ABUJA (Reuters) -At least 652 children died from malnutrition in the Nigerian state of Katsina in the first six months of 2025, Mèdecìns Sans Frontières said on Friday, an outcome it said it was due to funding cuts by international donors.

More than 600 malnourished children have died in northern Nigeria in six months after failing to receive proper care as foreign aid dries up, a medical charity has said.

Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Commerce, Ahmed Munir has expressed the commitment of legislators to push for a stronger Nigeria’s

The U.N. food agency’s regional head says Nigeria is facing “an unprecedented hunger crisis,” and the need for food is rising across west and central Africa while funds are shrinking.

The clip, "The Colors That Bind Us," based on "the age-old idea of ‘Unity in Diversity’ – this time presented through cinema," will be shown before screenings of the first Open Doors edition with an Africa focus.

Nigeria's central bank kept its monetary policy rate at 27.50% for the third consecutive time this year, pledging on Tuesday to maintain its current stance until inflation risks recede.

The Ipob, labelled a terrorist organisation by Nigerian authorities, launched the weekly sit-at-home protest in August 2021 across the five states of Nigeria’s south-east, which is predominantly inhabited by the Igbo ethnic group.

The Federal Government has urged Nigerians undergoing cancer treatment to register with the National Health Insurance Authority, NHIA, to gain access to