Lake Chad

The United Nations has completed plans to carve out a new territory from Nigeria and the Republic of Cameroon by July 10. The creation of the new territory to be known as the United Nations Organisation(UNO) State of Cameroon may see…

Sen. Kassim Shettima has advised Nigerians to stop demonising President Muhammadu Buhari, noting that he had done enough in trying to solve the problem of insecurity in the country. Shettima gave the advice while speaking with…

The African Development Bank (AfDB) says its investment in Nigeria stood at $4.5 billion as of March this year. Emeka Anuforo, Media Relations Officer of the bank, stated this in a statement in Abuja on Thursday. Mr Anuforo said the…

Investments in sectors like petroleum, power, aviation, agriculture, railways, and many others, featured prominently as President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, hosted the Emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad Al-thani, at State House, Abuja.…

The UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has called for urgent protection and humanitarian solutions for over seven million displaced persons across the Lake Chad Basin (LCB) region. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that…

Troops have neutralised over 100 Boko Haram terrorists in recent various clearance operations in Yobe and Borno, the Nigerian Army said in a statement on Monday. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig Gen Sani Usman, said the…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday identified population as one of the big challenges facing Nigeria. He also listed climate change and desert encroachment as other challenges. According to a statement by his Special Adviser on…

The United Nations office in Nigeria on Thursday issued a statement condemning an attack on an internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in Maiduguri during which at least eight persons were killed and some women abducted by suspected Boko…

President Muhammadu Buhari has welcomed the pledge by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation to help Nigeria tackle the Boko Haram insurgency through sound education among others. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and…

The international donor conference on Boko Haram holding in Berlin on Monday pledged 2.52 billion dollars to help countries in the Lake Chad Basin to fight Boko Haram. Germany’s Foreign Ministry said the aid would be disbursed…