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MUHAMMADU BUHARI


Nigeriaโ€™s Tinubu to be sworn in as president amid hopes and scepticism

The new president of Nigeria takes the reins of power on Monday.

Nigeria opens Africaโ€™s biggest oil refinery as it tries to boost struggling sector

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has opened Africaโ€™s biggest oil refinery, with hopes it will help the country achieve self-sufficiency and become a net exporter of refined petroleum products.

Opposition files petition against Nigerian election result

Nigeriaโ€™s opposition has filed a petition in court against the ruling partyโ€™s victory in the West African nationโ€™s presidential election.

Nigeria opposition renews calls to overturn election result

Nigeriaโ€™s opposition has renewed calls for the election result to be overturned a day after the country announced its new president-elect.

Nigerian president-elect faces doubts, high poverty, crime

The newly elected president of Nigeria is the first person chosen to lead the country with less than 50% of the vote.

Voting continues in Nigeria, a day after polls due to close

More people in Nigeria have cast ballots even though voting in the country's presidential and parliamentary elections had been supposed to end on Saturday.

After delays, Nigerians keep watch for key vote's outcome

People are still lined up hours after voting was supposed to close in Nigeria during the countryโ€™s presidential and parliamentary election which opened with large delays.

Nigeria prepares for crucial presidential vote Saturday

Officials in Nigeria are making final preparations on the eve of elections amid concerns about vote buying and violence.

Nigeria presses ahead with vote amid cash shortage crisis

Nigeriaโ€™s top election official has dismissed concerns that the countryโ€™s cash shortage could affect Saturdayโ€™s presidential vote.

Could Nigeriaโ€™s cash shortage hurt the presidential vote?

Voters in Nigeria are electing a new leader Saturday, with 18 candidates vying to lead a country facing a series of struggles โ€” the newest and most pressing being a shortage of cash.

โ€˜Now or neverโ€™: Young Nigerians pin hopes on key election

As Nigeria prepares for its presidential election this weekend, younger voters are mobilizing in record numbers to take part.

Nigeria's presidential frontrunners in final push for votes

The leading contenders in Nigeriaโ€™s presidential election have made their last push for support as the campaign period nears its end.

Nigerian cash crisis brings pain: โ€˜Everything is just tough'

Like many people in Nigeria, Godgift Inemesitโ€™s savings are trapped in a bank.

Nigerian leader defends currency swap as pain, protests grow

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari says the countryโ€™s redesigned currency would bolster the upcoming presidential election.

Nigeria bets on Chinese-funded port to drive economic growth

Nigeria's president has marked the opening of a $1.5 billion, Chinese-funded deep seaport in the commercial hub of Lagos that authorities hope will help grow the West African nationโ€™s ailing economy.

Experts raise concerns as Nigeria limits cash withdrawals

Experts raised concerns over a new policy announced by the Central Bank of Nigeria that heavily limits withdrawals of money in a push for a cashless economy.

Correction: Nigeria-New Bank Notes story

In a story published November 23, 2022, about new Nigerian currency notes, The Associated Press erroneously reported that 200 Nigerian naira amount to 5 U.S. cents.

Nigeria races to assist flood victims; death toll tops 600

Officials in Nigeria say the death toll from this year's flooding has risen to 603.

Boat capsizes amid floods in southeast Nigeria; 76 missing

Officials in southeastern Nigeria say that 76 people including many women and children are missing after a boat capsized in the region.

Nigeria's Buhari proposes record $47.3B budget for 2023

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari is making a big bet to revive the West African nationโ€™s economy and end its security woes with a record 20.5 trillion naira ($47.3 billion) proposed expenditure plan presented lawmakers in the capital city of Abuja on Friday.

Nigerians mark independence anniversary ahead of key poll

Nigerians are celebrating the 62nd anniversary of their independence as presidential candidates wrangle for votes ahead of the country's general elections in February next year.

Live updates: U.N. General Assembly

Cameroonian Foreign Affairs Minister Lejeune Mbella Mbella says itโ€™s more urgent than ever to finalize the rules for implementing the Paris climate agreement.

As Ukraine worries UN, some leaders rue what's pushed aside

In speech after speech, world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly are spotlighting Russiaโ€™s war in Ukraine.

Jihadis attack jail in Nigeria's capital, 879 inmates escape

A Nigerian official says that nearly 900 inmates escaped in a jailbreak in Abuja, the capital.

Climate, malaria highlighted as Commonwealth leaders meet

Leaders of Commonwealth nations are meeting in Rwandaโ€™s capital to tackle climate change, tropical diseases and other challenges deepened by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Lagos ex-governor wins Nigerian ruling party's nomination

A former governor of Lagos, Nigeriaโ€™s largest city, has been nominated to be the ruling partyโ€™s presidential candidate in next yearโ€™s presidential election.

Over 50 feared dead in Nigeria church attack, officials say

Lawmakers in southwestern Nigeria say more than 50 people are feared dead after gunmen opened fire and detonated explosives at a church.

Child malnutrition mounts amid conflict in northeast Nigeria

Aid agencies are warning that acute malnutrition is on the rise in northeast Nigeria.

In Nigeria, UN chief welcomes reintegration of extremists

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has lauded Nigerian authorities' efforts to reintegrate repentant Boko Haram militants, saying the initiative is โ€œthe best thing we can do for peace.โ€.

Nigeria's Senate passes bill to bar kidnap ransom payments

Nigerian lawmakers have passed legislation to bar the payment of kidnap ransoms at a time when the West African nation is struggling to stem the rise of armed violence and kidnaps for ransom in its troubled northwest and central regions.

2 suspects sought as 100 die in Nigeria oil refinery blast

A Nigerian oil official says as many as 100 people may have died in an explosion at an illegal oil refinery in southeastern Nigeria.

Frustration grows in Nigeria at continuing fuel shortage

A prolonged fuel shortage in Nigeria, Africaโ€™s top crude oil producer, has provoked growing frustration and many citizens are demanding government action.

Blinken to Africa to boost US response to regional crises

The Biden administrationโ€™s competition with China for influence hasn't gotten off to a great start in Africa.

Nigerian Nobel-winning author Wole Soyinka has hope in young

Nigerian Nobel-winning author Wole Soyinka has hope in young

Wole Soyinka, Nigeriaโ€™s Nobel-winning author, sees his countryโ€™s many problems โ€” misgoverning politicians, systemic corruption, violent extremists, and kidnapping bandits โ€” yet he does not despair.

Year after Nigeria's deadly protests, police still accused

Year after Nigeria's deadly protests, police still accused

Joshua Samuel painfully recalls the day, one year ago, that Nigerian soldiers opened fire in Lagos while he and thousands of others were protesting police brutality.

'Neglected danger': Nukes not in forefront in speeches at UN

'Neglected danger': Nukes not in forefront in speeches at UN

Nuclear disarmament might seem like a must-discuss topic in world leaders' annual speeches at the U.N. General Assembly, which has espoused that cause since its founding.

28 abducted Baptist school students freed in Nigeria

28 abducted Baptist school students freed in Nigeria

Armed kidnappers in Nigeria have released 28 of the more than 120 students who were abducted at the beginning of July from the Bethel Baptist High School in the northern town of Damishi.

Leader of Nigerian separatist group arrested, faces trial

Leader of Nigerian separatist group arrested, faces trial

Authorities say a Nigerian leading the movement for the secession of southeast Nigeria from the rest of the country has been arrested.

Nigerian government-enforced Twitter suspension takes effect

Nigerian government-enforced Twitter suspension takes effect

Millions of Nigerians were unable to access Twitter after the government enforced an indefinite suspension of the microblogging platformโ€™s operations in Nigeria.

West Africa leaders suspend Mali from region bloc over coup

West Africa leaders suspend Mali from region bloc over coup

West African leaders have suspended Mali from their regional bloc over what they say amounted to a coup last week.

The Latest: Biden envisions clean energy jobs as summit ends

The Latest: Biden envisions clean energy jobs as summit ends

President Joe Biden has wrapped up his two-day climate summit, saying the climate crisis has created an opportunity to remake the global economy and produce millions of jobs in clean energy and technology.

Nigerian families await news of 300 kidnapped schoolgirls

Nigerian families await news of 300 kidnapped schoolgirls

Families in Nigeria waited anxiously on Sunday for news of their abducted daughters, the latest in a series of mass kidnappings of school students in the West African nation. (AP Photo/Ibrahim Mansur)JANGEBE โ€“ Families in Nigeria waited anxiously for news of their abducted daughters after more than 300 schoolgirls were kidnapped by gunmen from a government school in the country's north last week, the latest in a series of mass school kidnappings in the West African nation. Police and the military have begun joint operations to rescue the girls, said Mohammed Shehu, a police spokesman in Zamfara state. In December, more than 300 schoolboys from a secondary school in Kankara, in northwestern Nigeria, were taken and later released. The government says large groups of armed men in Zamfara state are known to kidnap for money and to press for the release of their members held in jail.

Students abducted from Nigerian school 2 weeks ago freed

Students abducted from Nigerian school 2 weeks ago freed

(AP Photo)LAGOS โ€“ Students, teachers and relatives abducted two weeks ago from a school in northern Nigeria have been freed. The students, teachers and family members were abducted Feb. 17 by gunmen from the Government Science College Kagara. Their release was announced a day after police said gunmen had abducted 317 girls from a boarding school elsewhere in northern Nigeria, in Zamfara state. โ€œWe will not succumb to blackmail by bandits and criminals who target innocent school students in the expectation of huge ransom payments,โ€ he said. In December, 344 students were abducted from the Government Science Secondary School Kankara in Katsina State.

Hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls taken in mass abduction

Hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls taken in mass abduction

One of the students who was not kidnapped from a Government Girls Junior Secondary School following an attack by gunmen in Jangebe, Nigeria, Friday, Feb. 26, 2021. Gunmen abducted 317 girls from a boarding school in northern Nigeria on Friday, police said, the latest in a series of mass kidnappings of students in the West African nation. โ€œWe will not succumb to blackmail by bandits and criminals who target innocent school students in the expectation of huge ransom payments,โ€ he said. AdFridayโ€™s attack came less than two weeks after gunmen abducted 42 people, including 27 students, from the Government Science College Kagara in Niger State. In December, 344 students were abducted from the Government Science Secondary School Kankara in Katsina State.

Medical oxygen scarce in Africa, Latin America amid virus

Medical oxygen scarce in Africa, Latin America amid virus

It takes about 12 weeks to install a hospital oxygen plant and even less time to convert industrial oxygen manufacturing systems into a medical-grade network. AdIn Brazilโ€™s Amazonas state, a pair of swindlers were caught reselling fire extinguishers painted to look like medical oxygen tanks. Only then did President Muhammadu Buhari release $17 million to set up 38 more oxygen plants and another $670,000 to repair plants at five hospitals. AdLeith Greenslade of the Every Breath Counts Coalition, which advocates for wider access to medical oxygen, said the looming shortages were apparent last spring. The main provider of medical oxygen to Brazilโ€™s Amazonas state, White Martins, operated at half capacity before the pandemic.

Kidnappings in north Nigeria highlight deepening insecurity

Kidnappings in north Nigeria highlight deepening insecurity

Usman Garuba, one of the freed boys, described the horror of their six days walking through the forest and being beaten. Boko Haram, Nigeria's jihadist rebels, claimed responsibility for the kidnappings, but the government later said the abduction was carried out by bandit groups rampant in the northwest. Nigeriaโ€™s military and police forces, with the backing of local self-defense groups, are outgunned, outnumbered, underfunded and underpaid, he said. More than 800 security forces were killed in 2019, one of the deadliest years since Boko Haramโ€™s establishment more than 10 years ago. It is really disturbing.โ€___AP journalists Lekan Oyekanmi in Katsina, Nigeria, and Sam Olukoya in Lagos, Nigeria, contributed.

Amid freed Nigeria schoolboys' joyful reunions, fear lingers

Amid freed Nigeria schoolboys' joyful reunions, fear lingers

Usman Mohammad Rabiu, a 13 year old student of Government Science Secondary School Kankara, his mother Asmau Hassan, and his siblings at their family house in Ketare, Nigeria, speaks to the Associated Press, Saturday Dec. 19, 2020. Nigeria's freed schoolboys have reunited with their joyful parents after being held captive for nearly a week by gunmen allied with jihadist rebels in the country's northwest. Relieved parents hugged their sons tightly on Saturday in Kankara, where more than 340 boys were abducted from the Government Science Secondary school on the night of Dec. 11. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)KANKARA โ€“ Nigeria's freed schoolboys have reunited with their joyful parents after being held captive for nearly a week by gunmen allied with jihadist rebels in the countryโ€™s northwest. โ€œFear gripped me when they said if they ever see us in school again, that they will kill us,โ€ said freed Kankara student, Usman Mohammad Rabiu.

Nigerian official: More than 300 abducted schoolboys freed

Nigerian official: More than 300 abducted schoolboys freed

Shoes of the kidnapped students from Government Science Secondary School are seen inside their class room Kankara, Nigeria, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)KANKARA โ€“ More than 300 schoolboys abducted last week by armed men in northwest Nigeria have been released, a government official said Thursday. For more than 10 years, Boko Haram has engaged in a bloody campaign to introduce strict Islamic rule in Nigeriaโ€™s north. The video circulated widely on WhatsApp and first appeared on a Nigerian news site, HumAngle, that often reports on Boko Haram. In April 2014, Boko Haram kidnapped more than 270 schoolgirls from a government boarding school in Chibok in northeastern Borno state.

Nigerians anxious after 330 boys kidnapped by extremists

Nigerians anxious after 330 boys kidnapped by extremists

Anxiety has overwhelmed many parents in Nigeriaโ€™s northern Kankara village who await word on their sons who are among the more than 330 kidnapped by extremists from a government boysโ€™ school last week. Nigeriaโ€™s Boko Haram jihadist rebels have claimed responsibility for the abduction of the students from the Government Science Secondary School in Kankara. Across Nigeria, people are closely following the fate of the kidnapped boys and many criticize the government for the continuing extremist violence. For more than 10 years, Boko Haram has engaged in a bloody campaign to introduce strict Islamic rule. In February 2014, 59 boys were killed when Boko Haram attacked the Federal Government College, Buni Yadi in Yobe State.

Over 300 students still missing after Nigeria school attack

Over 300 students still missing after Nigeria school attack

People gather inside the Government Science Secondary School in Kankara, Nigeria, Saturday Dec. 12, 2020. Nigerian police say that hundreds of students are missing after gunmen attacked the secondary school in the countrys northwestern Katsina state. (AP Photo/Abdullatif Yusuf)LAGOS โ€“ Anxiety is growing among the parents of hundreds of students who remain missing three days after gunmen attacked their school in Katsina State in northern Nigeria. More than 300 students are missing after the attack on the Government Science Secondary School, a boys' school in Kankara, on Friday night, Katsina governor Aminu Masari said. The most serious school attack took place in April 2014, when more than 270 schoolgirls were abducted from their dormitory at the Government Secondary School in Chibok in northeastern Borno State.

Suspected extremists kill at least 40 farmers in Nigeria

Suspected extremists kill at least 40 farmers in Nigeria

People attend a funeral for those killed by suspected Boko Haram militants in Zaabarmar, Nigeria, Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020. Nigerian officials say suspected members of the Islamic militant group Boko Haram have killed at least 40 rice farmers and fishermen while they were harvesting crops in northern Borno State. (AP Photo/Jossy Ola)MAIDGURI โ€“ Suspected members of the Islamic militant group Boko Haram killed at least 40 rice farmers and fishermen in Nigeria as they were harvesting crops in the country's northern state of Borno, officials said. โ€œI condemn the killing of our hardworking farmers by terrorists in Borno State. Boko Haram and a breakaway faction, the Islamic State West Africa Province, are both active in the region.

Nigeria's army admits its soldiers were at Lagos shootings

Nigeria's army admits its soldiers were at Lagos shootings

Nigeria's army has on Tuesday, Oct. 27 admitted its soldiers were deployed at the Lekki Toll Plaza in Lagos where live rounds were fired last week, killing several peaceful protesters prompting global outrage. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba, file)LAGOS โ€“ Nigeria's army has admitted its soldiers were deployed at the Lekki Toll Plaza in Lagos where live rounds were fired last week, killing several peaceful protesters prompting global outrage. Many Nigerians question why the soldiers were deployed at the peaceful protest, in which thousands had gathered at the Lekki plaza. โ€œNigerian authorities still have many questions to answer: Who ordered the use of lethal force on peaceful protesters? On Oct. 20 the government imposed a curfew, ordering everyone to stay at home and that evening the shootings occurred at Lekki plaza.

Nigeria's police order massive mobilization after unrest

Nigeria's police order massive mobilization after unrest

Nigeria's president says 51 civilians have been killed in unrest following days of peaceful protests over police abuses, and he blames "hooliganism" for the violence while asserting that security forces have used "extreme restraint. The police order could further heighten tensions in Africaโ€™s most populous country after its worst turmoil in years. Adamu, ordered colleagues to โ€œdominate the public spaceโ€ while announcing that enough is enough, a statement said. By not taking action against security forces, some Nigerians have warned, the president could inspire further abuses. We are part of the system, we are part of this governance.โ€___Bashir Adigun in Abuja, Nigeria contributed.

Nigeria says 51 civilians, 18 security forces dead in unrest

Nigeria says 51 civilians, 18 security forces dead in unrest

Police officers stop and search a bus carrying passengers around Lekki toll gate in Lagos Friday, Oct. 23, 2020. Soldiers remained in parts of Lagos, Nigeria's largest city, as a 24-hour curfew remained in place. If the protests have been hijacked, then Nigerian youth should not give up the struggle and instead should โ€œgo back and re-strategize,โ€ said Seriki Muritala with the National Youth Parliament. Opulence and grinding poverty are in close contact in Lagos, a city of some 20 million, and the inequality sharpens Nigerians' grievances. After questioning by police, the mourners were allowed to continue, to go on and bury the dead.

Nigerian president leaves protest shootings out of speech

Nigerian president leaves protest shootings out of speech

โ€œFor you to do otherwise will amount to undermining national security and law and order," he said. โ€œPresident Buhari during his speech refused to acknowledge those dead as a result of military attacked on Lekki protesters #EndSARS,โ€ tweeted Usman Okai Austin. As looting gangs stormed through parts of Nigeria's largest city, spreading violence for a second day in Lagos. But on Tuesday night security forces fired without warning into crowds of thousands of protesters singing Nigeria's national anthem, killing 12, Amnesty said. "We welcome an immediate investigation into any use of excessive force by members of the security forces.

Nigeria protesters break curfew amid gunfire, chaos in Lagos

Nigeria protesters break curfew amid gunfire, chaos in Lagos

Protesters run away as police officers use teargas to disperse people demonstrating against police brutality in Lagos, Nigeria, Wednesday Oct. 21, 2020. After 13 days of protests against alleged police brutality, authorities have imposed a 24-hour curfew in Lagos, Nigeria's largest city, as moves are made to stop growing violence. There were reports of gunfire across Lagos, Nigeria's largest city of 14 million, including on the highway to the airport, at a major bus station, outside the offices of a television station. The curfew in Lagos began Tuesday afternoon and most businesses and shops are closed across the city but the demonstrators are erecting barricades in the streets. The protests have stopped traffic in Lagos, the capital Abuja and many other large cities in Nigeria, a country of 196 million people.

The Latest: Nigeria urges vaccine to be available to all

The Latest: Nigeria urges vaccine to be available to all

(UNTV via AP)TANZANIA โ€“ The Latest from the U.N. General Assembly (all times EDT):8:15 p.m. ___6:55 p.m.Argentine President Alberto Fernรกndez is asking the world to think beyond creating a vaccine that will help end the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking Tuesday to the annual U.N. General Assembly, French President Emmanuel Macron decried the United Nationsโ€™ failure to vanquish the virus. ___11:50 a.m.South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is the first world leader at the United Nations'' annual gathering to mention the Black Lives Matter movement. Trump is accusing China of not sharing timely information with the world on the new disease in a taped address to the virtually gathered United Nations General Assembly.

West Africa leaders want Mali junta to leave power in a year

West Africa leaders want Mali junta to leave power in a year

West African leaders on Friday urged Mali's junta to take no more than one year to hand over power to a civilian government, as regional heads of state held another virtual summit after initial negotiations with the military coup leaders failed. (AP Photo/Baba Ahmed)BAMAKO West African leaders on Friday urged Mali's junta to take no more than one year to hand over power to a civilian government, as regional heads of state held another virtual summit after initial negotiations with the military coup leaders failed. Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, who participated in the summit, urged the junta to heed the bloc's calls. Neighboring countries have shut their borders and other sanctions have been threatened in a bid to force the junta leaders to capitulate. Nigeria's president said Mali's ruling junta must immediately release all other senior government officials still being detained.

Mali's deposed president returns home under tight security

Mali's deposed president returns home under tight security

(AP Photo)BAMAKO Former Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita returned home Thursday after being detained for 10 days by the ruling military junta that staged a coup last week, a family member said. It could be a signal that Malis ruling junta, which wants ECOWAS to lift sanctions, are trying to meet some of the bloc's demands. The ECOWAS negotiating team met with Keita during their visit to Malis capital last week. Malis junta has proposed staying in power for three years until Malis next election until 2023. On Thursday, Mali's military said four soldiers were killed and 12 others wounded in an ambush on an anti-poaching unit by insurgents in central Mali.

Nigeria's president moves to stop funding for food imports

Nigeria's president moves to stop funding for food imports

ABUJA, Nigeria - Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has instructed the country's central bank to stop providing foreign currency for food imports, according to a statement from his spokesman. "The president ... said the foreign reserve will be conserved and utilized strictly for diversification of the economy, and not for encouraging more dependence on foreign food imports bills," reads the statement. Shehu also quoted Buhari as saying, "Don't give a cent to anybody to import food into the country." A focus on local food productionNigeria is currently Africa's largest producer of oil and relies on the sale of crude oil for about 90% of its foreign-exchange earnings. Banning food imports to save foreign exchange is not the way to build a sustainable economy," he added.

Turkish construction workers kidnapped at gunpoint in Nigeria bar

Turkish construction workers kidnapped at gunpoint in Nigeria bar

Four Turkish construction workers were seized by gunmen in a bar as they relaxed over drinks in a remote village in Nigeria's middle beltKWARA, Nigeria - Four Turkish construction workers were seized by gunmen in a bar as they relaxed over drinks in a remote village in Nigeria's middle belt, authorities told CNN. "They were relaxing at the bar when they were rounded up by a gang of six armed men and taken away," Okasanmi told CNN. Security operatives including Nigeria's special anti-kidnapping squad have been deployed in the search for the men, he said. Saturday's abduction comes more than a week after 10 Turkish nationals were abducted from their ship by armed men off the coast of Nigeria on July 15. The chairman of Nigeria's education board and his daughter were seized by armed men while traveling on the Kaduna-Abuja highway in May, but were later rescued by the police.

Nigeria will join Africa's vast free trade area

Nigeria will join Africa's vast free trade area

Africa's biggest economy has belatedly agreed to join a huge free trade agreement aimed at boosting manufacturing across the continent. NIAMEY, Niger - Africa's biggest economy has belatedly agreed to join a huge free trade agreement aimed at boosting manufacturing across the continent. Nigeria will sign the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) at a summit of the African Union that starts in Niger on July 7, the Nigerian presidency announced on its official Twitter account late on Tuesday. Our position is very simple, we support free trade as long as it is fair and conducted on an equitable basis," President Muhammadu Buhari said in the statement posted on Twitter. But after reviewing an impact assessment of the trade agreement in June, Buhari agreed to come on board.

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