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Nigerian military Intensifies operation against crude oil thieves

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The Nigerian armed security forces said it has stepped up its operations against all forms of threats in the country’s maritime environment and has intensified its fight against crude oil thieves, pipeline vandals and other criminals operating in the oil rich Niger Delta. Nigeria has lost more than $3bn in one year – with more losses projected in 2022. The plunder of Nigeria’s oil has left the country unable to meet its OPEC quota. Al Jazeera’s Ahmed Idris reports from Niger Delta, Nigeria. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ #Nigeria #NigerianOilTheft #OperationDeltaSafe #NigerDelta […]

Worshippers gunned down during church service in Nigeria

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Gunmen opened fire on worshippers at a Catholic church in southwestern Nigeria and also detonated explosives. Dozens are feared dead including children. Lawmaker Ogunmolasuyi Oluwole said the attackers targeted the St Francis Catholic Church in Ondo state just as people gathered on Sunday. Among the dead were many children, said Oluwole, who visited the scene and also the hospital in Owo – a town in the state where many of the wounded are being treated. The motives and the precise death toll were not immediately clear. No group claimed responsibility for Sunday’s attack. – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/ – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera/ – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ […]

Nigeria plans to spend tens of billions to modernise railway network

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Nigeria is planning to spend tens of billions of US dollars to modernise its railway network. The overhaul could give remote parts of the country a huge economic boost. Al Jazeera’s Ahmed Idris reports from Lagos. – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/ – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera/ – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Nigeria

Nigeria’s premium and smart home boom

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In Nigeria, finding an affordable place to live is becoming increasingly difficult. Africa’s most populous country has a shortage of 24 million homes – and it is expected to get worse. But property developers are more interested in building high-end homes for Nigeria’s emerging middle class. Al Jazeera’s as Ahmed Idris reports from the capital Abuja. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Nigeria #NigeriaHousing #NigeiraSmartHomes

Dozens reportedly trapped after 21-storey building collapses in Nigeria’s Lagos

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A 21-storey building has collapsed in the Nigerian city of Lagos. It is believed 50 people are trapped in the building that is reported to have been under construction. Officials in the second-most populous city in Africa have been trying to demolish or retrofit unsafe buildings. More than 80 buildings have been demolished this year. – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/ – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera/ – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Nigeria #Lagos

Nigerian states arm locals against rise in attacks by armed groups

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At least 20 people have been killed in Nigeria’s Sokoto state when gunmen attacked a market. Armed groups still disrupt life for millions in the country’s northwest, but Nigeria is also facing growing insecurity across regions. The military and police are stretched dealing with Boko Haram in the northeast, so-called bandits in the northwest, and criminal gangs in the south. And as Al Jazeera’s Ahmed Idris reports from Kaduna, Nigeria, state governors are arming local people to fight back. – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/ – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera/ – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/

Nigeria luxury home market booms despite economic crisis

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Nigeria’s housing crisis has been made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic – with homeownership now out of reach for many people. But for those who have the money, there is no shortage of options in a booming luxury housing market. Al Jazeera’s Fidelis Mbah reports from the capital Abuja – in the second of our four-part series on the rising cost of housing. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Nigeria

Nigeria: Corruption, land confiscations blamed for rising poverty

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A scramble for scarce land in Nigeria is pushing millions of people into poverty, according to activists. In 2018 Nigeria overtook India as the country with the largest number of people living in extreme poverty. Experts say it is largely because of corruption, land confiscations and the manner in which resources are distributed. Al Jazeera’s Ahmed Idris reports from Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Nigeria

Hundreds of pupils feared abducted after attack on Nigeria school

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0 Nigerian police has launched a rescue mission after gunmen stormed a secondary school and kidnapped a number of children. The attack took place in President Muhammadu Buhari’s home state, and police and the military were still working to determine how many were kidnapped and missing. Just two days before the school abduction a village elder along with 20 others was kidnapped in the same state. Al Jazeera’s Barbara Angopa reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Nigeria #BringBackOurBoys #KatsinaStudents

UN: 110 civilians killed in Nigeria attack

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The United Nations says at least 110 civilians have been killed and many more injured in an attack in Nigeria’s northeast. Funerals have been held for some of the dozens of farm workers killed while working in rice fields. Local officials blame Boko Haram fighters for the violence. Several others are thought to have been kidnapped – the UN is calling for their immediate release. Nearly 2.5 million people been displaced by more than a decade of violence in the region. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Nigeria