Nigeria mulls buying Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine, getting shot as donation

Nigeria is considering the procurement of Russia’s coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V, but does not exclude the option of receiving it from Russia as a donation, Nigerian Ambassador in Moscow Abdullahi Shehu told Sputnik in his first interview since taking office. “You see there are two ways, either Nigeria will make a budget to acquire or maybe the Russian government can […]

Nigeria says Twitter seeking dialogue over ban

The Nigerian government on Wednesday said Twitter has made an approach for dialogue in a bid to resolve the issues leading to the suspension of its activities in the West African country. Information and Culture Minister Lai Mohammed told reporters at a press conference in Abuja that he got a message from the micro-blogging platform on Wednesday […]

11 killed in gunmen attack in southwest Nigeria

A total of 11 residents and attackers were killed in a gunmen attack in the southwestern state of Oyo on Saturday, Nigerian police said Sunday night. A group of gunmen on motorcycles launched the attack in Igangan, a town in the Ibarapa North area of the state, killing residents and burning houses, the police in Oyo said in a statement. Some of the suspected attackers were among […]