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FILE - Houses and buildings are partially submerged following a dam collapse in Maiduguri, Nigeria, Sept 10, 2024. (AP Photos/ Musa Ajit Borno, File)

A Nigerian city devastated by flooding has quickly recovered. Locals credit community spirit

Last September, torrential rains swept across West and Central Africa, causing devastating floods. Maiduguri, capital of the fragile Nigerian state of Borno plagued by the Boko Haram insurgency, was among the hardest-hit areas: Lives were lost, hundreds of thousands were displaced, markets were dest

Nigeria's President Bola Ahmed Tinubu speaks at the opening ceremony of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (Greg Baker/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Nigerian leader suspends the governor of an oil-rich state in rare emergency rule

A Kenya-based content moderator views in Nairobi, Kenya, Tuesday, March 11, 2025, a photo of a former colleague, Ladi Anzaki Olubunm, who died in unclear circumstances (AP Photo/Evelyne Musambi)

Kenya-based content moderators mourn Nigerian colleague who ‘was desperate to go home’

FILE- A woman waits to have the malaria vaccine R21/Matrix-M administered to her child at the comprehensive Health Centre in Agudama-Epie, in Yenagoa, Nigeria, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba, File)

No disease is deadlier in Africa than malaria. Trump’s US aid cuts weaken the fight against it

This cover image released by Knopf shows "Dream Count" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. (Knopf via AP)

Book Review: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s latest novel marks a vibrant return

Nigeria’s Catholic faithful pray for Pope’s recovery as they mark Ash Wednesday in Lagos

As Catholics worldwide marked the beginning of Lent on Ash Wednesday, worshippers across Nigeria offered prayers for the health of Pope Francis, who has been facing recent health challenges.

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Nigerian gasoline tanker explosion kills at least 70 people, authorities say

African grey parrots threatened by illegal trafficking

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Nigerian authorities confirm meningitis outbreak in northwest has killed 26 people since January

Nigerian Senate suspends a female senator after sexual assault accusation against presiding officer

The Netherlands agrees to return more than 100 artifacts to Nigeria looted during colonial times

Several civilians killed in Nigeria by military airstrike targeting rebels, officials say

Brazil to host next BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro in July

Nigerian lawmakers approve $200 million to offset shortfall from US health aid cuts

People walk amid an oil spill in the Niger Delta in village of Ogboinbiri, Nigeria, Dec. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba, File)

Nigeria moves to restart oil production in vulnerable region after Shell sells much of its business

FILE -Members stand for the arrival of dignitaries at a joint press conference by African Union (AU) and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) electoral observers in Abuja, Nigeria, Feb. 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)

ECOWAS pledges to ‘keep door open’ after 3 coup-hit West African nations exit regional bloc

At least 18 have died after a tanker carrying gasoline exploded in southern Nigeria

A woman walks past Nigerian soldiers at a checkpoint in Gwoza, Nigeria, a town newly liberated from Boko Haram, Wednesday April 8, 2015. (AP Photo/Lekan Oyekanmi, File)

Nigerian soldiers killed 79 militants and suspected kidnappers in the past week, army says

From left, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira attend the Outreach/BRICS Plus format session at the BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (Maxim Shemetov, Pool Photo via AP, File)

Nigeria is admitted as a partner country of the BRICS bloc

Nigerian army says it killed 76 extremists during a weeklong operation in Borno State

Gen. Christopher Musa, Nigerian Chief of Defense Staff, speaks to reporters in Abuja, Nigeria, Feb. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Chinedu Asadu, File)

Why do civilians often die in Nigerian military strikes that target rebels?

At least 40 farmers killed by Boko Haram militants in northeast Nigeria, an official says

Nigerian airstrike mistakenly kills civilians supporting security forces while targeting rebels

Former Petroleum Resources Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke answers a question following a speech at the IHS CERAWeek, in Houston, March 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan, File)

US to return $52.8 million in seized assets linked to Nigeria’s former oil minister

6 soldiers and 34 extremist rebels die in a clash in northeastern Nigeria, military says

Mali's coach Eric Chelle looks on prior the African Cup of Nations quarter final soccer match between Mali and Ivory Coast, at the Peace of Bouake stadium in Bouake, Ivory Coast, on Feb. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba, File)

Nigeria hires ex-Mali coach Éric Chelle amid World Cup qualifying struggles

Explosive device kills 2 at a school near Nigeria’s capital, police say

Airstrike on insurgents mistakenly killed 10 civilians, Nigerian military says

A man paddles his canoe in the Niger Delta near the village of Ogboinbiri, Nigeria, Dec. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba, File)

Nigerian agency ‘failed completely’ to clean up oil damage despite funding, leaked files say

A man rides a motorcycle taxi past Christmas decorations on a street in Lagos, Nigeria, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

Why did at least 67 people die in Christmas charity stampedes in struggling Nigeria?

A man rides a bicycle past Christmas decorations on a street in Lagos, Nigeria, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

Stampedes in Nigeria leave at least 32 dead during Christmas food distribution

13 people including children die in stampedes in Nigeria at Christmas charity events

Ten people including children die in a stampede in Nigeria at a Christmas food distribution event

Several children killed in stampede at a holiday fair event in Nigeria, state governor says

Solar panels operate near a street in the Obalende neighborhood of Lagos, Nigeria, Aug. 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba, File)

Nigerians press for solar jobs and electricity, with little success

African delegates to the General Conference of the United Methodist Church pray outside the Charlotte Convention Center, in Charlotte, N.C., Thursday, May 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Smith, File)

Deadly violence in Nigeria linked to breakup of United Methodist Church over LGBTQ policies

Omar Touray, president of the ECOWAS Commission, left, Gambia's President Adama Barrow, center and Nigeria Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar pose for a photo, prior to the start of the ECOWAS meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, Sunday, Dec 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Olamikan Gbemiga)

West Africa regional bloc sets up court for crimes under dictatorship in Gambia

Nigeria's President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, third from left, first row, poses for a group photo with other West African leaders, prior to the start of the ECOWAS meeting, in Abuja, Nigeria, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Olamikan Gbemiga)

West Africa regional bloc approves exit timeline for 3 coup-hit member states