The federal government has launched an ultramodern fashion hub in Maiduguri, aiming to generate 48,000 jobs and boost economic growth.

Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, Christopher Musa, on Wednesday charged Niger Republic, Burkina Faso, and Mali to rescind their decision to quit the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS.

These attacks are the latest in a series of aerial bombardments by the Nigerian government as part of a protracted campaign against armed groups and insurgents in the north of the country, much of which is effectively outside of federal government control.

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of the UN Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mr. Leonardo Santos Simão, the SRSG for the UN Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA),

Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian troops killed 76 Islamic militants in the country’s northeast during operations conducted in various parts of Borno state, the military said Thursday.

Suspected Islamist insurgents, including Boko Haram and ISWAP members, attacked a Nigerian army base in Borno state, killing at least 20 soldiers. The surprise assault occurred in Malam-Fatori, a remote town near the Niger border.

At least 22 soldiers died and many were wounded in northeast Nigeria after insurgents used improvised explosive devices and suicide bombers. The Nigerian military killed over 70 militants in a recent assault.

At least 20 fishermen have been killed in Nigeria's northeastern state of Borno after Boko Haram insurgents at

The attackers targeted an army base in the remote Malam-Fatori town in the northeastern Borno state on Friday ... armed faction in northeastern Nigeria. Although weakened by military assaults ...

Nigerian Army Says 76 Islamist Militants Killed in Borno State By Camillus Eboh ABUJA ... who have been waging a deadly insurgency in northeast Nigeria since 2009 that has displaced millions ...

Nigeria's military says it has killed 76 Islamic militants in the country’s northeast during operations conducted in various parts of Borno state ABUJA, Nigeria -- Nigerian troops killed 76 ...

Boko Haram Militants Kill at Least 20 in Nigeria's Borno State ABUJA (Reuters) - At least 20 fishermen have been killed in Nigeria's northeastern state of Borno after Boko Haram insurgents ...