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#bbc.com. × Nigeria halts Christian pilgrimages to Holy Land over Middle East conflict. NCPC say the measure is necessary to prioritise the "safety and comfort" of Nigerian pilgrims.

#bbc.com. × Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: Nigeria medical council suspends doctors over death of author's son. The author's 21-month-old son died in January after complications during medical procedures at a private hospital in Lagos.

#bbc.com. × Gafcon leaders meet in Nigeria as splits widen in Anglican Church over Sarah Mullally. Conservative clerics are meeting in Nigeria to choose a rival to the first female Archbishop of Canterbury.

#bbc.com. × Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: Nigeria to hold inquest into death of author's toddler. The internationally acclaimed writer has accused Nigerian hospital Euracare of negligence, which it denies.

#bbc.com. × Victor Osimhen: Manchester United ruled out signing Nigeria striker 'because of Afcon'. The Africa Cup of Nations proved to be "a big stumbling block" when Manchester United discussed signing Victor Osimhen, according to former coach Benni McCarthy.

#bbc.com. × Anthony Joshua: Case against driver in fatal crash adjourned until March. The driver of the car involved in a fatal crash involving British heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua has appeared in court in Nigeria.

#bbc.com. × Ex-Nigerian minister confronted tycoons who bribed her, court told. Diezani Alison-Madueke denies five counts of accepting bribes and a charge of conspiracy to commit bribery.

#bbc.com. × Nigeria government denies report it paid 'huge' ransom to Boko Haram to free St Mary's pupils. The rebuttal was followed by news the police chief was resigning a year before the end of his term.

#bbc.com. × Nigeria's Argungu fishing festival: Tens of thousands celebrate in Kebbi state. Days of competition culminate in a fishing contest rooted in efforts to cement local peace.

#bbc.com. × Lakurawa militants accused of killing 34 in Nigeria’s Kebbi state. The gunmen launched simultaneous assaults on multiple communities in a remote border district, officials say.

#bbc.com. × Ramadan in Nigeria: Islamic police arrest non-fasting Muslims in Kano. Officers in Kano search cafes and restaurants every year during Ramadan looking for Muslims breaking the fast.

#bbc.com. × Nigeria mine accident: Suspected gas leak kills miners in Plateau state. The workers are believed to have collapsed after the gas built up in poorly ventilated tunnels.

#bbc.com. × World Cup 2026: Nigeria await DR Congo appeal outcome and hope for reprieve. Nigeria fans are still hoping Fifa may rule in their favour over allegations that DR Congo fielded ineligible players during Africa's 2026 World Cup play-offs.

#bbc.com. × US soldiers arrive in Nigeria to aid its fight against Islamist militants. The troops, who landed at an airfield in Bauchi state, will not take part in combat operations, officials say.

#bbc.com. × Nigeria warns against enlisting abroad after reports of deaths in Ukraine. The authorities say a growing number of citizens are being illegally recruited to fight elsewhere.

#bbc.com. × Gang raids in Nigerian villages leave more than 30 people dead. Assailants shot dead or cut the throats of their victims, lit homes on fire and abducted multiple people in Niger state, Nigeria.

#bbc.com. × Looted African artefacts to be returned by Cambridge University. The items stolen in the late 19th Century by British troops will officially be returned to Nigeria.

#bbc.com. × Ifunanya Nwangene's tragic death highlights Nigeria's snakebite problem. The crisis is compounded by a critical shortage of affordable, properly stored antivenom.

#bbc.com. × King Charles to host Nigeria's first UK state visit in 37 years. President Bola Tinubu and First Lady Oluremi Tinubu will be guests at Windsor Castle from 18 to 19 March.

#bbc.com. × Kwara attack survivors in Nigeria: 'They sent a letter asking to preach. Then they massacred us'. Armed jihadists devastate a community that refused to convert to their hard-line interpretation of Islam.

#bbc.com. × Nigerian court orders UK to pay £420m over 1949 killing of miners in Iva Valley, Enugu. The colonial police, made up of Nigerians and Europeans, shot dead workers striking for better conditions.

#bbc.com. × Muslims killed 'over rejection of extremist ideology' in Nigeria. At least 78 bodies have been buried, while it's feared that more than 170 people were killed altogether.

#bbc.com. × Nigeria gunmen in deadly attack on Kwara villages as US military team's deployment confirmed. Shops and homes were torched in an attack on two villages in the western state of Kwara, a lawmaker says.

#bbc.com. × Makoko demolitions: Shanties in Lagos Lagoon in Nigeria bulldozed and burnt. Residents suspect the demolitions are aimed at gentrifying the waterfront in Nigeria's biggest city, but officials deny this.

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