Nigeria

La MCB Etend Ses Activités Au Nigéria

La Mauritius Commercial Bank (MCB) a annoncé son intention d’ouvrir un bureau au Nigeria, la plus grande économie d’Afrique. Thierry Hebraud, Head of Corporate & Institutional Banking de la MCB, a révélé cette nouvelle lors de l’Africa CEO Forum qui se tient actuellement à Abidjan, en Côte d’Ivoire.

1 year, 5 months ago

Nigerians boycott Coca-Cola drinks after court rules them 'poisonous'

Consumers of Sprite and Fanta have more to worry about than rotting teeth according to a Lagos High Court judge, who ruled that the Coca-Cola products could be "poisonous."

6 years, 8 months ago

Tearful scenes as kidnapped Chibok girls reunited with families

The 21 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped and released by terrorist group Boko Haram were reunited with their families amid tearful scenes on Sunday.

7 years, 1 month ago

Female Suicide Bombers Kill 58 in a Nigerian Camp Meant to Be a Safe Haven

A camp that was supposed to be a shelter from terrorism and violence instead became an instant death zone for dozens in Nigeria this week.

7 years, 10 months ago

Reports: 86 Dead as Boko Haram Burns Kids Alive

Members of the radical Islamist group Boko Haram apparently burned children alive as part of an attack in Nigeria that killed 86 people, according to reports.

7 years, 10 months ago

Boko Haram Attacks Northeast Nigerian City, Many Killed

Boko Haram Islamic extremists struck the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri for the first time in months Monday with rocket-propelled grenades and multiple suicide bombers, witnesses said. At least 30 people were killed and the death toll could go higher.

7 years, 11 months ago

Boko Haram Is Suspected After Explosion in Nigeria Kills 32

A blast in the northeastern Nigerian city of Yola on Tuesday night tore through a marketplace, killing 32 people and wounding 80 others, according to the local authorities and witnesses.

8 years ago

MTN CEO Dabengwa Resigns After $5.2 Billion Nigeria Penalty

MTN Group Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Sifiso Dabengwa unexpectedly resigned from Africa’s biggest mobile-phone operator to take responsibility for a $5.2 billion fine in Nigeria that’s wiped almost a fifth off the market value of the company.

8 years, 1 month ago

Nigerian Troops Rescue 338 People Held by Boko Haram

President Muhammadu Buhari has given his military commanders until the end of December to defeat the group

8 years, 1 month ago

Blasts in Northeast Nigeria's Maiduguri Kill at Least Seven: Red Cross

Blasts detonated by three suicide bombers in the northeastern Nigeria city of Maiduguri killed at least seven people on Tuesday, the Red Cross and a vigilante group member said.

8 years, 1 month ago

Nigeria’s Military Says it is Closing in on Boko Haram

Nigeria’s military Sunday called on Boko Haram militants to surrender, saying it was closing in on them. Spokesman Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman said the army knows all the Boko Haram hideouts and camps.

8 years, 1 month ago

More Than 100 Killed by Boko Haram Bombings in Nigeria

More than 100 people were killed Sunday evening in northern Nigeria in a quick succession of what appeared to be carefully coordinated bombings by Boko Haram, the Islamist extremist group.

8 years, 2 months ago

Boko Haram Crisis: 'Dozens Drown' Fleeing Nigeria Attack

Reports in Nigeria say as many as 60 people may have been killed after a raid on a village in the north-east by suspected Boko Haram militants.

8 years, 3 months ago

Suspected Boko Haram Bomb in Nigerian Market Kills About 50

A bomb attack on a packed market in north-eastern Nigeria bearing the hallmarks of Boko Haram killed about 50 people on Tuesday, sources told the Reuters news agency.

8 years, 3 months ago

Nigeria Boko Haram Areas 'to Get $2bn in World Bank Aid'

The World Bank has pledged $2.1bn (£1.4bn; €1.9bn) to help rebuild north-eastern parts of Nigeria, wracked by years of Boko Haram militancy, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari says.

8 years, 4 months ago