Nigeria

Bike-riding Boko Haram terrorists opened fire on a village in northeastern Nigeria last week, killing at least 100 people, locals said Wednesday. More than 50 terrorists on motorcycles entered the Tarmuwa area of ​​Yobe state on Sunday night and started shooting before setting fire to buildings, according to Yobe police spokesperson Dungus Abdulkarim. Police blamed the attack on Boko Haram, which has been waging an insurgency in the region since 2009. Boko Haram has since splintered into various…

In tonight's edition: The leader of the continent's largest crude oil producer apologizes to the country for fuel shortages. Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari said the race was also on to resolve a national grid outage. Meanwhile, our reporters follow a…

Since the beginning of the week, Nigeria has been facing an almost complete collapse of its national electricity grid. A catastrophic situation in a context marked by the explosion of fuel prices used to power generators, now the only source of energy. As…

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari apologizes to his compatriots for some recent economic troubles related to fuel shortages and power grid outages. Emmanuel Igah, consultant in geopolitics and international development, tells us more

Nigeria is facing a serious energy crisis. There has been no electricity in the country since Monday, March 14, 2022. The authorities refer to insufficient production. Over 80% of the Nigerian national…

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari apologizes to his compatriots for recent oil shortages and power cuts. FRANCE 24 correspondent in Lagos Sam Olukoya tells us more.

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari apologizes to his compatriots for some recent economic troubles related to fuel shortages and power grid outages.

Following Covid-19, the Russian invasion of Ukraine poses a serious threat to the agricultural sector and the food supply of millions of people in Nigeria, especially in Lake Chad, which has been affected by the Boko Haram uprising for more than a decade. .…

In tonight's edition: About 600 Nigerian students return home after being evacuated from Romania and Poland. They had studied in Ukraine until the Russian invasion. Many recount the difficulties they faced in leaving the country due to discrimination at the…

This evening, 90 schoolchildren are released after 3 months of captivity in Nigeria; our correspondent in Lagos has the latest news. We take you to Goma where the community is still reeling from a devastating volcanic eruption 3 months ago, and the Nairobi neighborhood is turning green.…