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Nigeria

October 21, 2026

WHO confirms Bundibugyo Ebola strain in Nigeria

World Health Organisation has confirmed that the female patient presenting with Ebola virus in Nigeria is carrying the Bundibugyo strain.

Ghebreyesus
October 21, 2026

U.S. issues Ebola alert to citizens in Nigeria

The U.S. government has issued a safety alert to its citizens in Nigeria following the confirmation of an Ebola case in the country.

U.S. health alert
October 21, 2026

Nigeria, Ghana partner to strengthen fisheries management, blue economy

Nigeria and Ghana have partnered to strengthen fisheries management, protect marine resources and advance a secure, productive and sustainable blue economy in the Gulf of Guinea.

Adegboyega Oyetola
October 21, 2026

Ebola: FAAN upgrades airport surveillance in Nigeria

FAAN says it is maintaining heightened vigilance across airport operations after confirming an Ebola Virus Disease case in Abuja.

Flight officer checking passenger’s temperature
October 21, 2026

U.S. Fulbright picks Mojubaolu Okome for national screening committee

Nigerian-born, U.S.-based academic Mojubaolu Okome has been selected to serve on the Fulbright U.S. Student Programme National Screening Committee.

Prof Mojubaolu Okome
October 21, 2026

Morocco 2026: Flamingos dispatch Puerto Rico 2-0 

Nigeria’s Flamingos defeated Puerto Rico 2-0 on Tuesday to bag valuable three points in their second Group B match at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Morocco.

October 21, 2026

UK, Nigeria to deepen defence, security cooperation

The UK reaffirmed its commitment to deepening defence and security cooperation with Nigeria on military training, technology transfer, and institutional capacity building.

October 21, 2026

Netherlands returns Benin artefact to Nigeria after 129 years

The Netherlands on Tuesday returned a Benin artefact to the Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, 129 years after the invasion of the Benin Kingdom.

Benin artefact
October 21, 2026

Over 5,000 trafficking victims rescued in Nigeria as FG seeks global crackdown on organised crime

Nigeria’s ambassador to Austria and permanent representative to international organisations in Vienna, Fatima Ajimobi, disclosed this on Tuesday.

October 21, 2026

Tobechukwu Diolu: Nigeria’s floods keep returning. Where are the ecological funds going?

What exactly are our governments doing with the ecological funds they receive?

Flooding in Port Harcourt