreyesus made the call at the Africa Health Sovereignty Summit in Accra, Ghana, convened under the ambitious Accra Initiative. He commended President John Mahama of Ghana for his bold leadership in convening the summit and championing reforms aimed at increasing domestic health financing.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nigerians are hungry \u2013 Daily Trust<\/span><\/a> To declare that many Nigerians are hungry, suffering, and struggling to survive under hard economic conditions imposed by several economic factors including record-high inflation rates is simply a restatement of the most obvious. While the terribly depleted purchasing power of the citizens continues to bite, the purported reduction of food prices has made little sense to millions of\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Flooding: People are reluctant to vacate homes \u2013 NEMA, SEMA raise alarm – Yerwa Express News<\/span><\/a> National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, and its counterparts in Anambra, Ebonyi and Enugu states said they have set up machineries to respond to the impending floods in the zone. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Nigeria Meteorological Agency, NIMET, and Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency have issued fresh warnings about possible flooding in about 19 states in the country and called for preparedness to prevent the disaster.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Nigeria’s July oil output tops 1.8 million bpd, regulator says | Reuters<\/span><\/a> LAGOS, Aug 4 (Reuters) – Nigeria’s oil production surpassed 1.8 million barrels per day (bpd) last month, with current average output at 1.78 million bpd, the head of the country’s upstream regulator said on Monday. The West African country, Africa’s largest oil producer, relies on crude oil for nearly two-thirds of government revenue and over 80% of foreign currency earnings, making production gains critical for stabilising its economy.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Oando Achieves 63% production growth, posts \u20a61.72 trillion revenue half year 2025<\/span><\/a> Africa\u2019s leading indigenous energy solutions provider, Oando, has published its unaudited results for the six months ended 30 June 2025. The company\u2019s upstream business recorded strong production performance with a 63% year-on-year growth, averaging 37,012 boepd in H1 2025. This includes crude oil production up 77% to 10,479 bopd, gas volumes up 54% to 25,399 boepd, and NGL production up 375% to 1,135 bpd. The company attributes this performance to the consolidation of the NAOC JV interest and improved uptime across key assets.<\/span><\/p>\n

FG to Rebuild Lagos Airport Terminal<\/span><\/a> The Federal Government plans to demolish and rebuild the old international terminal at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos as part of a broader effort to modernise Nigeria\u2019s busiest airport and improve passenger experience, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development,\u00a0<\/span>Festus Keyamo<\/b><\/a>, has announced. Mr Keyamo, who shared details of the plan on his verified X and Facebook pages on Thursday morning, said the overhaul was recently approved by the Federal Executive Council (FEC). He described the project as a major step towards meeting international standards and addressing the terminal\u2019s decades-long decline.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Group urges government intervention in Dangote\u2019s petroleum supply plan<\/span><\/a> A group, the\u00a0<\/span>Natural Oil and Gas Suppliers Association of Nigeria<\/b><\/a>\u00a0(NOGASA), has called on the federal government to intervene in Dangote Refinery\u2019s plan to directly supply petroleum products to end-users, citing potential job losses and industry instability. Benneth Korie, the president of NOGASA, made the call while speaking on Thursday at the association\u2019s Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in Abuja. On 15 June, the Dangote Petroleum Refinery announced a major initiative to transform Nigeria\u2019s fuel distribution landscape. At the time, the company said that effective 15 August, it will begin\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Abuja overtakes Lagos as Nigeria\u2019s foreign investment destination \u2013 Daily Trust<\/span><\/a> The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has emerged as the top destination for foreign investment into Nigeria, according to a report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The report titled Nigeria Capital importation, Q1 2025, said the FCT attracted $3.04bn to come first from the $2.54bn Lagos attracted during the period.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tinubu signs Nigerian Insurance Bill to boost $1trn economy \u2013 Daily Trust<\/span><\/a> President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assented to the Nigerian Insurance Industry Reform Bill, 2025. The Presidency said the bill is a landmark legislation to strengthen Nigeria\u2019s financial sector and accelerate the nation\u2019s march toward a $1 trillion economy. <\/span>Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy in a statement said, \u201cthe Nigerian Insurance Industry Reform Act (NIIRA) 2025 repeals and consolidates several outdated insurance laws into a single, modern legal framework.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

FG woos investors for 150,000-hectare sugar production \u2013 Daily Trust<\/span><\/a> The Executive Secretary of the National Sugar Development Council (NSDC), Mr. Kamar Bakrin, has called on members of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) and other potential investors to seize the immense opportunities currently available in Nigeria\u2019s sugar sector, adding that 150,000 hectares is currently available for sugar production.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2018How Nigeria can tap into $15.7trn global AI economy\u2019 \u2013 Daily Trust<\/span><\/a> With Artificial Intelligence (AI) expected to contribute $15.7 trillion to the global economy by 2030, Nigeria stands a big chance of getting a large share if the federal government prioritises investments in the sector, an ICT firm has said. A Microsoft Partner and leading technology enabler, ICIT Solutions, also said the federal government should increase investment in Artificial Intelligence (AI) to accelerate the transformation of Nigeria\u2019s micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs).<\/span><\/p>\n

Eterna Plc reports N157.7 half year revenue \u2013 Daily Trust<\/span><\/a> Eterna Plc, a leading Nigerian integrated energy company, has maintained profitability as it\u00a0 reported N1.6billion\u00a0 Pre-tax Profit in H1 2025. The Company\u2019s unaudited financial results show revenue rose to N157.7 billion, representing a 7% increase from N147.5 billion in the corresponding period of 2024. <\/span>This improvement was driven primarily by enhanced operational execution and strategic market positioning, according to a statement by the firm.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2018Currency reforms strengthening Nigeria\u2019s fiscal resilience\u2019 \u2013 Daily Trust<\/span><\/a> Standard Chartered has reiterated its commitment to accelerating Africa\u2019s economic resilience and long-term development through trade finance, sustainability finance and infrastructure investments. In the recently released Global Focus H2 2025\u00a0<\/span>Report,<\/b>\u00a0Sub-Saharan Africa\u2019s (SSA), it stated that economic resilience is strengthening, driven by improving macroeconomic conditions in both established and frontier markets.<\/span><\/p>\n

Manufacturers patronising local raw materials will pay lower taxes \u2013 FG \u2013 Daily Trust<\/span><\/a> Nigerian manufacturers who research, develop and patronize local raw materials will soon be paying significantly lower taxes, the Director General\/CEO of Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC), Professor Nnanyelugo Ike-Muonso, disclosed Tuesday. He said the incentive is an instrumental tool for attracting private-sector investment and stimulating technology-driven manufacturing in Nigeria.<\/span><\/p>\n

We can\u2019t continue vehicle importation in Africa \u2013 Adesina \u2013 Daily Trust<\/span><\/a> President of the Africa Development Bank Group (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has said Nigeria and African countries cannot continue to import automobiles. Adesina stated that the African governments must support indigenous entrepreneurs and businesses with the right infrastructures especially power to thrive. <\/span>He spoke when he visited a Lagos-based Electric Vehicle Assembly plant, Saglev located in Imota outskirt of the state.<\/span><\/p>\n

Oando Achieves 63% production growth, posts \u20a61.72 trillion revenue half year 2025<\/span><\/a> Africa\u2019s leading indigenous energy solutions provider, Oando, has published its unaudited results for the six months ended 30 June 2025. The company\u2019s upstream business recorded strong production performance with a 63% year-on-year growth, averaging 37,012 boepd in H1 2025. This includes crude oil production up 77% to 10,479 bopd, gas volumes up 54% to 25,399 boepd, and NGL production up 375% to 1,135 bpd. The company attributes this performance to the consolidation of the NAOC JV interest and improved uptime across key assets.<\/span><\/p>\n

Orange to use OpenAI’s latest models to work with African languages | Reuters<\/span><\/a> STOCKHOLM, Aug 5 (Reuters) – French mobile operator Orange\u00a0<\/span>(ORAN.PA), opens new tab<\/span><\/a>\u00a0said on Tuesday it plans to use OpenAI’s latest AI models with African languages. The benefits of AI models have largely bypassed African languages, numbering over 2,000, due to challenges such as lack of data and limited computational resources, according to\u00a0<\/span>researchers, opens new tab<\/span><\/a>\u00a0at Cornell University in the United States and a report by journal Nature.<\/span><\/p>\n

Africa braces for fallout as US tariff deadline is pushed back a week<\/span><\/a> African countries have gained an extra week to renegotiate trade terms with Washington, with new US tariffs\u00a0\u2013 including steep hikes for South Africa and Algeria\u00a0\u2013 now due to take effect on 7 August. The latest executive order signed by President Trump introduces a flat 15 percent tariff on most African exports to the United States, replacing a patchwork of earlier rates.<\/span><\/p>\n



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