Passengers Injured After Abuja–Kaduna Train Derails
ABUJA, Nigeria – Several passengers were injured after a train travelling along the Abuja–Kaduna Railway derailed on Monday morning, authorities and witnesses say. The…
Month: March 2026
Six Nigerian Health Workers Contract Lassa Fever Within One Week
ABUJA, Nigeria – Six frontline health workers in Nigeria contract Lassa fever within a single week as the country records 65 confirmed infections between…
Families Protest in Abuja Over Five Kidnapped Ebonyi Engineers
ABUJA, Nigeria – Families of five engineers abducted nearly four years ago in Ebonyi State stage a protest in Abuja on Monday, demanding answers…
Nigeria Strengthens Cybersecurity Policies to Protect Citizens’ Digital Privacy Rights
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s Federal Government is intensifying efforts to strengthen cybersecurity policies and safeguard citizens’ privacy in the country’s rapidly expanding digital space,…
Suspected Terrorists Attack Maiduguri Communities Overnight, Residents Flee in Panic
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria – Residents of Maiduguri flee their homes early Monday after suspected terrorists launch an overnight attack in several communities in the capital…
Driver Killed During Customs Anti-Smuggling Operation in Osogbo – Police Investigate
OSOGBO, Nigeria – Police in south-west Nigeria are investigating the fatal shooting of a driver during an anti-smuggling operation involving officers of the Nigeria…
AHR’s Top 10 Health & Development Stories, 09 – 15 March 2026
✍️ Editor’s Note This week’s stories highlight how environmental risks, regulatory failures, and nutrition challenges increasingly intersect with public health outcomes. While medical breakthroughs…
Nigerian Navy Destroys Illegal Refinery, Arrests 37 in Niger Delta Operations
PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria – The Nigerian Navy has dismantled a major illegal crude oil refining site and arrested 37 suspects involved in illegal mineral…
Rights Group Warns Against Interference in Probe of Federal High Court Chief Judge
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Resource Centre for Human Rights and Civic Education (CHRICED) has raised concerns over alleged attempts to pressure President Bola Ahmed…
NLC Demands Wage Relief as Petrol Prices Surge Amid Middle East Crisis
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s main labour union, the Nigeria Labour Congress, has called on the federal government to introduce wage supplements and tax relief…