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<img src="https://www.srf.ch/static/cms/images//320ws/68be9d9.webp" hspace="5" align="left" >Bei der an Ebola erkrankten Person handelt es sich um die Ehefrau eines Schweizer Mitarbeiters der Botschaft.

The Minister of Defence, Gen. Christopher Musa (retd.), has pledged that Nigerian troops who died during peacekeeping missions in Liberia and Sierra Leone under the Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group will not be forgotten. Musa gave the assurance when he received a delegation of ECOMOG veterans, led by Maj. Gen. Ohifeme Ejimai Read Mo

Die EU lässt seit Juli deutlich weniger Stahlimporte aus Drittstaaten zu. Seitdem ist der wichtige Werkstoff teurer geworden, zeigen erste Berechnungen. Künftig will Brüssel noch mehr Branchen vor Billigkonkurrenz abschirmen.

<img style="float: right" src="https://i.ds.at/9aL2cw/rs:fill:150:0/plain/lido-images/2026/10/21/4863edcf-f9c2-491b-8f3f-f4670e1b4e68.jpg">Trotz Teuerung und steigender Gastronomiepreise hat der STANDARD zehn Gaststätten gefunden, in denen Mittagsmenüs unter zehn Euro angeboten werden

The National Emergency Management Agency says flooding has killed 245 people and displaced 214,997 across 28 states in Nigeria as of October 20, 2026. Read More: https://punchng.com/flooding-kills-245-displaces-over-214000-nigerians-nema/

Nigeria, the continent's most populous nation, is the fourth African country affected by the outbreak.

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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has accused President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms of impoverishing Nigerians by 300 per cent through naira devaluatio Read More: https://punchng.com/you-impoverished-nigerians-obasanjo-attacks-tinubus-reforms/

Nigeria has been included on the US 2026 Child Soldiers Prevention Act blacklist, raising questions about its security forces and supported militias. Read More: https://punchng.com/boko-haram-compounding-nigerias-case/

The Niger State Government has revived the Christian pilgrimage exercise for 2026, more than ten years after it was stopped due to economic challenges. Read More: https://punchng.com/niger-revives-christian-pilgrimage-exercise/

Prof. Peter Okebukola predicts Nigerian universities will achieve record global rankings from 2027, driven by a new national ranking framework and more res Read More: https://punchng.com/okebukola-predicts-record-global-rankings-for-nigerian-varsities/

Nigeria has won the right to host the 2028 ITTF Africa Championships after beating Tunisia in a vote at the ITTF Africa annual general meeting in Morocco. Read More: https://punchng.com/nigeria-wins-bid-to-host-2028-ittf-africa-champs/

INTERPOL has arrested two suspects in Nigeria in separate cybercrime probes, including an international investment fraud scheme linked to over $2.4m. Read More: https://punchng.com/interpol-arrests-two-suspects-in-nigeria-over-2-4m-fraud/

The Nigeria Immigration Service has enrolled 14,312 Nigerians in its ongoing special passport intervention exercise across four cities in the United Kingdo Read More: https://punchng.com/nis-enrols-14312-nigerians-in-uk-passport-intervention/

An analysis of why Nigeria’s textile industry, once a top employer, is dying due to corruption and smuggling, and its potential for revival beyond clothing Read More: https://punchng.com/nigerias-textile-dead-or-dying-2/

The Central Bank of Nigeria is engaging businesses to address cross-border payment challenges and improve financial flows between Nigeria and China. Read More: https://punchng.com/cbn-moves-to-ease-payment-barriers-between-nigeria-china-2/

A journalist’s experience on an Emirates flight highlights how Nigerian businesses can learn from its consistent courtesy and professionalism to build loya Read More: https://punchng.com/emirates-service-culture-holds-lessons-for-nigerian-firms/

Middle Eastern oil producers are offering steep discounts while Nigeria’s finance minister rejects price capping for local refineries due to low supply. Read More: https://punchng.com/middle-east-offers-oil-discounts-as-nigeria-rejects-price-capping/

Nigeria has won three gold and two silver medals at the African Elite Men’s and Women’s Boxing Championships which concluded in Nairobi, Kenya. Read More: https://punchng.com/african-boxing-champs-nigeria-wins-three-gold-two-silver-medals/

FIFA has approved the appointment of a normalisation committee to manage the Nigeria Football Federation’s affairs until May 2027 after a leadership crisis Read More: https://punchng.com/fifa-approves-committee-to-run-nigeria-football-until-may-2027/

Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Waidi Shaibu, met with Rwandan President Paul Kagame in Kigali to strengthen defence cooperation against terrorism. Read More: https://punchng.com/coas-kagame-strengthen-nigeria-rwanda-defence-ties/

INTERPOL has arrested two cybercrime suspects in Nigeria as part of a global crackdown, including one linked to a phishing scheme that harvested 2.1m email Read More: https://punchng.com/interpol-arrests-two-cybercrime-suspects-in-nigeria/

L'Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS) a prévenu jeudi que l'Afrique était confrontée à une épidémie d'Ebola "plus complexe", car le virus a voyagé d'Afrique de l'Est jusqu'au Nigeria, qui a signalé le premier cas dans l'ouest du continent.

Nigeria’s Finance Minister, Taiwo Oyedele, says economic reforms like subsidy removal prevented a deeper crisis despite current hardship and high food infl Read More: https://punchng.com/economic-reforms-prevented-deeper-hardship-in-nigeria-says-oyedele/

<img style="float: right" src="https://i.ds.at/eGispQ/rs:fill:150:0/plain/lido-images/2026/10/22/aec4a73c-571b-4375-bc72-34e886c4026f.jpg">Wie 2014 hat das Virus nun auch das bevölkerungsreichste Land Afrikas erreicht. Damals gelang es überraschend schnell, es zu stoppen. Doch die Trump-Regierung hat wichtige Strukturen abgebaut

The World Health Organisation warns of a complex outbreak after Nigeria confirmed its first imported case of the Bundibugyo Ebola strain in a woman. Read More: https://punchng.com/who-warns-of-complex-ebola-spread-after-nigeria-confirms-case/

L'Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS) a prévenu jeudi que l'Afrique était confrontée à une épidémie d'Ebola "plus complexe", car le virus a voyagé d'Afrique de l'Est jusqu'au Nigeria, qui a signalé le premier cas dans l'ouest du continent.

Twee vrouwen uit Oostenrijk en Zwitserland zijn vrijgelaten nadat ze meer dan anderhalf jaar door hun ontvoerders waren vastgehouden in Niger. Autoriteiten in beide Europese landen bevestigen de vrijlating van de vrouwen van 69 en 76 jaar oud donderdag.

A Swiss woman and an Austrian woman kidnapped in Niger more than a year and a half ago have been freed and arrived in Benghazi, Libya, officials say. Read More: https://punchng.com/swiss-austrian-women-freed-after-niger-kidnap-ordeal/

A Nigerian senator, Neda Imasuen, has faulted the global economic system that makes Nigeria export raw materials like cocoa and import finished products li Read More: https://punchng.com/senator-faults-system-making-nigeria-export-cocoa-import-chocolate/

Twee vrouwen die meer dan anderhalf jaar geleden werden ontvoerd in het West-Afrikaanse land Niger, zijn vrijgelaten. De 76-jarige Oostenrijkse Eva Gretzmacher en de 69-jarige Zwitserse Claudia Abbt werden in januari en april vorig jaar gegijzeld in Agadez, een stad in het midden van het land. Zowel de Oostenrijkse als de Zwitserse regering heeft vandaag de

Islamisten im Niger haben zwei europäische Geiseln nach mehr als anderthalb Jahren gehen lassen. Den 76 und 69 Jahre alten Frauen geht es offiziellen Angaben zufolge gut.

Islamisten im Niger haben zwei europäische Geiseln nach mehr als anderthalb Jahren gehen lassen. Den 76 und 69 Jahre alten Frauen geht es offiziellen Angaben zufolge gut.

ANTARA -&nbsp;Nigeria mengonfirmasi satu kasus Ebola Bundibugyo di ibu kota Abuja pada Selasa (20/10). Pasien perempuan ...

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Le Nigeria a été confronté à la maladie à virus d’Ebola il y a douze ans, en 2014, quand l’épidémie battait son plein en Afrique de l’Ouest

Markus Söder will Bundesländer mit "extremistischer" Regierungsbeteiligung vom Länderfinanzausgleich ausschließen - und schaut dabei nach Berlin und Sachsen-Anhalt. Aber ginge das überhaupt? Von Frank Aischmann.

Les autorités nigérianes ont confirmé, mercredi, que ce cas est lié à la souche Bundibugyo, celle qui touche la République démocratique du Congo.

Nile University of Nigeria has won the 2026 CFA Society Nigeria University Ethics Challenge, finishing first among 36 universities in its debut appearance. Read More: https://punchng.com/nile-university-of-nigeria-tops-35-universities-to-win-cfa-society-nigeria-ethics-challenge/

The Swiss government told the BBC that the freed national was on her way back to Switzerland.

The Bida Local Government in Niger State has shut down ice cream factories for operating without licences and serious hygiene lapses, including flies in mi Read More: https://punchng.com/niger-lg-shuts-ice-cream-factories-over-hygiene-violations/

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Die im Jänner 2025 in Niger entführte Österreicherin Eva Gretzmacher ist nach mehr als 21 Monaten in Geiselhaft wieder frei. Das bestätigte das Außenministerium am Donnerstag. Wenige Stunden später kam Gretzmacher bereits in Wien an. Sie wurde von ihrem Sohn und einem österreichischen Krisenteam empfangen. Gretzmacher hatte 21 Monate in Geiselhaft verbracht.

A senior field epidemiologist has urged the FG to rely on Nigeria’s trained experts to contain the confirmed Ebola case in Abuja and prevent further spread Read More: https://punchng.com/nigerian-epidemiologists-should-lead-ebola-response-expert-tells-fg/

Ghana’s Ministry of Health has strengthened its Ebola surveillance and response measures following reported cases in Kenya and Nigeria. Read More: https://punchng.com/ebola-ghana-strengthens-surveillance-after-cases-reported-in-kenya-nigeria/

<img src="https://www.srf.ch/static/cms/images//320ws/33c250.webp" hspace="5" align="left" >Eine Schweizerin und eine Österreicherin sind nach über einem Jahr freigelassen worden und befinden sich in Libyen.

Nach achtzehn Monaten in den Händen von Entführern ist die Schweizerin Claudia A. zurück in der Schweiz. Angeblich sollen die Vereinigten Arabischen Emirate Lösegeld bezahlt haben.

Die Rentabilität der mittelständischen Unternehmen ist nach KfW-Angaben wieder auf dem Vor-Corona-Niveau. Bei Investitionen halten sich die Firmen allerdings zurück.

The amount of cash held outside Nigeria’s banking system rose to N4.92tn in September 2026, according to new data from the Central Bank of Nigeria. Read More: https://punchng.com/cash-outside-nigerian-banks-rises-to-n4-92tn-in-september-cbn/

Prof. Peter Okebukola says Nigerian universities will break global ranking records from 2027, driven by a new national ranking framework and more research. Read More: https://punchng.com/nigerian-varsities-to-break-global-ranking-records-from-2027-okebukola/

L'Autrichienne Eva Gretzmacher et la Suisso-Nigérienne Claudia Abbt, enlevées au Sahel en 2025, ont été libérées dans la nuit du mercredi 21 au jeudi 22 octobre 2026. Elles ont pu regagner leurs pays d'origine après un passage à Benghazi, en Libye.

<img src="https://www.srf.ch/static/cms/images//320ws/33c250.webp" hspace="5" align="left" >Eine Schweizerin und eine Österreicherin sind nach über einem Jahr freigelassen worden und befinden sich in Libyen.

<img src="https://www.srf.ch/static/cms/images//320ws/33c250.webp" hspace="5" align="left" >Eine Schweizerin und eine Österreicherin sind nach über einem Jahr freigelassen worden und befinden sich in Libyen.

Où la patiente diagnostiquée au Nigeria comme atteinte d'Ebola de souche Bundibugyo a-t-elle contracté le virus ? Deux jours après l'annonce du cas par Abuja, son parcours reste à éclaircir. Les informations de l'Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS) et de l'Africa CDC diffèrent de celles communiquées par les autorités ougandaises. Des analyses génétiques

An Austrian woman and a Swiss woman kidnapped in Niger have been freed after 18 months in captivity, local reports say.

Legal and business leaders warn that investors are shunning Nigeria due to inconsistent contract enforcement, prolonged court delays, and misuse of ex-part Read More: https://punchng.com/investors-shun-nigeria-over-contract-breaches-court-delays-ex-parte-orders/

The Nigerian Institution of Mechanical Engineers says Nigeria must build its own machines and invest in indigenous technology to accelerate growth and deve Read More: https://punchng.com/nigeria-must-build-own-machines-to-accelerate-growth-engineers/

The Federal Government has linked the National Identification Number (NIN) of 15.6m Nigerians to the National Social Register to improve beneficiary data. Read More: https://punchng.com/fg-links-15-6m-nigerians-to-nin-in-social-register/

Nigeria’s broad money supply (M3) rose by N7.51tn to N146.6tn in September 2026, following the Central Bank of Nigeria’s cut in interest rates. Read More: https://punchng.com/nigerias-money-supply-rises-to-n147tn-in-september/