Federal Government has concluded arrangements for the establishment of trauma centres in the North East and other areas affected by the Boko Haram crisis to treat victims before the end of this year. It will also set up healthcare centres/clinics in each of the ward areas of the federation in order...

We cook 940 bags of rice per meal, says Gov Shettima By Zika Bobby BORNO State Governor, Kashim Shettima said about 940 bags of rice were needed to provide a decent meal for those living in the 31 internally displaced persons (IDP’s) camps in Maiduguri. He spoke to a team of the Federal Rad...

Over 1030 birds from 35 farms affected by the recent outbreak of the avian influenza in Kano state have been killed as a measure taken to curtail the spread of the disease in the state and beyond. This was disclosed by Kano State Director of Veterinary Services at the state Ministry of Agriculture...

The Boko Haram insurgents are leveraging on Information and Communications Technology (ICT) to prolong its war against Nigeria, a top federal government official has said. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja said the government was h...

Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Wednesday gave a press conference at the Geneva Press Club to a packed audience of diplomats, policy makers and journalists where he gave details of his post presidential focus and touched on some of the roles his administration played in key areas of the Nig...

(Updates deaths, adds mayor quote) DOUALA Jan 28 (Reuters) - Two suicide bombers killed four people at a school in northern Cameroon on Thursday, local officials said, the latest attack in a central African country struggling to contain violence blamed on Boko Haram militants in neighbouring Nige...

The National IHR Focal Point of Nigeria has notified WHO of different outbreaks of Lassa fever occurring in the country. Details of the outbreaks Between August 2015 and 23 January 2016, 159 suspected cases of Lassa fever, including 82 deaths, were reported across 19 states. Investigations are o...

Twin suicide attacks have been reported in Cameroon’s northern town, Kerawa. Two suicide bombers believed to have targeted a school in the region lost their lives in the terror attack. There’s however no claim of responsibility by any group. According to a source, the public school had been...

Attacks from Boko Haram militants are hurting the economies of Chad and northern Cameroon. The militants often attack trucks transporting goods to the two central African nations. Some of the goods come from Borno state in nearby Nigeria. Naffissa Adja works at one of the most popular stores i...

Au Niger, les opposants demandent la libération de leurs militants en détention arbitraire et refusent de signer le code de bonne conduite. Ils seraient une dizaine dont Hama Amadou, ancien président de l'assemblée nationale et candidat à la présidentielle, a être écroués. "Il ne s'agit pas de...