| 单词 | Abuja |
| 例句 | Obinze’s friend Chidi said he didn’t chase women in Abuja because he didn’t want to step on a minister’s or senator’s toes. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z She was at the hair salon when he sent her a text: I’m sorry jfem but I think I should probably go alone to Abuja. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “Nonsense! You knew you were going to Abuja from the beginning so why let me waste my time preparing for you!” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He traveled to Lagos and to Port Harcourt and to Abuja to take assessment tests, which he found easy, and he attended interviews, answering questions fluidly, but then a long empty silence would follow. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I heard Papa interrupt in a low voice, and the other man added something afterward, something about the Big People in Abuja not wanting such a story out now that the Commonwealth Nations were meeting. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Abuja had far-flung horizons, wide roads, order; to come from Lagos was to be stunned here by sequence and space. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Abuja was more conservative than Lagos, Chidi said, because it was more Muslim than Lagos, and at parties women didn’t wear revealing clothing, yet you could buy and sell sex so much more easily here. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z At the Abuja airport on his way back to Lagos, he thought of going to the international wing instead, buying a ticket to somewhere improbable, like Malabo. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “I'm going to Abuja on Friday,” he said. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z This week, Mr. Ehikhamenor’s work will debut at Art Basel Hong Kong when Retro Africa, a gallery based in Abuja, Nigeria, presents his solo show, “Always at the Edge.” History and Humor Inspire Victor Ehikhamenor’s Art 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z His father retired as a director of statistics at the National Bureau of Statistics in Abuja, Nigeria. Effie Johnson, Adetola Ladejobi 2019-04-28T04:00:00Z Speaking in Nigeria's capital, Abuja, Turner said his gift would help further reduce polio rates in Nigeria, home of 150 million people. Ted Turner gives $80M to UN fund for Nigeria work 2010-10-25T20:19:00Z The firm’s 2000 master plan for Abuja, Nigeria, for example, used Speer’s human-scale approach to solve the rapidly growing city’s congestion problems, establishing satellite downtown areas with their own markets and hospitals. The Complicated Architecture of Albert Speer, Jr. 2017-05-05T04:00:00Z About a week after Davido’s meetings in Abuja, Nigerian soldiers shot and killed peaceful protesters in the Lekki neighborhood of Lagos. The Afrobeats Star Davido, an Upbeat Voice in a Turbulent Time 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z Albert Jr.’s firm designed master plans for Expo 2000 in Hanover, Germany; the Nigerian capital city, Abuja; and a so-called Automobile City on the outskirts of Shanghai, close to a large Volkswagen factory. Albert Speer Jr., Architect and Son of Hitler Confidant, Dies at 83 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z Last year, I travelled from Abuja, where I live, to Umujieze for my parents’ forty-sixth wedding anniversary. My Great-Grandfather, the Nigerian Slave-Trader 2018-07-15T04:00:00Z I had in mind those international thrillers — the movies where a plane is landing and a subtitle comes up, “Tehran” or “Abuja,” and then the next scene is at the White House. ArtsBeat: Steve Coll Talks About the Power of Exxon Mobil 2012-05-02T17:31:09Z He spent six months in Abuja as an intern at the French embassy in 2002. France's president visits Nigerian music legend's nightclub 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z He is also scheduled to visit Freetown, Conakry and Abuja in Nigeria. Ebola: airlines cancel more flights to affected countries 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z He also runs a board game cafe in Abuja, the capital of Nigeria. Should Board Gamers Play the Roles of Racists, Slavers and Nazis? 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z Opinions of A Nasty Boy were mixed in the capital, Abuja. Nigerian fashion magazine stirs debate about men in skirts 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z I walked through Abuja, Nigeria, weeks after the United Nations building was bombed, even though I could still smell the smoke. Why I'm not raising my child in my old neighborhood — the one I said I'd never leave 2019-10-12T04:00:00Z The Guardian’s Nigeria media campaign will launch in Abuja on Tuesday alongside the country’s first national conference on FGM. Ban Ki-moon calls on men across the world to campaign to end FGM 2016-02-06T05:00:00Z "Ijeoma," I say out loud, thinking about good journeys, from Manchester to Abuja. How I met my real father 2010-05-22T23:01:00Z I reached her in Abuja by e-mail to talk about these recent projects. Photographing the Unphotographable 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z I was in Abuja, so we only went there for a weekend. "Insecure" star Yvonne Orji reflects on DMX and her destiny: "God's out here playing tricks on me" 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z I tell him I have to be up the next morning to do my first workshop and reading for the British Council in Abuja. How I met my real father 2010-05-22T23:01:00Z When Ms. Bakare-Yusuf co-founded Cassava Republic in Abuja in 2006, her primary goal was to publish Nigerian writers who had gained stature in the West but weren’t being read at home. A Wave of New Fiction From Nigeria, as Young Writers Experiment With New Genres 2017-11-23T05:00:00Z Opinions of A Nasty Boy were mixed in the capital, Abuja. Nigerian fashion magazine stirs debate about men in skirts 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z Thousands of faithful packed stadiums in Addis Ababa and Mogadishu and there were also mass prayers in the Nigerian capital Abuja as well as Juba in South Sudan. Muslims celebrate Eid, ending Ramadan holy month 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z Lockdowns, initially slated to last 14 days, began in Lagos and the capital, Abuja, on March 30. Lockdowns: Saving lives, but ruining livelihoods in Africa 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z I suddenly remember the man on the flight from Manchester to Abuja, who told me that when I met my father he would give me an Igbo name. How I met my real father 2010-05-22T23:01:00Z Getting items from the remote town of Chibok to a photo studio in the capital of Abuja was like moving a mountain. Photographing the Unphotographable 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z The parents’ desperation became a national cause, and hundreds of women rallied in the capital of Abuja and the metropolis of Lagos, demanding that the government do more to bring back the girls. Rush Limbaugh ignores existence of Nigerians, pretends Michelle Obama holding a sign is only response to abducted girls 2014-05-09T20:57:00Z Filming for the TV series Meadows, shot in the capital Abuja, restarted in mid-May after being halted for two months. Cameras roll again in Nollywood but Nigeria's cinemas still dark 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z The first explosion on Sunday struck St. Theresa Catholic Church in Madalla, a town in Niger state close to the capital, Abuja, authorities said. Attacks on Nigerian churches kill at least 25 2011-12-25T13:28:00Z Who did you say you were going to meet in Abuja? How I met my real father 2010-05-22T23:01:00Z As recently as Sunday, 50 protesters were turned away from a march to the presidential palace in Abuja. A breakthrough in the Nigerian kidnappings 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z A set of everyday Nigerian travelers board the last Flamingo Airways flight scheduled to fly from Lagos to Abuja on a fateful Friday night in 2006. Nollywood goes to Paris 2013-05-07T15:04:08Z That book, about a young Nigeria returning home to Lagos after a long absence abroad, was published in 2007 by Cassava Republic Press, a small publishing house based in Abuja, the capital of Nigeria. ArtsBeat: Hemingway/PEN Award Goes to Teju Cole 2012-03-08T20:48:31Z Topics: , , , kidnapped Nigerian girls, An unidentified mother at a demonstration with others who have daughters among the kidnapped school girls of government secondary school Chibok, Tuesday April 29, 2014, in Abuja, Nigeria. Why is the media ignoring 200 missing girls? 2014-04-30T18:58:00Z I felt flushed, embarrassed, and grateful that I didn't know a single soul in the swimming-pool bar at Nicon Hotel, Abuja. How I met my real father 2010-05-22T23:01:00Z Western countries routinely issue warning about travelling to Nigeria, which the Abuja government often dismisses as lacking merit. Canada investigates fatal embassy explosion in Nigeria, issues travel alert 2023-11-06T05:00:00Z They also said Tinubu had won less than 25% of the vote in the federal capital Abuja so he did not meet the legal threshold to become president. Nigerian Supreme Court affirms President Tinubu's election win 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z They also argued that Tinubu did not score 25% of the vote in the federal capital Abuja, which meant he did not meet the legal threshold to be declared winner. Nigeria opposition asks Supreme Court to overturn President Tinubu's victory 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z The outbreak has hit 19 of Nigeria's 36 states as well as the federal capital, Abuja. Nigeria diphtheria outbreak kills 600 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z “People will respect you naturally if you’re doing well as a leader and they see your people are not suffering,” said Grace Agbu, a resident of Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja. At UN, African leaders say enough is enough: They must be partnered with, not sidelined 2023-09-23T04:00:00Z It is the long school vacation in Nigeria and Elizabeth Stephens' regular students - the children of Abuja's rich and famous, who she teaches diction and phonetics at expensive private schools - are on holiday. The Nigerians learning to speak with British accents 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z Security was tight in the Nigerian capital of Abuja, where five judges at the Court of Appeal were expected to hand down their ruling. An appeals court in Nigeria is set to rule on the president’s disputed election victory 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z Under Nigeria's electoral law, a presidential candidate is deemed to have won if they get no less than a quarter of the votes cast in at least two-thirds of all the 36 states and Abuja. Nigeria opposition asks Supreme Court to overturn President Tinubu's victory 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z The tribunal, which will deliver its ruling in the capital Abuja, has the power to cancel an election and order a fresh one, among other remedies. Nigerian election tribunal to decide if Tinubu stays as president 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z But most banks in the capital city of Abuja were shut on Tuesday while electricity workers were locked out of their premises by unions, causing power cuts in many homes and offices. Nigerian workers strike to force Tinubu to reverse reforms 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z But Judith Onwuzurike, a phonetics teacher in Abuja, says putting an effort into speak like the British is a sign of respect. The Nigerians learning to speak with British accents 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z Police in Abuja issued a statement Tuesday warning citizens “to be cautious in their actions and statements,” saying security forces would not “condone activities capable of inciting violence or causing a descent into anarchy.” An appeals court in Nigeria is set to rule on the president’s disputed election victory 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z Most banks in the capital city of Abuja were shut on Tuesday while electricity workers were locked out of their premises by unions, causing power cuts in most homes and offices in the capital. Nigerian workers strike to demand reversal of Tinubu's reforms 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z Ahead of the ruling, the military set up check-points on major roads into Abuja, randomly searching commuters and vehicles. Nigerian election tribunal to decide if Tinubu stays as president 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z She was deeply involved in a Nigerian church, Champions Royal Assembly, and married a fellow church pastor in Abuja weeks before her death. The Virginia man accused of fatally shooting a New Jersey pastor has been denied bail 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z The bloc would in the meantime continue to explore diplomatic options to reverse the coup, Touray told reporters in Nigeria’s capital city of Abuja. Niger’s junta invites Mali and Burkina Faso to aid its defense, asks the French ambassador to leave 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z At an inauguration ceremony in the capital, Abuja, Tinubu acknowledged Nigeria’s “daunting” challenges and said the Cabinet brings an opportunity to implement “long overdue reforms.” Nigerian leader swears in 45-member Cabinet with a promise to fast-track reforms 2023-08-21T04:00:00Z "We are all outside while other workers have gone home. Now, there's even no supply centrally to Abuja," one electricity worker said. Nigerian workers strike to demand reversal of Tinubu's reforms 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z In 2011, 18 people were killed when the UN headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria, was attacked. How a suicide bomb attack changed the lives of UN aid workers 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z After a summit of its heads of state in the Nigerian capital Abuja, the bloc pledged to enforce sanctions, travel bans and asset freezes on the junta, and activate a regional force. West African takes steps towards forming military force for possible Niger intervention 2023-08-11T04:00:00Z The meeting in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, could prove a pivotal moment in the standoff. West African leaders aim to agree next steps on defiant Niger junta 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z The bloc's defence chiefs have agreed on a possible military action plan, which heads of state are expected to consider at their summit in the Nigerian capital, Abuja. Time running short for diplomacy as post-coup Niger talks stall 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z Ecowas leaders will now hold a summit in Nigeria's capital Abuja on Thursday to decide on the next line of action. Nigeria's President Tinubu faces backlash over military intervention in Niger 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z However, after a three-day meeting in Nigeria's capital, Abuja, Ecowas defence chiefs say they have drawn up a detailed plan for military intervention for the regional leaders to consider. Niger coup: Decision time for West Africa as deadline nears 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z Later on Friday, the region's defence chiefs will officially end a multi-day meeting in the Nigerian capital Abuja about a possible military response that they have said would be a last resort. West African bloc seeks solution to Niger coup as deadline nears 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z The defense chiefs of ECOWAS’ 15 members will meet in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, from Wednesday to Friday to discuss next steps in resolving the crisis, the bloc said in a statement. Foreign nationals evacuate Niger, as regional tensions rise 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z Nigeria is accustomed to temperatures of 40 degrees although the forecast for the capital Abuja during the Foreign Secretary's visit is for thundery showers and a high of 29 degrees. James Cleverly accuses Russia of new low in Africa speech 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z The regional leaders meeting in Nigeria's capital Abuja said punitive measures against Niger's new military leaders could include financial and travel sanctions and a no-fly zone. West African leaders threaten sanctions, force against Niger coup leaders 2023-07-30T04:00:00Z On Sunday, the West African regional bloc, known as ECOWAS, is holding an emergency summit in Abuja, Nigeria. As regional and global powers decry Niger’s coup, the country’s future remains uncertain 2023-07-30T04:00:00Z While ruling on his application earlier Thursday, a high court in Abuja directed that the former central bank governor either be charged within one week or be released. Suspended Nigeria central bank governor charged after weeks in detention 2023-07-13T04:00:00Z A Nigerian rights group asked the High Court in the federal capital Abuja to force the government to account for Abacha's loot since the country returned to civilian rule in 1999. Nigeria court tells government to account for recovered Abacha loot 2023-07-09T04:00:00Z He now helps others do the same - with free dance classes in the capital city Abuja. Dancing the blues away: Nigerian salsa teacher fights mental health stigma 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z Her eldest completed secondary school two years ago and immediately began work as a hair stylist to support the family who live in Mararaba, a congested suburb on the outskirts of Abuja. Nigeria offers students loans - they want jobs 2023-07-02T04:00:00Z The Durumi camp for the displaced in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, had been home for Andruwus since her family fled the fighting 10 years ago between Nigerian security forces and Islamic extremists in the country’s northeast. They fled the war in Nigeria’s northeast. Then bulldozers levelled their homes at a camp in Abuja 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z He owns a pharmacy in Abuja and would prefer to use solar energy but said installing the system would be costly given that his business needs a refrigerator and air conditioner. Ending Nigeria’s fuel subsidy pushes a shift to solar. Without a climate plan, progress is at risk 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z The swearing-in ceremony in the capital Abuja also saw Tinubu's allies elected as Senate President and House Speaker, to mark the official start of legislative duties for newly elected officials. Nigeria swears in lawmakers, focus shifts to president's cabinet nominees 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z The money saved by ending the decades-old subsidy will help the government’s efforts to fight poverty and implement other initiatives, he told governors in a meeting in Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja. Nigeria’s president defends end to fuel subsidy as hardship bites harder 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z While it is hard to measure the financial background of students in public tertiary schools, many at the University of Abuja tell the BBC they are from low-income homes. Nigeria offers students loans - they want jobs 2023-07-02T04:00:00Z Slums and shantytowns are often targeted in rampant demolitions across Africa’s most populous country, and especially in Abuja. They fled the war in Nigeria’s northeast. Then bulldozers levelled their homes at a camp in Abuja 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z She married a fellow pastor from her Nigerian church, Champions Royal Assembly, at its Abuja headquarters in November, but her husband had not yet joined her in the U.S. Suspect in New Jersey pastor’s slaying to remain held Virginia until hearing 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z "It is not sustainable," muttered one man at a petrol station in the capital, Abuja, after filling the tank of his SUV. Nigeria's fuel subsidy: How the new president has shocked the nation 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z In Abuja and other parts of Nigeria, The Associated Press found businesses struggling from having to spend more money on fuel for generators. Nigeria’s president defends end to fuel subsidy as hardship bites harder 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z "I know at least 200 graduates in my village who returned to farming after going to school because of no jobs," says Ayuba Mayah, a student at the College of Education in Zuba, Abuja. Nigeria offers students loans - they want jobs 2023-07-02T04:00:00Z Authorities in Abuja have insisted the demolition of the Durumi camp was legal and carried out for safety reasons. They fled the war in Nigeria’s northeast. Then bulldozers levelled their homes at a camp in Abuja 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z Part of the problem is that the security forces are disorganized and unprepared to respond to the attacks, according to Kabir Adamu, the founder of Beacon Consulting, a security firm based in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja. In Nigeria’s hard-hit north, families seek justice as armed groups seek control 2023-05-28T04:00:00Z This has left people stranded at major bus stops in the capital, Abuja, and the country's biggest city, Lagos. Nigeria fuel subsidy: Tinubu's plan to scrap measure sparks rush to stock up 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z Tinubu was sworn in at a ceremony at Eagles Square, in the capital Abuja, attended by local and foreign dignitaries. Nigeria's Tinubu sworn in as president, under pressure over economy and security 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z Dignitaries from across the continent, including South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa, are expected at the swearing-in ceremony in the capital, Abuja, reflecting the significance of the event. Bola Tinubu inauguration: Nigeria to swear in new president 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z The Durumi camp was for years a place of shelter and hope for those who fled the extremist violence and were looking to rebuild their lives in Abuja. They fled the war in Nigeria’s northeast. Then bulldozers levelled their homes at a camp in Abuja 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z "The small business we were doing was destroyed by that man," said a university graduate in Abuja who made money by supplying banknotes to her customers before the cash crisis. Nigeria's Muhammadu Buhari leaves legacy of kidnapping, inflation and debt 2023-05-20T04:00:00Z We also approached Inec's headquarters in Abuja for a response to our findings of discrepancies in the results in Rivers state. Nigeria election: The mystery of the altered results in disputed poll 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z He was among 396 Nigerians who flew back to Abuja from Egypt this week, after escaping from Sudan in what many described as a dangerous journey lasting several days. Sudan fighting: The Nigerian footballer who fled in his shorts 2023-05-06T04:00:00Z It then headed to Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, and went on to Angola. South Africa Allowed Russian Plane Under U.S. Sanctions to Land at Base 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z Many of the camp’s former occupants have found shelter under the trees in Durumi and under overpasses that crisscross Abuja’s streets. They fled the war in Nigeria’s northeast. Then bulldozers levelled their homes at a camp in Abuja 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z Dwumfour’s husband spoke with her from Abuja an hour before she was killed. A NJ pastor-politician is gunned down, and a community reels 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z The strike caused flights to be canceled as employees from across seven unions in Nigeria’s aviation industry blocked access to the country’s largest airports, in Lagos and the capital, Abuja. Nigerian airport workers go on strike; travelers stranded 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z "I am coming back home with just this, just my blanket," he told the BBC at Abuja's international airport, swivelling to reveal a black backpack. Sudan fighting: The Nigerian footballer who fled in his shorts 2023-05-06T04:00:00Z Earlier in the federal capital Abuja, workers blocked the main toll road to the airport, forcing travellers to leave their vehicles and hop onto motorbikes to access the terminal buildings. Nigerian aviation workers block roads in strike over pay, conditions 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z The agreement, which still needs cabinet approval in Israel, will let carriers from the two countries to operate flights between Tel Aviv and cities in Nigeria, like Lagos and Abuja. Nigeria's Air Peace to start nonstop Israel flights in April 2023-03-26T04:00:00Z In the capital, Abuja, Kate Imadu, 26, was among many who could not vote in the presidential election despite waiting all day and into the night to cast her vote. Nigeria electing governors after disputed presidential vote 2023-03-18T04:00:00Z In Abuja, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria advised passengers to make contingency plans in order to avoid missing flights and appointments. Nigerian airport workers go on strike; travelers stranded 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z "There are many who came back with nothing. At least I came back with a blanket," he said on arrival in Abuja, pointing to a man with a black polythene bag. Sudan fighting: The Nigerian footballer who fled in his shorts 2023-05-06T04:00:00Z Lagos and Abuja airport management advised travellers to allow extra time to travel to the airport due to the strike. Nigerian aviation workers block roads in strike over pay, conditions 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z On Tuesday, both old and redesigned notes were still not available for thousands queued at banks in Nigeria’s capital of Abuja. Nigeria’s old currency can be used longer amid cash crisis 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z “The electoral process remains chaotic, with no improvement from one election to another,” said Idayat Hassan, director of the Center for Democracy and Development, a research and advocacy group based in Abuja, the capital. Nigeria Postpones State Elections Amid Presidential Vote Controversy 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z Video released by the Italian police showed the woman being flown from the Nigerian capital Abuja to Ciampino airport in Rome where she was taken away in a wheelchair by police. Nigerian woman who ran prostitution ring extradited to Italy 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z There were joyous scenes at Abuja's airport as the evacuees were met by family members and government officials. Sudan fighting: The Nigerian footballer who fled in his shorts 2023-05-06T04:00:00Z “Having not complied with that requirement, I believe the integrity of the entire process is questionable,” said Inibehe Effiong, a lawyer in Nigeria’s capital of Abuja. 6 Nigerian states ask court to void presidential vote result 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z Tinubu, 70, the former governor of Lagos state, appealed for reconciliation with his rivals in a pre-dawn victory speech in the capital, Abuja. Nigeria’s Bola Tinubu declared winner of presidential vote 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, dozens of protesters took to the streets in the capital, Abuja, and in the southern Delta state, accusing the election commission of disenfranchising voters. Tensions rise in Nigeria as opposition demands new vote 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z Unlike after previous elections where people took the streets to celebrate or protest, the streets in the capital, Abuja, were largely empty as daily life continued. Nigeria opposition renews calls to overturn election result 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z Saturday at his polling station at Saburi Primary School in Abuja, the capital. Opposition Parties in Nigeria Call for Election Rerun, Citing Vote Rigging 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z Online, ruling party supporters are pointing to losses suffered by Mr Tinubu - including in the capital Abuja and the biggest city, Lagos - as proof that the election was free and fair. Bola Tinubu's Nigeria election win: The rigging claims of Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z The president-elect thanked his supporters in the capital, Abuja, after his victory was announced and struck a reconciliatory tone in a message directed at his political adversaries. Nigeria’s Bola Tinubu declared winner of presidential vote 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z In order to win, the candidate who leads the popular vote must also win at least a quarter of the votes in two-thirds of the states and Abuja. Tensions rise in Nigeria as opposition demands new vote 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z Pockets of protest, including in the capital, Abuja, emerged Tuesday, and political analysts warned it could spread. Bola Tinubu of Nigeria’s ruling party wins presidential election 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z "I am very happy I have been elected the president of the federal republic of Nigeria," Tinubu said to cheers in Abuja. Nigeria's Tinubu defends win in disputed presidential poll 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z By Tuesday evening, Nigeria's ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu had an unassailable lead, according to a Reuters tally of provisional results from all 36 states and the federal capital Abuja. Nigeria voters stand guard as election ballot papers counted 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z A candidate needs to have the most votes nationwide and at least a quarter of ballots cast in 25 of the 36 states, plus Abuja, to be declared the winner. Nigeria election results 2023: Bola Tinubu takes strong lead over Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z A candidate needs to have the most votes nationwide and a quarter of ballots cast in 25 of the 36 states plus Abuja to be declared the winner. Nigeria election results 2023: Tinubu ahead of Atiku and Obi 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z He also received over 25 percent of the vote in more than two-thirds of Nigeria’s 36 states and Abuja, thus meeting both requirements to win Nigeria’s presidency. Bola Tinubu of Nigeria’s ruling party wins presidential election 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z In the capital, Abuja, some voters said they were barred from voting at all. Voting continues in Nigeria, a day after polls due to close 2023-02-26T05:00:00Z The results are being counted at tens of thousands of polling stations, and will be collated and sent to the electoral headquarters in the capital Abuja. Nigeria election: Votes counted after tight poll, final results may take days 2023-02-25T05:00:00Z For the first time this year Nigeria’s election results will be transmitted electronically to headquarters in Abuja, a step officials say will reduce voter fraud. Nigeria voters still lining up after voting was due to close 2023-02-25T05:00:00Z The final tally from the 36 states and federal capital Abuja are expected within five days of voting. Nigerians vote in election, hoping for better economic times 2023-02-25T05:00:00Z And in July, in the country’s capital, Abuja, militants from the Islamic State West Africa Province broke into one of the country’s most secure prisons and freed hundreds of detainees. Ahead of Crucial Election, Security Crises and Kidnappings Plague Nigeria 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z Our West Africa bureau chief, Ruth Maclean, is in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, to cover the election. Your Friday Briefing 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z Angel Christopher pulled her children out of school, unable to pay the fees, because she is selling so few vegetables to cash-strapped customers at the Garki Model Market in Abuja. Nigeria’s Cash Crunch Causes Chaos and Suffering Before Crucial Election 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z At least 40% of bakeries in the Nigerian capital of Abuja shut down after the price of flour jumped about 200%. War in Ukraine at 1 year: Pain, resilience in global economy 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z At a printing mall in Abuja's business hub, workers pasted party logos on baseball caps and sew candidates' portraits onto T-shirts. Printers of Nigeria election regalia lose out as ad campaigns pivot online 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z She has since traveled back to Abuja, but by road — even though, because of kidnappings, the roads are more dangerous than the train. Ahead of Crucial Election, Security Crises and Kidnappings Plague Nigeria 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z Candidates were invited to the Nigerian capital Abuja for testing, the court heard. Nigerian senator and wife on trial over alleged organ harvesting plot 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z Blessing Akor, 22, was on the verge of tears as she was jostled and elbowed by dozens of people waiting in line for an A.T.M. in central Abuja. Nigeria’s Cash Crunch Causes Chaos and Suffering Before Crucial Election 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z "Moody's downgrade came as a surprise to us because we had presented all the work that we have been doing to stablise the economy," the minister, Zainab Ahmed, told reporters in Abuja. Nigeria disagrees with 'surprise' Moody's downgrade - finance minister 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z With his parents living in Abuja, Nigeria, and unable to get to Gainesville on short notice, Jitoboh relied on head athletic trainer Duke Werner for moral support. Jitoboh’s recovery coming into focus year after eye injury 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z The kidnappings have been especially frequent in the northern state of Kaduna, where last March, gunmen attacked a train connecting Abuja to the city of Kaduna. Ahead of Crucial Election, Security Crises and Kidnappings Plague Nigeria 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z “Someone might want to transfer funds to you, but it can’t be processed and they don’t have cash because of this issue,” said Chima Ekwueme, who sells car parts in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja. Nigeria’s push for redesigned currency creates cash shortage 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z Among the most famous artifacts are hundreds of the so-called Benin Bronzes that Germany started returning late last year to Nigeria following an agreement between Berlin and Abuja. Berlin museums ready to return skulls from African ex-colony 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z I have only handled 10 of the crisp new notes, which I managed to get hold of when I went to a bank in the capital, Abuja, last week. Nigeria's cash crunch: Hunting out savings from under mattresses 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z In December, a major rail service linking the capital, Abuja, with the northern city of Kaduna, resumed nine months after at least nine passengers died during a gun attack on the train line. Nigeria kidnappings: Dozens abducted waiting for train in Edo state 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z The NRC last month reopened a rail service linking the capital Abuja with northern Kaduna state, months after gunmen blew up the tracks, kidnapped dozens of passengers and killed six people. Gunmen kidnap 32 people from southern Nigeria train station 2023-01-08T05:00:00Z Last year, gunmen attacked a train near the capital city, Abuja, killing seven people and abducting several others. Gunmen abduct passengers at train station in Nigeria’s south 2023-01-08T05:00:00Z She had traveled to Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, for the handing over of the first batch of artworks from five collections. Germany returns bronzes looted by British colonial forces to Nigeria 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z "Today we are taking a step that was long overdue: We are returning 20 Benin bronzes from German museums to where they belong, to their homeland," Baerbock told reporters in Abuja. Germany hands over 20 looted Benin Bronzes to Nigeria 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has handed 20 artefacts looted in the 19th Century back to Nigeria at a ceremony in the capital, Abuja. Benin Bronzes: Germany returns looted artefacts to Nigeria 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z Baerbock, who departs for Abuja on Sunday, will be accompanied by representatives from the German museums with the biggest collections of Benin Bronzes. German FM to personally return 20 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z Britain would raise the issue via its high commissioner in the Nigerian capital Abuja, Mitchell said. UK says Reuters report of Nigeria child killings is of 'immense concern' 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z Asked about the report, Irabor told reporters in Abuja that the military "will not investigate what you know is not true". Nigerian military rejects as untrue Reuters report that it ran mass abortion programme 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z Gunmen mined the track between the capital, Abuja, and the northern city of Kaduna on the evening of 28 March, forcing the train carrying 362 passengers to stop. Nigeria's Kaduna train attack: How I survived hijacking and captivity 2022-12-04T05:00:00Z Speaking in Abuja on Tuesday, she added that it was an opportunity to right some of the wrongs of the past. Benin Bronzes: Germany returns looted artefacts to Nigeria 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z The symbolic gesture follows an agreement earlier this year between Berlin and Abuja that will see all 514 so-called Benin Bronzes held in German museums handed back to Nigeria. German FM to personally return 20 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z The announcement came just two days after the department said it would allow nonessential personnel at the embassy in Abuja to depart voluntarily due to elevated security concerns. US orders diplomats’ families to leave Nigeria’s capital 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z The order follows a warning from the United States and Britain on Sunday of an elevated risk of terror attacks in Abuja, the Nigerian capital. U.S. orders non-emergency government employees to depart Abuja, Nigeria 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z The woman, who did not want to be named, vowed never to travel between Abuja and Kaduna again - by rail or road - as she was so traumatised by her experience. Nigeria's Kaduna train attack: How I survived hijacking and captivity 2022-12-04T05:00:00Z "The U.S. Embassy Abuja continues to have limited ability to provide emergency assistance to U.S. citizens in Nigeria," the State Department said. U.S. authorises departure of non-emergency staff from Nigeria 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z Nigeria’s security forces have in the past warned of similar attacks in Abuja, which is also in the north. Nigerian capital on alert after US, UK security warnings 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z Nigeria has battled an Islamic insurgency in its northeast for more than a decade, but attacks have been rare in Abuja. US orders diplomats’ families to leave Nigeria’s capital 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z The Islamic State in July claimed responsibility for a raid on a prison in Abuja, freeing some 440 inmates and raising fears that insurgents were spreading further. U.S. orders non-emergency government employees to depart Abuja, Nigeria 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z Many thousands of people frequently commute between the two cities as government workers often cannot afford to rent in Abuja. Nigeria's Kaduna train attack: How I survived hijacking and captivity 2022-12-04T05:00:00Z Embassy in Nigeria said "there is an elevated risk of terror attacks in Nigeria, specifically Abuja" and added that shopping malls, law enforcement facilities and international organisations were among places at risk. US and UK warn of possible attack in Nigeria's capital 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z He launched his presidential manifesto in Abuja where he promised to create a Special Enforcement and Monitoring Unit to protect the country's oil pipelines by "deploying technological interventions", including drones. Nigeria's Tinubu: Will remove fuel subsidy, deregulate gas prices if elected 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z The U.S. embassy in Abuja has been warning since Sunday about an “elevated risk of terror attacks” in the city, saying that possible targets include government buildings, places of worship and other public places. US orders diplomats’ families to leave Nigeria’s capital 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z In addition to Abuja, the United States advised citizens not to travel to a number of Nigerian states, including Borno and Yobe in the northeast. U.S. orders non-emergency government employees to depart Abuja, Nigeria 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control in Abuja says the country has seen more than 400 cases. What Does the Future of Monkeypox Look Like? 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z The United Kingdom government warned that its citizens in Nigeria should stay alert due to an "increased threat of terrorist attack in Abuja." US and UK warn of possible attack in Nigeria's capital 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z Hauwa Shakir puts the finishing touches to an elegant lilac and grey dress, grabs her handbag and steps into a grey Toyota Corolla in front of her home in the outskirts of central Abuja. Elon Musk faces skeptics as Tesla gets ready to unveil 'Optimus' robot 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z HerRyde launched with 10 drivers and logged roughly 500 rides in its first month in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city. Nigerian ride-hailing app aims to put women at ease 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z While in Nigeria, another former British colony, the Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion in Abuja held a Remembrance service. Queen Elizabeth's death leads to renewed African calls for apologies 2022-09-17T04:00:00Z That sentiment was echoed by one man, Musa Adamu, at a news stand in the capital Abuja. Live updates: Charles formally proclaimed King 2022-09-10T04:00:00Z The Queen and President Olusegun Obasanjo are seen here at the official opening of the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Abuja. Queen Elizabeth II and Africa: In pictures 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z Police officers are seen conducting checks on vehicles at the Federal High court in Abuja, Nigeria October 21, 2021. Nigerian police urged to be 'humane' as they tighten security 2022-08-14T04:00:00Z YouTube "channels and emails containing names of banned groups and their affiliates should not be allowed on Google platforms," Mohammed said he told Google executives in Abuja, the country's capital. Nigeria asks Google to block banned groups from YouTube 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z Local newspapers reported last Thursday that suspected Islamist militants attacked a military checkpoint at an area bordering Abuja and Niger state, killing some soldiers. Nigerian police bolster security in capital Abuja with more manpower 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z All schools have been told to shut and send children home amid security fears in Nigeria's capital, Abuja, and in nearby Nasarawa state. Nigeria shuts schools in Abuja over fears of attack 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z "Nowhere is safe in Nigeria, even Abuja. Urgent steps need to be taken ... we have given the president six weeks to resolve the issue or we impeach him," he said. Nigerian opposition Senators urge Buhari's impeachment over security problems 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z Hedi Sirika told reporters in Abuja after the plan was approved by cabinet on Wednesday that the airline will start with three aircraft. Nigeria's newly licensed national carrier to lease Airbus, Boeing aircrafts -minister 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z I visited a farm a mere two-hour drive from the capital Abuja to see how a couple - Ray Davies and her husband, retired army Major General John Davies - branched out into coconut farming. Nigeria's big push to grow its own coconuts 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z Around 440 inmates are on the run after a suspected raid by Islamist Boko Haram militants on a prison in Nigeria’s capital Abuja on Tuesday night, an Interior Ministry official said. World Digest: July 6, 2022 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z Abuja residents have been feeling uneasy since armed men broke into a prison in the city and released hundreds of criminals a few weeks ago. Nigeria shuts schools in Abuja over fears of attack 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z Nigerian authorities ordered schools in the capital Abuja to close on Wednesday two days ahead of summer holidays to avoid them becoming soft targets for terror as insecurity spreads, highlighting the country's security challenges. Nigerian opposition Senators urge Buhari's impeachment over security problems 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z More than 400 prisoners are missing following a raid on a prison in Nigeria's capital Abuja, officials say. Abuja prison break in Nigeria: More than 400 inmates missing 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z Mohammad Barkindo, 63, died late Tuesday in Abuja, a spokesman for Nigeria’s petroleum ministry told The Associated Press. Mohammad Barkindo, OPEC secretary-general, has died, Nigerian officials say 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z Twenty years ago, they signed a declaration in Abuja, where they committed to bringing a certain percentage of their budgets to health. New head of U.S. aid program for HIV/AIDS vows to refocus attention on the other, ‘silent’ pandemic 2022-07-05T04:00:00Z The next day, the government shut down one of its secondary schools in the Kwali suburb of Abuja after a security incident close by. Nigeria shuts schools in Abuja over fears of attack 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z Some gas stations have gone ahead and increased their prices, which has reduced their lines, while others in Abuja, the capital, continue to sell at the government-set pump price. Nigerians blame fuel shortage on Ukraine war, fixed prices 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z In March, in one of the most brazen incidents, a train travelling from the capital Abuja to Kaduna was attacked and more than 60 people taken hostage. Nigeria wedding party kidnapping: Zamfara escapee recounts shooting 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z Kidnappers who had detained some victims of the March attack on the Abuja to Kaduna train in northern Nigeria have released 11 hostages. Abuja to Kaduna train attack: Gunmen free 11 hostages 2022-06-12T04:00:00Z The freed passengers were taken to a hospital in Abuja. Gunmen free 11 passengers from Nigerian train attack 2022-06-12T04:00:00Z While some schools in Abuja had already closed for the term, the majority were not scheduled to close until next week. Nigeria shuts schools in Abuja over fears of attack 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z More than 2,300 delegates voted in the convention held in Abuja, the nation’s capital. Lagos ex-governor wins Nigerian ruling party’s nomination 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z A convention to elect the party's presidential candidate for next year's general elections is underway in Abuja. Nigeria Owo church attack: Survivors tell of horror 2022-06-06T04:00:00Z Last week, a man was killed and burned to death in Abuja after an argument with a Muslim cleric, the police said. Dozens Feared Dead in Church Attack in Nigeria 2022-06-05T04:00:00Z Nigerian police say a man who had a row with a Muslim cleric died in the capital, Abuja, after being set ablaze by a mob supporting the cleric. Nigeria clash: Abuja mob burns man to death over row with Muslim cleric 2022-06-04T04:00:00Z The husband of a top Nigerian gospel singer who died in April in Abuja has pleaded not guilty to all charges relating to her death and alleged abuse in their marriage. Osinachi Nwachuwku: Husband denies killing Nigeria gospel star 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z Days after its World Cup exit, with Pinnick at his lowest, dozens of placard-holding protesters gathered outside the Nigerian headquarters in Abuja, calling for his ouster. Tallying the Costs, Shirts and All, of Missing the World Cup 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z In a separate incident on Sunday morning, two people were abducted when gunmen entered their home in Lafia, Nasarawa state, near the capital Abuja. Samuel Kanu: Nigeria's Methodist Church leader kidnapped 2022-05-30T04:00:00Z The cases were reported in nine states and the federal capital Abuja. Nigeria CDC has confirmed 21 monkeypox cases this year 2022-05-29T04:00:00Z The Abuja victim was described by police as "a member of the local vigilante around Tipper garage at Federal Housing Estate in Lugbe Area". Nigeria clash: Abuja mob burns man to death over row with Muslim cleric 2022-06-04T04:00:00Z The high court in Abuja ordered that Mr Nwachukwu be remanded in prison. Osinachi Nwachuwku: Husband denies killing Nigeria gospel star 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z He needed only to look down on the scenes unfolding inside Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja, Nigeria, to see what it meant. Tallying the Costs, Shirts and All, of Missing the World Cup 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z More recently, a brazen attack took place on a passenger train travelling between Abuja and Kaduna, in March. Nigeria's kidnapping crisis: Should ransom payments be banned? 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z There are also those like Murtala Mohammed in Abuja who don't know the story behind their marks. Nigeria's facial scars: The last generation 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z Two weeks ago, at least five people were killed in violent clashes between commercial motorbike operators and traders in a suburb of Abuja. Nigeria clash: Abuja mob burns man to death over row with Muslim cleric 2022-06-04T04:00:00Z She was among those kidnapped in March when armed men blew up the railway and attacked a busy train traveling between the capital, Abuja, and Kaduna. Nigeria's Kaduna train attack: Pregnant woman freed 2022-05-15T04:00:00Z Last month, a train was targeted on the high-speed link between Abuja and the city of Kaduna and at least 62 people are known to have been taken hostage. Nigerian airlines to halt domestic flights over jet fuel hikes 2022-05-07T04:00:00Z The group has performed in Abuja and Lagos, and as their fame grows Emmanuel said he hopes their numbers will too. Nigeria's 'Incredible Kids' dance to turn their lives around 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z A key step in responding to humanitarian crises globally would be to “reform the global financial system … designed by the rich, for the rich,” said Guterres in Abuja. UN chief urges donors to sustain aid amid Ukraine crisis 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z Fans invaded the field in Abuja and there were other incidents of disorder after Nigeria was eliminated at home by Ghana in their playoff. FIFA punishes Senegal for fan disorder, lasers at Salah 2022-05-02T04:00:00Z Gunmen mined the vital rail link between the capital, Abuja, and the northern city of Kaduna on the evening of 28 March, forcing the train carrying 362 passengers to stop. Nigeria's Kaduna train attack: New photos bring relief and pain 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari invited them to meet him in the capital city, Abuja, with state governors and other top government officials in attendance. Nigeria's Chibok girls: Why was this former captive treated differently? 2022-04-16T04:00:00Z Police have arrested the husband of a top Nigerian gospel singing star, Osinachi Nwachukwu, after she died on Friday in an Abuja hospital. Osinachi Nwachukwu: Nigeria gospel singer's husband arrested over death 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z A situation report from the base to the army headquarters in Abuja seen by Reuters said the situation "is calm but highly unpredictable." Gunmen kill 15 Nigerian soldiers in attack on base, sources say 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z With roadside kidnappings all too common between Abuja and Kaduna, the train service appeared to be the only safe and affordable option left. Nigeria's Kaduna train attack: 168 people still missing 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z The attackers used explosives to first blow up the rail track before opening fire on the train near Abuja, according to Fidet Okhiria, chief executive of the state-owned Nigerian Railway Corp. World Digest: March 29, 2022 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z "They told me how they stayed in Abuja before they were sent to school." Nigeria's Chibok girls: Why was this former captive treated differently? 2022-04-16T04:00:00Z Thomas Partey scored the decisive goal for Ghana in the 10th minute in Abuja. Ghana 1st African team to qualify for World Cup in Qatar 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z A national scarcity of fuel coincided with the collapse of the national power grid that plunged parts of major cities across Nigeria, including Lagos and Abuja, into darkness for days on end. Nigeria - where President Buhari had to say sorry for a power cut 2022-03-26T04:00:00Z "Many would now prefer staying at home or within their neighbourhoods," he said, adding that businesses relying on the steady flow of people between north-western Nigeria and Abuja will suffer most. Nigeria's Kaduna train attack: 168 people still missing 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z Economic Community Of West African States flags are pictured during a Nigeria, Benin and Niger foreign ministers meeting on Nigeria's border closure in Abuja, Nigeria November 14, 2019. West African bloc says will not abandon Burkina Faso after coup 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z Kereti Usoroh, a Nigerian living in the capital, Abuja, said his motivations for volunteering had nothing to do with financial gain or the prospect of citizenship. Nigerian volunteer: 'Fighting in Ukraine is better than living here' 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z The Polish Embassy in Abuja, the Nigerian capital, issued a statement saying it was “greatly saddened by allegations appearing on social media that some Nigerian nationals are denied entry to Poland from Ukraine.” City in Poland's southeast becomes major travel hub for refugees from Ukraine 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z Newspapers are pictured after Nigeria government announced the lifting of Twitter ban in Abuja, Nigeria, January 13, 2022. Rights group goes to court to get Nigeria to publish agreement with Twitter 2022-02-13T05:00:00Z Gunmen blew up a section of track between the capital, Abuja, and the northern city of Kaduna last Monday. Nigeria's Kaduna train attack: 168 people still missing 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z Lawmakers are debating a law to make yearly upfront rents illegal in the capital, Abuja, while authorities in the biggest city, Lagos, are opting for a voluntary scheme beginning next month. Nigeria's renters may no longer have to pay a year in advance 2022-02-06T05:00:00Z Sentiments to gladden the hearts of Ukrainian diplomats and days after President Zelenksy's appeal, dozens of hopeful volunteers headed to the Ukrainian embassy in Abuja, with ambitions of enlisting. Nigerian volunteer: 'Fighting in Ukraine is better than living here' 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z A Nigerian flag is seen in front of a bank in Abuja, Nigeria December 1, 2021. Nigeria says it has recovered at least $750 mln linked to corruption 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z "We are actually waiting for the Chinese to give us the loan we applied for and they kept delaying us," he told reporters in Abuja. Nigeria eyes Standard Chartered rail project loan after Chinese hold up 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z Kanu appeared in court in Abuja last June 29 after being detained in an undisclosed country. Nigeria adds new charges as Biafran separatist leader Kanu's trial resumes 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z The gunmen also killed two Nigerians working with the expatriates at a hydroelectric power plant under construction in Niger state, which neighbors the capital, Abuja. World Digest: Jan. 6, 2022 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z Prince Nkem Nduche, who was among those at the Ukrainian embassy in Abuja, has more knowledge than most about the situation in Ukraine and is more sanguine. Nigerian volunteer: 'Fighting in Ukraine is better than living here' 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z "The analysis has resulted in the arrest of 45 suspects who will soon face prosecution and seizure of assets," Mohammed told reporters in Abuja. Nigeria says it has recovered at least $750 mln linked to corruption 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z Twins are considered evil in some neighborhoods surrounding Nigeria’s capital of Abuja, said Stevens Olusola Ajayi, a Christian missionary who has rescued 19 sets of twins out of fear they would be killed. Twins a mixed blessing for some West African parents 2021-12-26T05:00:00Z “I couldn’t eat. I couldn’t sleep. The emotional torture was too much for me,” Amina Ahmed told The Associated Press from her home in Abuja, the capital of Nigeria. Nonbelievers across Africa risk freedom and family support 2021-12-18T05:00:00Z "This is ongoing in the interest of all parties concerned and we expect that positive results would emerge within the next one week," he said at a regular COVID-19 briefing in Abuja. Nigeria eyes diplomacy to resolve Omicron travel restrictions 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z "The best case is that the airline will pick up... April 2022 if all things go equal," he told reporters after a cabinet meeting in Abuja. Nigeria aims to launch new national airline by April, aviation minister says 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z Information Minister Lai Mohammed told reporters in Abuja that the panel had submitted a report laden with allegations, adding the report "is riddled by many errors, discrepancies. Its conclusion is not supported by evidence." Nigerian gov't rejects 'massacre' report as error-strewn 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z In a speech in Abuja on Friday, Mr. Blinken outlined the Biden administration’s vision for Africa, which he said must feature close cooperation to advance democracy, prevent pandemics and slow climate change. China’s Influence Looms Over Blinken’s Africa Visit 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z In a U.S.-Africa policy speech in Nigeria's capital Abuja, Blinken said infrastructure needs were holding back growth and opportunity in too many places. Blinken vows to avoid opaque, coercive Africa infrastructure deals 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z Blinken said the Biden administration is awaiting the findings of recently concluded probes into allegations of brutality by Nigerian police as it seeks Abuja’s leadership more broadly in trouble spots like Ethiopia and Sudan. Blinken eyes African crises, says continent must reform 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z Security agents produced him in court in Abuja on June 29 after detaining him in an undisclosed country. Nigerian separatist leader's trial adjourned after lawyer walks out 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z Abuja and the surrounding area, which have better roads and infrastructure than most of Nigeria, are usually considered among the safest parts of the country. Nigeria rescues six people abducted from Abuja university 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z Abuja is known as an oasis of relative calm. Gunmen kidnap six in rare attack on university in Nigeria’s capital 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z The University of Abuja said in a statement on its Facebook page that four staff members and their children were taken by unknown assailants. 6 people abducted from university in Nigeria’s capital 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z There have been kidnappings of individuals on the outskirts of Abuja, but attacks on universities are rare. Gunmen abduct staff and children at university in Nigerian capital 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z A man carries Nigerian naira banknotes at a livestock market in Abuja, Nigeria July 29, 2020. Sub-Saharan Africa to see mixed economic recovery into 2022 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z Rocking back and forth, Shlomo Ben Yaakov reads from a Torah scroll at a synagogue on the outskirts of Nigeria's capital, Abuja. The Nigerians who want Israel to accept them as Jews 2021-10-17T04:00:00Z The military outpost near the University of Abuja didn’t deter Tuesday’s kidnappers. Gunmen kidnap six in rare attack on university in Nigeria’s capital 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z In Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, the start of the school term has been pushed back to an unusually late date without explanation, after schools in nearby states were targeted by kidnappers seeking ransoms. One million Nigerian children to miss school due to mass kidnappings, UNICEF says 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z At least 69,925 suspected cholera cases were recorded as of Sept. 5 in 25 of Nigeria’s 36 states and in the capital, Abuja, according to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control. Nigeria faces one of its worst cholera outbreaks in years 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z The attackers used explosives to destroy the fence on three sides and fought a gun battle with guards at the medium-security prison at Kabba in Kogi State, southwest of the federal capital Abuja, authorities said. Attackers blow up Nigerian prison fence, free 266 inmates 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z Abuja's Gihon synagogue now has a mixture of different ethnic groups among the more than 40 families who attend. The Nigerians who want Israel to accept them as Jews 2021-10-17T04:00:00Z The problem stems from weak law enforcement and economic desperation, said Idayat Hassan, the director of the Center for Democracy and Development in Abuja. Gunmen kidnap six in rare attack on university in Nigeria’s capital 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z A Zamfara-born resident of the capital, Abuja, told me that it has been unbearable not knowing if his family was safe. Nigeria's kidnap crisis: Letters replace phones 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z The capital city Abuja and surrounding area, which have better roads and infrastructure than most of Nigeria, are usually considered among the safest parts of the country. School term delayed in Nigerian capital zone amid kidnapping crisis 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z Military spokespersons in the federal capital Abuja did not respond to multiple requests for comment on Wednesday on what exactly was happening in Zamfara. Gunmen kidnap 20 in northwest Nigeria as crisis spreads 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z Military spokespersons in the capital Abuja were not responding to requests for comment. Phone blackout, crackdown on kidnappers reported in northwest Nigeria 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z “We had the illusion that Abuja was impregnable,” said Kola Alapinni, a human rights lawyer in Abuja, “but we should have known it was just a matter of time.” Gunmen kidnap six in rare attack on university in Nigeria’s capital 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z It was only when a relation arrived in Abuja a few days ago that he received an update on their wellbeing. Nigeria's kidnap crisis: Letters replace phones 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z Bola Badejo, 29, saw her salary at the broadcast station where she worked in Abuja, Nigeria, cut in half, and she complained that she could not make it on the equivalent of $146 a month. Young Africans struggle with jobs, education amid pandemic 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z It described the pact as a landmark development in bilateral relations between Abuja and Moscow. Nigeria signs military cooperation agreement with Russia 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z Shell approached a court in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, on Wednesday to disclose the development, he said. Shell to pay $110 million to Nigerian community over 1970 oil spill 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z The Swiss embassy in Abuja did not respond to a request for comment, nor did the Ogun State police spokesman. Local politician, Swiss national among latest kidnap victims in Nigeria 2021-08-09T04:00:00Z In spite of the difficulties caused by the phone shutdown, discussions on radio talk shows in Abuja are supportive of the measure. Nigeria's kidnap crisis: Letters replace phones 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z Kanu was supposed to appear in court in Abuja on Monday but the authorities failed to produce him, citing logistical issues. Detained Biafra separatist's family complain to UK over lack of assistance 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z He and about 300 others gathered in an open field to the outskirts of Abuja in Lugbe close to the airport, as authorities closed parks and other recreational places to enforce Covid-19 regulations. Nigeria's hipster herders - the funky Fulanis 2021-07-24T04:00:00Z Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of a group campaigning for a southeastern region to secede, was arrested in an undisclosed location outside of Nigeria and returned to Abuja in June to face trial. Nigerian Yoruba activist detained in Benin - reports 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z His case is due to resume in court in Abuja next week. UK asks Nigeria to explain circumstances of separatist's arrest 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z Before that in February, a military aircraft in Abuja that was bound for Niger state to search for kidnapped schoolchildren there crashed - killing all seven people on board. Nigeria fighter plane shot down by bandits - military 2021-07-19T04:00:00Z A view shows part of the parliament house in Abuja, Nigeria July 19, 2017. Nigerian lawmakers approve $2.4 billion to fight violence, fund vaccines 2021-07-07T04:00:00Z At Nyanya Market, near Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, the price of the rice that forms the base for the dish went up by 10 percent. Surging global food prices put staple meals out of reach, from Nigerian jollof rice to Russian pasta and Argentine steak 2021-07-04T04:00:00Z He appeared on Tuesday, handcuffed and hooded, at a court in Abuja, flanked by security agents. Lawyer for Biafran separatist alleges abuse, Kenya denies involvement 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z But on Tuesday afternoon, Nigeria’s most-wanted fugitive appeared in court in the capital, Abuja, hooded, flanked by security agents and facing charges that included treason. Biafra Separatist, After Years on Run, Is Held in Nigeria 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z The Central Bank of Nigeria's logo is seen on its headquarters building in Abuja, Nigeria, January 22, 2018. Nigeria could launch pilot digital currency by year-end - central bank 2021-06-18T04:00:00Z Police fired tear gas and detained several demonstrators in the Nigerian cities of Lagos and Abuja on Saturday during protests over the worsening security situation in Africa's most populous country, Reuters witnesses said. Nigerian police fire tear gas and detain several protesters - witnesses 2021-06-12T04:00:00Z Twitter worked on some cellphone carriers and not others on Saturday, according to tests conducted by Reuters in Lagos and Abuja. Nigeria Bans Twitter After President’s Tweet Is Deleted 2021-06-05T04:00:00Z Reuters reported Saturday that Twitter’s website was not accessible on some of Nigeria’s mobile carriers, but appeared to be working sporadically on other carriers in Lagos and Abuja, two of the country’s biggest cities. Twitter blocked in Nigeria after deleting a tweet by its president 2021-06-05T04:00:00Z People gather to protest killings in southern Kaduna and insecurities in Nigeria, at the U.S. embassy in Abuja, Nigeria August 15, 2020. Kidnappers free 14 Nigerian students in northwest Kaduna state 2021-05-29T04:00:00Z Court documents list several bank accounts owned by Ibori, as well as more than 10 properties around the world, ranging from flats on London's famous Abbey Road to a £5m mansion in Nigeria's capital Abuja. James Ibori: UK returns $5.8m stolen by ex-governor to Nigeria 2021-05-18T04:00:00Z Chika Offor, founder of the Vaccine Network for Disease Control advocacy group in Abuja, said the decision by some European governments to restrict or stop using AstraZeneca shots had compounded Nigerian fears. Vaccine hesitancy slows Africa's COVID-19 inoculation drive 2021-05-04T04:00:00Z A concerted campaign launched in April 2000 in Abuja, Nigeria, led to dramatic reductions in cases and deaths. Opinion | In putting out the blaze of the pandemic, we can’t forget other raging diseases 2021-05-03T04:00:00Z People gather to protest the incessant killings in southern Kaduna and insecurities in Nigeria, at the U.S. embassy in Abuja, Nigeria August 15, 2020. Nigerian kidnappers execute two more student captives, says state official 2021-04-26T04:00:00Z “Many parents decided to withdraw their kids from school after the kidnappings,” said Isa Sanusi, spokesman for Amnesty International in the Nigerian capital, Abuja. For Nigerian students living in fear of the next mass kidnapping, there is only one defense — to run 2021-04-19T04:00:00Z Her appointment was scheduled for March 12 in Abuja. Nigeria begins registering residents for COVID-19 vaccinations 2021-03-01T05:00:00Z Femi Odekunle, a Nigerian academic and close ally of the president, went without adequate oxygen for nearly 12 days at the Abuja University Teaching Hospital until two state governors and Ministry of Health officials intervened. Medical oxygen scarce in Africa, Latin America amid virus 2021-02-24T05:00:00Z The crew were held under armed guard in tough conditions in a forest, he said, before being released and flown back from Nigerian capital Abuja. Turkish sailors abducted by pirates return home from Nigeria 2021-02-14T05:00:00Z Now an increasing number of decisions are made in Addis Ababa, Johannesburg and Abuja, according to Oumar Seydi, who leads the Gates Foundation’s work on the continent. Opinion | Foreign Aid Is Having a Reckoning 2021-02-13T05:00:00Z Since early February, the Abuja Covid-19 task force has prosecuted violators at a court set up on Eagle Square, steps away from the supreme court and national assembly. Coronavirus live news: WHO cautions against relaxing restrictions; Australian state of Victoria begins lockdown 2021-02-12T05:00:00Z “We therefore strongly warn those who are planning to re-occupy Lekki Toll Gate on Saturday to desist,” Mohammed told a news conference on Thursday in the capital Abuja. Nigerian government warns against protest at Lekki shooting site 2021-02-11T05:00:00Z Lockdowns were imposed from late March until early May last year in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial hub, and the capital, Abuja. Nigerian artist creates rotting exhibit as coronavirus warning 2021-02-05T05:00:00Z Later, he earned a B.S. in computer science at the African University of Science and Technology in Abuja, Nigeria. Africans begin to take the reins of research into their own genomes 2021-02-04T05:00:00Z In the capital, Abuja, and the nearby city of Kaduna, minority Shiite protesters have been killed. Nigeria Goes on Offensive Against Youth Protesting Police Brutality 2020-11-13T05:00:00Z Authorities in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, have established an outdoor mobile court in an effort to prosecute individuals and institutions violating rules imposed to help reduce the spread of the coronavirus. Coronavirus live news: WHO cautions against relaxing restrictions; Australian state of Victoria begins lockdown 2021-02-12T05:00:00Z He was arrested without charge, she said, before being taken to the capital Abuja. Nigeria cracks down on 'end Sars' protesters, alleging terrorism 2020-11-13T05:00:00Z Libraries are almost non-existent outside big cities like Abuja and Lagos. Letter from Africa: Why Nigerians fear social media sanctions 2020-11-06T05:00:00Z Three days later, the thugs launched another attack with machetes, daggers and wooden sticks to disrupt a march along Abuja's Kubwa expressway. #EndSars protests: How Anthony Unuode gave his life for a better Nigeria 2020-11-02T05:00:00Z From the capital city of Abuja to the small town of Ogbomosho, state agents attacked and beat up protesters. Opinion | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: Nigeria Is Murdering Its Citizens 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z Videos of unidentified men attacking demonstrators in Lagos and the capital Abuja with knives and sticks were shared on social media early in the protests. 'Perfect storm': How Nigeria's peaceful police protests turned violent 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z Six people, including journalists, were among others arrested on Friday at a protest in Abuja, sparking wider outcry. Nigeria cracks down on 'end Sars' protesters, alleging terrorism 2020-11-13T05:00:00Z The protesters allege that policemen looked away as they were attacked in Lagos and Abuja. Why Nigerian looters are targeting Covid-19 aid 2020-10-26T04:00:00Z Nigerian soldiers drew international condemnation in 2018 for shooting at protesters in Abuja. Nigerian protesters say security forces fired on them, fueling global outrage 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z Yesterday human right group Amnesty International said a group of armed people attacked protesters in the capital, Abuja. End Sars protests: Growing list of celebrities pledge support for demonstrators 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z Police used live ammunition to disperse crowds in Lagos, Abuja and Jos, Amnesty International said. 'Perfect storm': How Nigeria's peaceful police protests turned violent 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z Demonstrations and gunfire were also reported in several other Nigerian cities, including the capital city, Abuja. Nigeria protesters break curfew amid gunfire, chaos in Lagos 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z In Abuja, security men also joined in the looting, carting away items on their vehicles. Why Nigerian looters are targeting Covid-19 aid 2020-10-26T04:00:00Z The #EndSARS protests continued in other Nigerian cities Monday, with Lagos, Nigeria largest city, and Abuja, the capital, particularly hard hit as protesters closed several roads in the cities. Nigeria’s anti-police protesters storm prison, free inmates 2020-10-19T04:00:00Z “It is time to move to the next stage, that next stage is dialogue,” said Dare in an interview in the capital, Abuja. Nigerian anti-police protesters must enter dialogue, minister says 2020-10-19T04:00:00Z Protesters in the capital, Abuja, dedicated the day to Nigerians they charge have been killed by the police Special Anti Robbery Squad, known as SARS. Nigeria’s anti-police brutality protests block major roads 2020-10-16T04:00:00Z A similar attack also happened in the capital, Abuja, on Wednesday, said witnesses. Protesters attacked in Nigerian demos against police abuse 2020-10-15T04:00:00Z Hundreds gathered in the capital Abuja and megacity Lagos on Wednesday to continue their calls for police reforms. More Nigerian protests against police brutality as reforms fail to convince 2020-10-14T04:00:00Z Armed police in the capital, Abuja, used force against protesters who had gathered as the decision to dissolve it was announced. Nigeria to disband Sars police unit accused of killings and brutality 2020-10-11T04:00:00Z Others surrounded the squad’s headquarters in Abuja, the nation’s capital, pouring red paint on the road to symbolize violence. Nigerian protesters demand end of an anti-robbery police unit that they say robs people 2020-10-10T04:00:00Z Authorities in the capital have called for an end to all protests in the city, saying the gatherings risk spreading COVID-19 but a protester in Abuja said they are ignoring the order. Nigeria’s anti-police brutality protests block major roads 2020-10-16T04:00:00Z Akpojotor, 31, creates portraits using discarded pieces of ankara, a brightly coloured African fabric that is ubiquitous from the slums of Lagos to high-powered meetings in the capital, Abuja. Cut from the same cloth, Nigerian waste fabric becomes art 2020-10-09T04:00:00Z Grant’s participation in the Abuja conference in 1993, and the African Reparations Movement he established with colleagues upon returning to London, stoked the fire of reparationist breakthroughs in coming decades. How the long fight for slavery reparations is slowly being won 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z In Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city built in the middle of the country to promote unity, insurance executive Hamid Abubakar took a different view. Blasphemy convictions spark Nigerian debate over sharia law 2020-10-02T04:00:00Z Uganda is a signatory to the Abuja declaration, which requires governments to spend at least 15% of their annual budgets on health. Uganda court rules government must prioritise maternal health in 'huge shift' 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z In a matter of days of the post, the site, known as Crushed Rock, in Mpape - a poor neighbourhood on the outskirts of the capital Abuja - was thronged. The quarry that has become an internet sensation 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z Africa’s most populous country imposed lockdowns lasting around five weeks in its main cities, Lagos and Abuja, before easing restrictions in early May. Factbox: What Africa, approaching a million cases, is doing to fight coronavirus 2020-08-05T04:00:00Z After returning from Abuja, on 10 May 1993, Grant brought a motion before parliament to ratify the Abuja Proclamation. How the long fight for slavery reparations is slowly being won 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z Between 1999 and 2001, to ensure that the new secular, democratic government in Abuja would not encroach on Islamic principles, 12 northern states adopted full sharia law. 'Mama Boko Haram': one woman's extraordinary mission to rescue 'her boys' from terrorism 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z The airports for the capital, Abuja, and commercial hub Lagos reopened for flights. Nigeria restarts domestic flights amid easing coronavirus restrictions 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z However, there is a burgeoning community of hikers around Abuja inspired by the many expatriates living in the political capital. The quarry that has become an internet sensation 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z "You just wake up in the morning and you see 10 videos from your mother," 41-year-old Ihuoma, who lives in Nigeria's capital, Abuja, told me. Why Nigerians are muting their mothers on WhatsApp 2020-06-07T04:00:00Z Then those offices moved to Abuja, the city of political power, and decay followed. Living through a pandemic when your access to water is difficult 2020-05-21T04:00:00Z The next day, Wakil turned herself in at the defence headquarters in Abuja, and was interrogated for about eight hours. 'Mama Boko Haram': one woman's extraordinary mission to rescue 'her boys' from terrorism 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z A Reuters witness said passengers waiting to enter the airport in the capital, Abuja, used markings on the floor to observe social distancing and some used newly installed handwashing facilities outside the building. Nigeria restarts domestic flights amid easing coronavirus restrictions 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z The area around Mpape, which means "rock" in the local Gwari language, supplied much of the stone used to transform Abuja from a small village in the 1980s into the country's capital city. The quarry that has become an internet sensation 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z While the government loosened lockdowns on May 4 in the capital, Abuja, and biggest city, Lagos, it extended the one in Kano. Covid-19 Outbreak in Nigeria Is Just One of Africa’s Alarming Hot Spots 2020-05-17T04:00:00Z Nigeria relaxed lockdowns in its capital, Abuja, and its biggest city, Lagos, with markets, stores, malls and construction companies opening. Hope and Worry Mingle as Countries Relax Coronavirus Lockdowns 2020-05-04T04:00:00Z The lockdown, imposed on 30 March in Lagos, neighbouring Ogun state and the capital, Abuja, meant that many businesses were closed as people were required to stay indoors, except for essential journeys. Nigerians cautious as lockdown eased 2020-05-04T04:00:00Z Nigeria will begin a "gradual easing" of coronavirus-related lockdowns in the federal capital territory of Abuja, and Lagos and Ogun states from 4 May. Nigeria to ease Abuja and Lagos lockdowns on 4 May 2020-04-27T04:00:00Z It then shut down its major cities of Lagos and Abuja, following more than 100 reported cases, and restricted movement between states. Why do African states differ over lockdowns? 2020-04-25T04:00:00Z On Monday, Nigeria extended lockdowns in Lagos, Abuja and Ogun State for an additional 14 days to combat the virus. Nigeria's oil hub quarantines 22 Exxon Mobil workers: governor 2020-04-17T04:00:00Z In total the group said it received more than 100 complaints across 24 of Nigeria’s 36 states - including Lagos, Ogun and Abuja. Security forces kill more Nigerians than coronavirus 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z "I was surprised about the recruitment exercise because I was not aware of it," then NIS Controller General, David Paradang, later told the Federal High Court in Abuja. Nigeria visa firm owned by man on fraud charges 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z A lockdown was imposed in Lagos, the neighbouring stats of Ogun and the capital, Abuja, last week in order to halt the spread of the virus. Nigeria actress under fire for party amid lockdown 2020-04-05T04:00:00Z Ihekweazu was still in quarantine in Abuja after his return when Nigeria confirmed its first case, on 27 February. Strict lockdowns and rapid tests: How poorer countries are bracing for coronavirus 2020-03-31T04:00:00Z Africa’s most populous country, Nigeria, planned to close its two main international airports in the cities of Lagos and Abuja on Monday night, Reuters reported. South Africa's coronavirus cases surge to 402 -- now the most in Africa 2020-03-23T04:00:00Z Africa’s most populous country, Nigeria, confirmed 10 new cases including the first three in the capital Abuja, bringing its total to 22. Angola confirms first cases as coronavirus spreads over Africa 2020-03-21T04:00:00Z In the first weeks of the COVID-19 outbreak, I worked with others to set up capabilities to detect the disease at our National Reference Laboratory in Abuja, and at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital. Extended US travel ban harms global science 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z And in the capital city of Abuja, researchers are revamping the National Reference Laboratory to analyse DNA from 200,000 blood samples stored in their new biobank. The next chapter for African genomics 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z Three days later, they banned gatherings of more than 20 people in Lagos and Abuja, and asked non-essential businesses to close. Strict lockdowns and rapid tests: How poorer countries are bracing for coronavirus 2020-03-31T04:00:00Z I was chatting with a group of people in Abuja recently, and every one of us agreed that it would be unwise for Trump to pretend that threats from northern Nigeria don’t exist. Perspective | Trump trashes Nigeria and bans its immigrants. Nigerians love him for it. 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z In recent years, Russia has sought to increase influence in Nigeria, offering military cooperation to help Abuja’s weak military fight a tenacious Islamic extremist insurgency in the country’s north-east. Trump travel ban extension leaves Africans angry and disappointed 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z In the capital, Abuja, not only did a mob kill an alleged kidnapper, they also vandalised a police vehicle when the police tried to intervene. The 'leopard unit', vigilantes and Nigeria's kidnap crisis 2020-01-27T05:00:00Z But the director of genomics research at the Nigerian Ministry of Science and Technology in Abuja, Oyekanmi Nash, argues that government funding will flow more freely once science starts to deliver tangible benefits. The next chapter for African genomics 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z His bail conditions stipulate that he may not leave the Nigerian capital, Abuja, or speak to the press, but that didn’t stop him from giving a short statement after his release. Nigeria Releases Leading Critic on Bail After a Campaign an Ocean Away 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z Were Boko Haram to begin to attack Abuja, the capital, or pose a threat to the survival of the Nigerian government, it’s entirely plausible that the Pentagon would be called upon to deploy forces there. Insignia, badges, and Medals for a climate-wracked era 2019-12-14T05:00:00Z But Sahara Reporters said his lawyers were denied access when trying to collect him from jail in Abuja. Nigerian journalist Sowore re-arrested in court 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z Sen. Chimaroke Nnamani, who represents the opposition People’s Democratic Party in the Enugu East district, also invoked the United States when he criticized the bill last week in the Nigerian capital, Abuja. Nigeria’s ‘fake news’ bill could jail people for lying on social media. Critics call it censorship. 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z A woman held in a traditional healing centre near the capital, Abuja, was found restrained to a tree trunk with an iron ring. Abuse and torture of mental health patients ‘rife’ across Nigeria, says report 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z It recently completed a memorial in Abuja, Nigeria, commemorating more than 2,000 Nigerian nationals who lost their lives serving with Commonwealth forces. Marking the memories of a million soldiers 2019-11-09T05:00:00Z To avoid Nigeria's notorious kidnapping gangs thousands of commuters pack on to trains each day between the capital, Abuja, and the city of Kaduna. 'I was kidnapped and now only travel by train' 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z In about two dozen interviews across Lagos and Abuja, the country’s biggest cities, some people defended Ms. Dakolo. Nigerian Women Say ‘MeToo.’ Critics Say ‘Prove It.’ 2019-11-02T04:00:00Z “The more people who rely on them, the more brutal they become,” said Isa Sanusi, spokesman for Amnesty International in the Nigerian capital, Abuja. Hundreds of children rescued from ‘torture’ schools in Nigeria 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z She compared the Abuja airport to Bruegel’s “Tower of Babel,” with “suitcases half opened, flung on the floor, people, children, people losing each other, calling to each other.” Edna O’Brien Is Still Writing About Women on the Run 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z So the likelihood is that official statistics would significantly under-report crime rates in Abuja and across Nigeria. Is Nigeria's capital 'one of the safest in the world'? 2019-09-21T04:00:00Z A cosmopolitan city, Kaduna is very different to Abuja, bristling with divergent interests, but with simmering tensions over ethnic, political and religious issues. 'I was kidnapped and now only travel by train' 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z On a recent Sunday, congregants streamed into Mr. Fatoyinbo’s church in Abuja, passing the red carpet, the velvet stanchions, the police officers in khaki and the greeters in pencil skirts. Nigerian Women Say ‘MeToo.’ Critics Say ‘Prove It.’ 2019-11-02T04:00:00Z Speaking to journalists in Abuja, she said the Nigerian government would continue to hold the South African authorities accountable and insist it paid compensation to its citizens. Nigeria to repatriate 600 citizens from S Africa 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z While flying to Abuja, in 2016, on the first of two visits, O’Brien realized that Nigerian regulations required cash to be declared. Edna O’Brien Is Still Writing About Women on the Run 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z Now, let's look at the available data, starting with the recorded murder rate in Abuja compared with other major cities around the world. Is Nigeria's capital 'one of the safest in the world'? 2019-09-21T04:00:00Z South Africa on Wednesday took the unusual step of closing diplomatic missions in the Nigerian cities of Abuja and Lagos. Deadly xenophobic riots in South Africa prompt diplomatic tensions with Nigeria. Here’s why. 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z She ordered the closure of the country's embassy in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, and its mission in Lagos, following threats made to the diplomatic staff, Ms Pandor told the Reuters news agency. SA shuts Nigeria embassy after xenophobic violence 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z There were a number of reasons for moving the capital to Abuja: first of all, its central location, away from the coast. Changing places: Why countries decide to move capitals 2019-08-24T04:00:00Z When Amra Mansur was working as a makeup artist in Abuja, while she studied law, she would overhear conversations between would-be brides and older relatives about how to please their men in the bedroom. 'Men said we were immoral': the aphrodisiacs challenging taboos | Wana Udobang 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z The government's own data suggests that the murder rate in Nigeria's largest city, Lagos, is lower per capita than it is in the capital, Abuja. Is Nigeria's capital 'one of the safest in the world'? 2019-09-21T04:00:00Z A member of a group which has been protesting outside Coza churches in the capital, Abuja, and in Lagos questioned why Pastor Biodun had returned before the investigations were completed. Nigeria outrage as rape accused pastor returns 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z A senior police officer was among those killed in the capital, Abuja. Why Nigeria has banned pro-Iranian Muslim group 2019-08-04T04:00:00Z Abuja was also more politically and ethnically neutral. Changing places: Why countries decide to move capitals 2019-08-24T04:00:00Z A police officer and a reporter for the Channels television network were among those killed in the clashes in the capital, Abuja, on Monday, police said. Many killed in Nigerian protests for release of Shia leader 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z But Lagos is a much bigger city, and remember - the official recorded murder rate per capita was higher for Abuja. Is Nigeria's capital 'one of the safest in the world'? 2019-09-21T04:00:00Z On Tuesday a group of the Shia protesters tried to enter Nigeria’s National Assembly in the capital Abuja. Nigeria Shia group says 2 killed in anti-government protests 2019-07-12T04:00:00Z The Catholic cardinal of Abuja also condemned the ban. Why Nigeria has banned pro-Iranian Muslim group 2019-08-04T04:00:00Z While Lagos grew up organically, Abuja is a planned city - the first in Nigeria. Changing places: Why countries decide to move capitals 2019-08-24T04:00:00Z Last week the Shia group said four of its members were shot dead during protests in Abuja and the northern city of Kaduna. Many killed in Nigerian protests for release of Shia leader 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z Abuja is a planned city and is relatively affluent. Is Nigeria's capital 'one of the safest in the world'? 2019-09-21T04:00:00Z In Abuja, about 50 demonstrators at Eagle Square were dispersed after tear gas was fired. Nigerian police disperse anti-government protests by Shiites 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z On the quiet, promising first morning of June, I received a text message from my brother in Abuja, Nigeria. Opinion | ‘This Is Quite Gay!’ 2019-07-06T04:00:00Z The traffic congestion in Lagos is notorious; in Abuja, the roads were designed to be wide from the start. Changing places: Why countries decide to move capitals 2019-08-24T04:00:00Z Omolara Oriye, a human rights and advocacy director at the Initiative for Equal Rights, was one of those who protested outside the church’s main Abuja branch, defying members of the secret police on standby. Nigeria's 'Gucci Pastor' takes leave of absence over rape claims 2019-07-02T04:00:00Z Nigeria has a huge Pentecostal Christian population and Pastor Fatoyinbo is the head pastor of the popular Commonwealth of Zion Assembly church in the capital, Abuja. Nigerian pastor steps aside over rape allegations 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z In January last year, two Americans and two Canadian citizens were abducted while travelling from the town of Kafanchan in Kaduna state to the capital Abuja. Nigeria police die as Shell workers seized 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z As for the produce from his greenhouses, he sells the extra in the capital city of Abuja. Nigeria's farmer king goes for growth 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z The APC won 19 states, while the PDP secured 16, plus the capital, Abuja. Ballots counted in Nigeria state polls 2019-03-10T05:00:00Z The APC won 19 states, while the PDP secured 16 plus the capital Abuja. Nigeria set for hotly contested state polls 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z Nigeria moved its capital from Lagos to Abuja in the 1990s to move it closer to the fault line between the country’s Christian and Muslim communities. Egypt abandons Cairo for ‘New Administrative Capital’ 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z Dozens of supporters began dancing outside party headquarters in Abuja. Muhammadu Buhari to claim victory in Nigeria's presidential election 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z After results are brought in physical form to the capital, Abuja, the electoral commission will announce them state-by-state. AP Explains: What to watch as Nigeria awaits vote results 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z At the Living Water polling unit in Kubwa, just outside Abuja, voting proceeded but a security officer seized phones of anyone who snapped a photo while in line. Nigerians Finally Get to Vote, but Hit a Few More Snags 2019-02-23T05:00:00Z The sides agreed last year that Abuja would pay the states several billion dollars, three company and government sources said. Exclusive: Nigeria hits oil majors with billions in back taxes 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z The effects are felt beyond the dye pits, said Idayat Hassan, director of the Center for Democracy and Development in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja. Indigo, ash and time mark Nigeria’s centuries-old dye pits 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z The effects are felt beyond the dye pits, said Idayat Hassan, director of the Center for Democracy and Development in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja. Indigo, ash and time mark Nigeria’s centuries-old dye pits 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z The effects are felt beyond the dye pits, said Idayat Hassan, director of the Center for Democracy and Development in Nigeria's capital, Abuja. Indigo, ash and time mark Nigeria's centuries-old dye pits 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z Workers at the sidewalk polling station along Gana Street — blocks from election officials’ headquarters here in the capital, Abuja — were not quite ready for business. Nigerians Finally Get to Vote, but Hit a Few More Snags 2019-02-23T05:00:00Z Samples of spinal fluid spoilt before they reached the NCDC’s microbiology laboratory in Abuja, which made it impossible to confirm diagnoses — a requirement for unlocking access to international stockpiles of vaccines. This Nigerian doctor might just prevent the next deadly pandemic 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z Researchers at the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control in Abuja, which is helping to shape the priorities of international scientists working in the country.Credit: A new model for disease research in Africa 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z His main challenger, Atiku Abubakar, also called for calm and said he would join Buhari on Saturday afternoon in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, at a meeting convened by the election commission to address the next steps. Nigerians — from the president to the pepper farmer — shocked by last-minute election postponement 2019-02-16T05:00:00Z On Saturday in the capital, Abuja, a sense of deflation imbued the dusty air. Nigerians bewildered after presidential election is postponed at the last minute 2019-02-16T05:00:00Z But here in Abuja, many hotel workers did not vote because they were working double shifts to serve the hundreds of election observers in town. Nigerians Finally Get to Vote, but Hit a Few More Snags 2019-02-23T05:00:00Z The move infused his team with energy, and a week later, people were still buzzing at the NCDC’s modest, concrete compound in Nigeria’s capital city of Abuja. This Nigerian doctor might just prevent the next deadly pandemic 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z Mahmood Yakubu tells election observers and others in the capital, Abuja, that the delay is due to “very trying circumstances” including bad weather affecting flights in recent days and serious fires at three commission offices. The Latest: Nigeria says vote delay not due to interference 2019-02-16T05:00:00Z Aides to both men said their candidates would return to the capital Abuja on Saturday. Nigerian presidential election postponed, opposition fears ploy 2019-02-16T05:00:00Z The commission promised more details at a 2 p.m. briefing in the capital, Abuja. The Latest: Nigeria delays presidential vote until Feb. 23 2019-02-15T05:00:00Z Joking with colleagues about the president’s seemingly befuddled condition at times, one employee at the airport in the capital, Abuja, pointed to his temple and grinned. ‘Everybody suffers too much:’ Nigeria heads to the polls 2019-02-15T05:00:00Z When Ihekweazu is not travelling, he can be found in his office in Abuja, with his large frame hunched over a laptop or intercom, rubbing his forehead between his thumb and his forefinger. This Nigerian doctor might just prevent the next deadly pandemic 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z In Kaduna, which is Nigeria’s third-most populous state and north of the capital, Abuja, more than a third of children are acutely malnourished, the state government says. A specter hangs over Nigeria's presidential election: Hunger 2019-02-15T05:00:00Z In Abuja, the capital, people cluster along the exhaust-choked highway all day, selling bags of bread from a nearby bakery at a markup. ‘It’s Not Getting Better’: Nigeria Braces for Election Day as Frustrations Boil 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z Excluding the capital, Abuja, Lagos is the richest state and country's commercial hub with the average annual income per person at nearly $8,000. Nigeria in nine maps and charts 2019-02-10T05:00:00Z Later Sunday afternoon, armed soldiers in five vehicles stormed the paper’s main office in the capital, Abuja, and ordered journalists working inside to evacuate. Nigeria Military Raids Newspaper, Seizes Computers and Arrests Journalists 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z Shehu Shagari, Nigeria’s second president, whose civilian tenure was sandwiched between two military rulers in an era rocked by coups, died Dec. 28 at a hospital in Abuja, the country’s capital. Shehu Shagari, Nigerian president who sought to restore civilian rule, dies at 93 2018-12-29T05:00:00Z Nigeria's spy agency, the DSS, said a woman who they identified as Amina Mohammed posed as the wife of a state governor to gain entry to the presidential villa in the capital, Abuja. 'Guilty until proven innocent in Nigeria' 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z The government moved its offensive command center from Abuja to Maiduguri and formed a task force, comprised of military units from neighboring countries, that launched attacks on Boko Haram’s camps. The Women Rescued from Boko Haram Who Are Returning to Their Captors 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z Nigeria’s defense came after its soldiers had shot at protesters — members of a minority Shiite organization — marching on the outskirts of the capital, Abuja. Nigeria Says Soldiers Who Killed Marchers Were Provoked. Video Shows Otherwise. 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z The secret service said Amina Mohammed initially posed as Kogi state's first lady to gain entry to the presidential villa in the capital, Abuja. 'Fake first lady' arrested in Nigeria 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z For many, the palace intrigue in Abuja distracts from the spiralling violence and extreme poverty in which millions are living, and many Nigerians are bracing for electoral violence and rigging. Nigeria election: Buhari battles body double rumours and economic woe 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z The government said three protesters were killed in the confrontation on Monday in the capital, Abuja. 4 Ways World Leaders Have Echoed Trump’s Words and Policies 2018-11-04T04:00:00Z I invited her to visit me in Abuja, so that she could see the capital city, and she agreed. The Women Rescued from Boko Haram Who Are Returning to Their Captors 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z On a recent visit to a hospital in Abuja, more than 40 injured protesters, all in their late teens or 20s, lay on thin mattresses in a dimly lit ward. Nigeria Says Soldiers Who Killed Marchers Were Provoked. Video Shows Otherwise. 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z The government said three protesters were killed in the confrontation Monday in the capital, Abuja. 4 ways world leaders have echoed Trump’s words and policies 2018-11-04T04:00:00Z Soldiers fired this Monday on a march of about 1,000 Islamic Shiite activists who had blocked traffic on the outskirts of the capital, Abuja. Nigerian Army Uses Trump’s Words to Justify Fatal Shooting of Rock-Throwing Protesters 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z On Thursday, 120 of 400 IMN members arrested by police on Monday were charged with “rioting, disturbance of public peace and causing hurt,” said a court official in Abuja on Friday. Nigerian army posts Trump video to justify shooting protesters 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z The militants have bombed dozens of public places, including the United Nations building and the national police headquarters, both in Abuja, the country’s capital. The Women Rescued from Boko Haram Who Are Returning to Their Captors 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z The army did not mention the fact that the US embassy in Abuja has urged Nigerian authorities to "take appropriate action to hold accountable those responsible for violations of Nigerian law". Nigeria cites Trump on shooting protesters 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z The army admits that three people were killed in clashes in Abuja on Monday, but the IMN says that dozens died. Nigeria police arrest 400 Shia Muslims 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z Nigeria’s main Shiite Muslim movement said troops fatally shot at least 27 of its members during a procession to the capital, Abuja. World Digest: Oct. 30, 2018 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z But, when I didn't hear the wailing sirens that always followed bombings in Abuja, I relaxed. The link between earth tremors, God and Nigeria's elections 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z At a supermarket in Abuja, a sales assistant unloads shelves filled with semolina, a type of milled flour, into shopping trolleys. Tackling food waste in Nigeria with an app 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z The number of Shia Muslim protesters killed by Nigeria's army in the capital, Abuja, in clashes which began at the weekend, have not been independently verified. Nigeria cites Trump on shooting protesters 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z The other bidders were Gaborone, Botswana; Abuja, Nigeria; and a four-city project in Tunisia. Senegal to be 1st African Olympic host at 2022 Youth Games 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z Agency for International Development organized a three-day conference in Abuja for officials, herders and farmers, as well as religious and ethnic leaders, to try to hash out their differences. Boko Haram reignites Nigeria religious wars between Christians, Muslims 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z Perhaps the trembling was simply an after-effect of the quarrying that sometimes takes place near my Asokoro neighbourhood and in other parts of Abuja, a city known for its imposing rocks. The link between earth tremors, God and Nigeria's elections 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z “Why are we not growing? There is no time to waste,” Saraki said while announcing his candidacy on Thursday in Abuja. Nigeria presidential race sparks to life; Senate leader runs 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z Mrs May will travel to Abuja, the capital of Nigeria - Britain's second largest trading partner in Africa - for talks with President Buhari. May to visit Nigeria on trade mission 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z The British prime minister is also set to meet Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja, just four months after they held talks in London. May's mission to woo Africa after Brexit 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z Wednesday - Mrs May intends to meet Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari in the capital Abuja before meeting victims of modern slavery in Lagos. May to visit Africa for first time as PM 2018-08-26T04:00:00Z Barely two weeks earlier, the collapse of an incomplete building in the Jabi area of Abuja made news headlines. The link between earth tremors, God and Nigeria's elections 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z And in various pockets throughout the country, like a major highway between Kaduna and Abuja, kidnappings of prominent figures and regular Nigerians alike have become common. Deadly Lack of Security Plagues Nigeria as Buhari Seeks Re-election 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z But he lost his job with an oil company in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, after a series of health problems. AP PHOTOS: A Nigerian asylum-seeker in northern Italy 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z Mohammed Ahmed, 33, is an Islamic teacher and father of four from Abuja. Oil-rich Nigeria outstrips India as country with most people in poverty 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z In 2011 they blew up the headquarters of the Nigerian police and a UN building in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital. The fight against Islamic State is moving to Africa 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z Not long afterwards, yet another government official widened speculation by announcing the suspension of mining and quarrying activities in Abuja. The link between earth tremors, God and Nigeria's elections 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z The Ilorin University graduate wore a wig on top of her headscarf at Tuesday's ceremony for 1,550 students in the capital, Abuja. Barred hijab law student finally graduates 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z He has been feverish for 3 days, which is why his father, Ibrahim, brought him to the pediatric HIV/AIDS clinic at Asokoro District Hospital in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital. Nigeria has more HIV-infected babies than anywhere in the world. It’s a distinction no country wants 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z She will travel to the capital Abuja with academics and professionals from the US and UK. Nigeria to learn from Rotherham informer 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z Presidential spokesman Garba Shehu said in a statement Monday that Buhari made the declaration at a closed-door meeting of the National Executive Committee of the All Progressives Congress in Abuja, the capital. Nigeria president to seek re-election in 2019 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z This is one reason why the delegates in Abuja decided to dust off a scheme first mooted back in 1982 by the Italian engineering company Bonifica Spa. Can the vanishing lake be saved? 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z The girls’ testimony was collected a week after their liberation and a few days after their visit to Abuja, the Nigerian capital, where they were immediately taken to meet Buhari. Schoolgirls seized by Boko Haram tell of Christian friend's escape bid 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z But then a friend told him about an unusual community center in Abuja, where he lives. Nigeria has more HIV-infected babies than anywhere in the world. It’s a distinction no country wants 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z Dr Ade Toyin, a former case worker at the International Centre for the Advocacy of Rights to Health in Abuja, says substance abuse and self harm is common, and there is no help available. Blackmail, prejudice and persecution: gay rights in Nigeria 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z Women hold a protest in the capital Abuja, three weeks after the girls' abduction. Kidnapped Nigeria girls finally home 2018-03-25T04:00:00Z There is a chance that she is among the girls taken to Abuja. Boko Haram kept one Dapchi girl who refused to deny her Christianity 2018-03-24T04:00:00Z His daughter was among several others taken to the capital, Abuja, to meet President Muhammadu Buhari after their release from a month in captivity. Pain as Nigeria kidnap girls fly to capital 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z Hours after their release, the girls were handed over to federal government and airlifted to Abuja to meet Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari. Freed Nigerian girls kidnap ordeal in their own words 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z On Wednesday, the families were upset that the government wanted the girls to travel to Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, apparently for a debriefing by security officials, when their parents just wanted them home. Boko Haram Returns Dozens of Schoolgirls Kidnapped in Nigeria 2018-03-21T04:00:00Z Some of them rallied over the weekend in the nation’s capital, Abuja. ‘We Are Here for Your Students’: Boko Haram Abduction of More Girls Pressures Nigeria’s President 2018-03-18T04:00:00Z Last September, a group of more than 100 of the Chibok girls were reunited with their families at a party in Abuja. Anger over missing Nigerian schoolgirls 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z Last September, a group of more than 100 of the Chibok girls were reunited with their families at a party in the capital Abuja. Nigerian girls escape Boko Haram attack 2018-02-19T05:00:00Z It said the 13 are now in the custody of the Department of State Security Services in Abuja. Boko Haram extremists release 13 hostages to Nigeria 2018-02-10T05:00:00Z Tabe and nine others were arrested in Abuja, Nigeria, in January. Nigeria extradites 47 separatists to Cameroon 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z The Americans and Canadians were ambushed by unknown gunmen on Wednesday while traveling from the town of Kafanchan in Kaduna state to the capital, Abuja. Two Americans, two Canadians freed after kidnapping in Nigeria: police 2018-01-20T05:00:00Z The Vine Heritage Home Foundation, in the Nigerian capital of Abuja, would be a good place for any investigation to start. 'They ensure each twin baby dies': the secret killings in central Nigeria | Orji Sunday 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z The group, travelling in two vehicles, was reportedly attacked on their way from Kaduna to the capital Abuja, about two hours away. North Americans kidnapped in Nigeria 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z The site was off the main road linking the airport north of the state capital Kaduna city with Abuja, 137 miles away. Nigeria: two Americans and two Canadians kidnapped in ambush 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z The #BringBackOurGirls campaign, based in the capital Abuja, confirmed the freed hostage was Ms. Pogu and vowed to continue demonstrations until the final student was free. Nigerian Soldiers Rescue Another Chibok Captive 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z The Americans and Canadians were ambushed by unknown gunmen on Wednesday while traveling from the town of Kafanchan in Kaduna state to the capital, Abuja. Two Americans, two Canadians freed after kidnapping in Nigeria: police 2018-01-20T05:00:00Z It involved traditional and religious leaders and community members from the six area councils in Abuja, with the aim of improving respect for the rights of the child and ending harmful cultural practices. 'They ensure each twin baby dies': the secret killings in central Nigeria | Orji Sunday 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z “I’m not a Nigerian,” said Mr. Gabriel, a motorcycle parts dealer in a suburb of Nigeria’s capital, Abuja. In Nigeria, Igbo people crave own nation as tensions rise 2017-12-31T05:00:00Z The first - the railway between the capital, Abuja, and the northern city of Kaduna - was completed last year. A facelift for Nigeria's railways 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z At a summit in Abuja earlier this month, Nigeria's Minister of Health Isaac Adewole said the government was "committed and determined" to tackle cancer in Nigeria. Reality Check: More radiotherapy for dogs than people? 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z He was later a parish priest in the Dutch city of Haarlem before being assigned to the archdiocese in the Nigerian capital of Abuja. Reports: Italian priest kidnapped in southern Nigeria 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z They were handed over to their parents at a party in the capital Abuja. 'Chibok girls' reunited with families 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z “The way things are going in Nigeria, I’m afraid we may experience another major conflict,” said Chukwudi Abel, a civil servant working in Abuja. In Nigeria, Igbo people crave own nation as tensions rise 2017-12-31T05:00:00Z A more dangerous mission followed, when he took a blood sample from a suspected Lassa Fever patient in an Abuja hospital in 2016. Letter from Africa: Nigeria's praised but unpaid Ebola heroes - BBC News 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z Dirac says a fourth machine is under construction in Abuja, and this will be a linear accelerator. Reality Check: More radiotherapy for dogs than people? 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z One Abuja hotelier recorded no fewer than 20 bills for various annual fees, taxes and licences. The high cost of red tape in Nigeria 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z On Saturday, Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari, 74, is received by some state governors at the main airport in the capital, Abuja, after his return from three months of medical leave in the UK. Africa's week in pictures: 18 - 24 August 2017 - BBC News 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z The president returned to Abuja on Saturday, after leaving Nigeria in May for his second course of treatment in Britain. 'Political mischief-makers' fuelling ethnic violence, says Nigerian president 2017-08-21T04:00:00Z Last week, some demonstrators in Abuja were attacked. President Buhari Returns to Nigeria, Facing Serious Challenges 2017-08-21T04:00:00Z President Buhari, 74, walked unaided from the plane after landing in the Nigerian capital, Abuja. Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari returns from UK - BBC News 2017-08-19T04:00:00Z It is possible for the well-connected to pay bribes rather than taxes, says the Abuja hotelier. The high cost of red tape in Nigeria 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z She was on her way to the graduation ceremony in Nigeria's capital, Abuja, when she was photographed in this thoughtful pose. Instagram account Everyday Africa tries to change perceptions - BBC News 2017-06-03T04:00:00Z The families were reunited in the capital, Abuja, where the girls were taken by Nigerian authorities after their release two weeks ago. Joy as 82 Chibok schoolgirls hug and kiss their families again 2017-05-20T04:00:00Z The 82 girls, who were part of a huge group kidnapped from their school in 2014, are in the care of security services in the capital, Abuja. Chibok girls: 82 reunited with families in Nigeria - BBC News 2017-05-20T04:00:00Z The families were reunited in the capital, Abuja, where the girls were taken by Nigerian authorities after their release early this month. Nigerian Schoolgirls Kidnapped by Boko Haram Rejoin Families 2017-05-20T04:00:00Z In Abuja, the capital, it is rather like erecting a sign that says: “Tax me”. The high cost of red tape in Nigeria 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z Some of the families were seen Saturday in the capital, Abuja, where the girls were taken by Nigerian authorities after their release earlier this month. Freed Nigerian schoolgirls to meet families after 3 years 2017-05-20T04:00:00Z After a night at an army base, the girls were taken by military helicopter to the nearby city of Maiduguri, before flying on to Abuja. Joy as 82 Chibok schoolgirls hug and kiss their families again 2017-05-20T04:00:00Z They were escorted to a reception in the capital Abuja by armed soldiers, after a check-up at a medical centre. Nigeria Chibok girls: Lone schoolgirl escapes Boko Haram captivity - BBC News 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z Those that identify their daughters will be brought to Abuja to see them, the Nigerian government says. Nigeria's Chibok girls: Father's joyful reunion with freed daughter - BBC News 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z The young women are in government care in the capital, Abuja. Nigeria negotiating with Boko Haram for more Chibok releases 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z Community leaders were headed from the capital, Abuja, to the town of Chibok with photos of the girls so that families can identify them, a presidential spokesman said. World Digest: May 10, 2017 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z They are being kept in Abuja, ostensibly for schooling. 'Amazing joy' as Chibok schoolgirl is reunited with family in Nigeria 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z One of the parents who visited a secure government facility in the capital, Abuja, last week said they are being treated well and are living comfortably. Chibok girls: What fate awaits the ones set free? - BBC News 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z The other young women, held for more than three years, are in Abuja with government officials who are supervising their re-entry into society. Nigeria spokesman says 1 Nigeria Chibok girl refused release 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z Some parents of the kidnapped girls are in the capital, Abuja. Nigeria presidency releases names of 82 freed Chibok girls 2017-05-08T04:00:00Z “They will then organize to bring the parents to Abuja to see their daughters,” he said. World Digest: May 10, 2017 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z They were escorted to the reception in the capital Abuja by armed soldiers, after a check-up at a medical centre. Nigeria Chibok girls: Freed 82 meet President Buhari - BBC News 2017-05-07T04:00:00Z The girls arrived at Abuja airport and were driven away in a military convoy. Chibok girls released by Boko Haram arrive in Abuja: Reuters witness 2017-05-07T04:00:00Z Nigeria says the Abuja airport is opening Tuesday, a day ahead of schedule. Nigeria says capital airport reopening after runway repairs 2017-04-18T04:00:00Z Embassy in Abuja said the U.S. government was working "urgently and cooperatively with our partners in an effort to address the critical humanitarian needs in northeastern Nigeria". Exclusive: With Nigeria's northeast facing famine, WFP funds could dry up in weeks – sources 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z Activists on Friday are expected to rally in the capital, Abuja, and commercial hub Lagos to urge President Muhammadu Buhari’s government to do more to free the nearly 200 schoolgirls who remain captive. Nigeria marks 3 years since schoolgirls’ mass abduction 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z |
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