Former Athletics Federation of Nigeria president Dan Ngerem has blamed the poor welfare and management of athletes for the mass exodus of Nigerian sports stars, including sprinter Favour Ofili’s ...

Police say a two-story school collapsed during morning classes in north-central Nigeria, killing 22 students and sending rescuers on a frantic search for more than 100 people trapped in the rubble.

Building collapses are common in Africa's most populous country. Friday's accident was the deadliest since November 2021, when a high-rise building under construction in the country's commercial ...

The number found dead or injured in the rubble of the private school in Nigeria was still climbing and dozens, including many students, remained trapped, authorities said.

Police say a two-story school collapsed during morning classes in north-central Nigeria, killing 22 students and sending rescuers on a frantic search for more than 100 people trapped in the rubble.

Nigeria's emergency management agency said "several students" were killed when a school building collapsed. Images from the scene showed rescue workers and parents rushing towards the site.

Twenty-one people died as a school building collapsed in central Nigeria on Friday, a Nigerian Red Cross spokesperson told CNN, in what local authorities have called an “avoidable tragedy.” ...

ABUJA, Nigeria — A two-story school collapsed during morning classes Friday in north-central Nigeria, killing 22 students and sending rescuers on a frantic search for more than 100 people ...

Jos, Nigeria — At least 22 students were killed on Friday when a school in central Nigeria collapsed on pupils taking exams, the Associated Press reported. Trapped students were heard crying for ...

At least 22 killed after school building collapses in Nigeria A Plateau state police spokesman said 132 people have been rescued and are being treated for injuries in various hospitals.

Building collapses are becoming common in Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, with more than a dozen such incidents recorded in the last two years.