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Nigeria central bank announces first rate cut since Covid

Nigeria's central bank has today announced its first rate cut since 2020 from 27.5% to 27% on the back of easing - if still biting - inflation.

Business • 23 Sep

The man had been working at a chicken farm in Co Cavan and was arrested for deportation in May

Man deported wins appeal to apply for protection again

A man who was deported from Ireland to Nigeria earlier this summer has been granted leave to return to look again for international protection, effectively overturning his deportation order.

Ireland • 14 Aug

The group of 35 people left on a chartered flight to Nigeria (stock image)

28 people deported to Nigeria detained prior to flight

Twenty-eight of the 35 people who were deported to Nigeria on a charter flight from Ireland this week were held in custody prior to their deportation.

Ireland • 07 Jun

Principal says children distressed after friends deported

Two brothers who were among 35 people deported from Ireland this week were described as "really popular" and fully integrated into their Dublin primary school.

Ireland • 06 Jun

Cost of deporting 35 people to Nigeria was €325k

Thirty-five people, including five children, have been deported from Ireland to Nigeria at a cost of €325,000.

Ireland • 05 Jun

It was not immediately clear what caused the collapse, but residents said it came after three days of heavy rains

22 killed, 60 injured in Nigeria school collapse

At least 22 people, mostly pupils as they were sitting their exams, were killed after a school in central Nigeria collapsed, the Red Cross and witnesses said.

World • 13 Jul 24

The Nigerian military took back the town of Gwoza in 2015 from militants

At least 18 people killed in series of Nigeria attacks

At least 18 people have been killed and 19 seriously wounded in attacks targeting a wedding, a hospital and a funeral in northeastern Nigeria, authorities said.

World • 30 Jun 24

The incident happened in the northwest Kaduna State

Nigeria vows punishment for drone attack that killed 85

Nigeria's government has promised to punish those responsible for an army drone strike that killed at least 85 civilians by mistake as condemnation and calls for an investigation grew.

World • 07 Dec 23

The four Nigerian stowaways were rescued by Brazilian police

Four rescued after 14 days on ship's rudder in Atlantic

Four Nigerian men survived 14 days at sea, hidden above a ship's rudder, before being rescued by Brazilian police.

World • 02 Aug 23

River capsizes are common in Nigeria, due to overloading, lax safety procedures and heavy flooding in the rainy season (Stock image)

More than 100 dead in Nigeria river boat accident

More than 100 people have drowned in north central Nigeria after a boat carrying families returning from a wedding sank in a river, police and local authorities said.

World • 14 Jun 23

Peter Obi made the announcement during a press briefing in Abuja

Obi says he, not Tinubu, won Nigeria's election

Nigerian presidential candidate Peter Obi has said that he had won last Saturday's election, called Bola Tinubu's victory fraudulent and promised to secure the top job through legal means.

World • 02 Mar 23

Bola Tinubu, the candidate for All Progressives Congress (APC) party, won 8.8 million votes in Nigeria's presidential election

Nigeria ruling party candidate Tinubu wins presidency

Ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu won Nigeria's highly disputed weekend election, electoral authorities said, securing the former Lagos governor the presidency of Africa's most populous democracy.

World • 01 Mar 23

Voters stayed up late at night in many locations to observe the count and 'protect' the ballots

Nigeria gets early results from tight election race

Nigerians are waiting anxiously for first results after a tight presidential election among three frontrunners that has energised Africa's most populous nation, where many long for change.

World • 26 Feb 23

People queue to vote during the 2023 Presidential and National Assembly Elections in Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria

Nigeria counts votes after tight election

Nigerians have voted in a tight election with three frontrunners vying to be the new president of Africa's most populous democracy, while angry voters complained about delays and technical problems at some polling stations.

World • 25 Feb 23

In Nigeria, a credible third-party candidate, Peter Obi, is leading in the polls

'Obidients' are banking on a Nigerian election upset

Today, voters in Nigeria will vote in a general election. A credible third-party candidate is leading in the polls, and his election would count as a major upset, reports Kagweni Micheni.

World • 25 Feb 23

People walk past a flooded street in Abuja, Nigeria, last month

Nigeria floods toll has passed 600: government

More than 600 people are now known to have perished in the worst floods in a decade in Nigeria, according to a new toll released yesterday.

World • 17 Oct 22

The artefacts were seized in a British military incursion, and ended up in museums in Europe and the United States (Photo Credit: Horniman Museum and Gardens)

London museum to return 72 artefacts to Nigeria

London's Horniman Museum has said it would return 72 artefacts, including 12 brass plaques known as Benin Bronzes, looted from Benin City by British soldiers in 1897 to the Nigerian government.

UK • 08 Aug 22

The incident happened near the displaced persons' camp in Bama

Old bomb kills 13 scrap scavengers in northeast Nigeria

Thirteen scrap-metal collectors in northeast Nigeria's Borno state were killed when a bomb they excavated blew up.

World • 26 Jul 22

Met Police said two people were arrested

Two arrested in UK over child organ harvesting plot

A Nigerian politician has been charged with allegedly plotting to harvest the organs of a child in the UK.

UK • 23 Jun 22

The bishop said that President Higgins' comments were 'rubbing salt to the injuries of all who have suffered terrorism in Nigeria' (File photo: RollingNews.ie)

Nigerian bishop criticises Higgins' shooting statement

The bishop of a diocese in Nigeria where 40 parishioners were shot dead earlier this month has criticised President Michael D Higgins for his comments on the incident.

Ireland • 13 Jun 22

State officials visit injured victims on hospital beds following the attack

At least 21 killed in Catholic church attack in Nigeria

Gunmen killed at least 21 people, including children, in an attack on a Catholic church in southwest Nigeria today, local officials said, in violence that drew widespread international condemnation.

World • 06 Jun 22

Nigeria is Africa's largest crude producer, but costs are high due to frequent accidents and insecurity (File image)

Nigerian oil vessel with 10 people aboard catches fire

A floating oil vessel with 10 crew members on board has caught fire following an explosion in southern Nigeria's Delta region, its operator said.

World • 03 Feb 22

The 21-storey building in Ikoyi district collapsed on Monday

Death toll in Nigeria high-rise collapse rises to 36

The death toll from the collapse of a high-rise building in an upscale area of Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos has risen to 36.

World • 04 Nov 21

Dozens of women and children were among those rescued

Nigeria rescues nearly 200 kidnap victims

Nigerian security forces have rescued nearly 200 kidnap victims during raids on camps of criminal gangs in dense forests in the country's northwest, police said.

World • 08 Oct 21

A woman walks past contaminated lands in Nigeria

Shell agrees €95m payment over 1970 Nigeria oil spills

Oil giant Shell has agreed to pay around €95 million to communities in southern Nigeria over crude spills in 1970, the company and the community's lawyer said.

World • 12 Aug 21