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Nigeria's Buhari to visit UK Tuesday for 'medical check up'
Buhari visited London several times for checkups between May 2016, when he was first elected, and 2017 for an undisclosed ailment.
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Nigeria's Buhari gets COVID vaccine shot
Buhari said he wanted to encourage all Nigerians to have the jab, although the country faces massive security and logistical challenges in rolling out the inoculations.
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Nigeria president orders operation to rescue abducted schoolboys
"The President has directed the Armed Forces and Police, to ensure immediate and safe return of all the captives," presidential spokesman Garba Shehu said in a statement.
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Nigerian president names new anti-graft chief
The presidency named Abdulrasheed Bawa as chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
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Nigerian president appeals for unity after ethnic clashes
At least one person was killed after a dispute erupted on Friday at Shasha market in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo state.
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Nigerian president calls for 'urgent measures' as virus cases rise
The country's Centre for Disease Control said there has been a rapid increase in the number of new cases over the last two weeks, with 78,790 total infections registered as of Monday and 1,227 deaths.
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Nigeria lifts closure of borders with Benin and Niger
The unilateral move was criticised for violating commercial and freedom of movement treaties signed under the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
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Nigerian school children abductors contact govt
Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina told President Buhari that discussions are ongoing on Tuesday while security agencies have located the position of the children.
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Fear dominates the lives of Nigerians, & the consequences are dire
"If you’re rich you hire your own. If you’re poor you simply take your chances. Most are poor."
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69 people died since start of Nigerian protests, President Buhari confirms
The demonstrations - which were sparked by calls to disband the notorious Special Anti-Robbery Squad (Sars) -rocked the country for more than two weeks.
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Nigerians living in SA call for change back home as Buhari appeals for calm
A human rights group claims there were multiple casualties. The Nigerian army, however, denied the involvement of soldiers in the shooting.
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Nigeria unrest spreads after shooting of protesters
Witnesses said gunmen opened fire on a crowd of over 1,000 people on Tuesday evening to disperse them after a curfew was imposed to end spiralling protests over police brutality and deep-rooted social grievances.
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Nigerian President Buhari ‘determined’ to end police brutality
His comments came after two days of protests sparked by a video of a man allegedly being killed by police.
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Nigeria fuel truck fire kills 23: president
The Nigerian leader urged road users to comply with safety measures in order to prevent such tragedies in future.
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Nigeria's president rebukes security chiefs over worsening violence
The comments attributed to Muhammadu Buhari are some of his sharpest criticisms of his security chiefs as the conflict in the north has steadily worsened through most of his five years as president.
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Nigeria's Buhari backs Africa bank head despite US demands
Bank president Akinwumi Adesina, a former Nigerian minister for agriculture, is battling to secure a second term at the helm of the multilateral lender in the face of opposition from Washington.
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Nigeria leader's top aide dies of coronavirus: presidency
Abba Kyari s the highest-profile person in Nigeria to be killed by a virus that has caused 493 confirmed infections, with 17 deaths.
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Nigeria's Buhari urges citizens not to worry about confirmed coronavirus cases
He was speaking after announcements further infections in Algeria and Egypt to brought to six the number of confirmed cases on the African continent.
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Nigeria's Buhari approves record 2020 budget, on time for his first time
The president’s signature paves the way for a likely return to the international debt market next year as Nigeria still struggles to shake off the impact of a 2016 recession it emerged from the following year.
