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Nigeria plays Portugal in international World Cup friendly: All to know
Nigeria plays Portugal in international World Cup friendly: All to know All the news on the teams, lineups and start time as Portugal complete their World Cup preparations against Nigeria. Who: Portugal vs NigeriaAl Jazeera Sport from 18:45 GMT in advance of our live text commentary stream. What: World Cup 2026 warm-up Where: Estadio Dr Magalhaes Pessoa, Leiria, Portugal
How Nigeria’s ‘algorithmic apothecary’ fuels a surge in risky herbal cures
How Nigeria’s ‘algorithmic apothecary’ fuels a surge in risky herbal cures Unverified herbal remedies promoted on social media are driving rising health risks and delayed treatment in Nigeria. Abuja, Nigeria – Oke Bola thought a fertility supplement she found online might help her conceive. Instead, within days of taking it, she struggled to breathe.
Nigeria’s second-chance schools: women balancing study and survival
Nigeria’s second-chance schools: women balancing study and survival Women in northern Nigeria return to school after years out but must balance childcare, duties, and costs. Sokoto, Nigeria – Each time her curious seven-year-old child returned home from school with homework, 28-year-old Habiba Abubakar knew it was time to take him to her neighbour, whom the child called “aunt”, even though they were not related by blood, who had been his saviour every time he wanted to stand in front of his...
Video: Teachers in northern Nigeria protest abduction of school children
Teachers in northern Nigeria protest abduction of school children Video: Teachers in northern Nigeria protest abduction of school children Teachers in north-eastern Nigeria held protests, demanding stronger protection for learning institutions. The outcry comes after the abduction of dozens of school children in Borno State last month. Al Jazeera’s Felix Niwara explains.
Why are Nigeria-South Africa tensions rising amid xenophobic attacks?
Why are Nigeria-South Africa tensions rising amid xenophobic attacks? It’s not the first time the two African giants have gone head-to-head over attacks on their nationals. Nigeria has threatened retaliatory measures against South Africa after Abuja began repatriating hundreds of Nigerians from South Africa this week amid alleged xenophobic attacks by South African protesters.
Nigeria: How religious divides worsen conflict during drought
Nigeria: Religious divides worsen conflict during drought June 2, 2026Across the Sahel region, where many Fulani herders have historically lived, rising temperatures, drought, and desertification have reduced grazing land. Now, pastoralists are increasingly driving their stock beyond traditional ranges and coming into conflict with sedentary farming communities. The WZB Berlin Social Science Center drew on over two decades of data across Nigeria to examine links between drought patterns,...
Nigeria: Hundreds of kidnapped women, children freed from Boko Haram jihadists
Nigeria: Hundreds of kidnapped women, children freed from Boko Haram jihadists Hundreds of women and children who were kidnapped by jihadist group Boko Haram in northeastern Nigeria were freed over the weekend, local representatives said. It was not immediately clear how the victims' release was secured, although the military said it had executed an "intelligence-led rescue operation". Several hundred people kidnapped by Boko Haram earlier this year from a village in the northeastern state...
Nigeria moves to repatriate 1,000 citizens from South Africa
Nigeria moves to repatriate 1,000 citizens from South Africa June 6, 2026More than 1,000 Nigerians in South Africa have registered for a scheme to voluntarily return home after a spate of attacks targeting migrants, Nigeria's Foreign Ministry said on Friday. Screening is currently underway by the Nigerian Foreign Ministry and South African immigration officials to determine who is eligible for the scheme. South African authorities have agreed to waive penalties for visa violations such as...
Nigeria, Ghana offer to help citizens leave South Africa
Nigeria, Ghana offer to help citizens leave South Africa June 6, 2026More than 1,000 Nigerians in South Africa have registered for a program to voluntarily return home after a spate of attacks targeting migrants, Nigeria's Foreign Ministry announced on Friday. Screening is currently underway by the Nigerian Foreign Ministry and South African immigration officials to determine who is eligible for the program. South African authorities have agreed to waive penalties for visa violations such as...
‘We are familiar faces’: are local peacemakers the answer to Nigeria’s bandit crisis?
Nigeria has struggled to contain bandit groups who kidnap and kill but some communities are finding their own solutionsIn the 1980s, Dayyabu Abba-Kurfi’s striking prowess for his high school football club in north-west Nigeria earned him the unlikely nickname Doncaster, after the English third-tier side more than 3,800 miles away. More than four decades later, in August last year, he scored perhaps his most important goal, brokering a peace pact between his neighbours in Kurfi, in Katsina...